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11-12 June 2014 – Nottingham, UK 2014 Nottingham Conference Centre

The 9th Annual UK Light Rail Conference and exhibition brings together 200 decision-makers for two days of open debate covering all aspects of light rail development. Delegates can explore the latest industry innovation and examine LRT’s role in alleviating congestion in our towns and cities and its potential for driving economic growth. Packed full of additional delegate benefits for 2014, this event also includes a system visit in conjunction with our hosts Nottingham Express Transit and a networking dinner open to all attendees hosted by international transport operator Keolis.

Modules and debates for 2013 include: ❱ LRT’s strategic role as a city-building tool ❱ Manchester Metrolink expansion: The ‘Network Effect’ ❱ Tramways as creators of green corridors ❱ The role of social media and new technology ❱ The value of small-start/heritage systems ❱ Ticketing and fare collection innovation ❱ Funding light rail in a climate of austerity ❱ Track and trackform: Challenges and solutions ❱ HS2: A golden opportunity for light rail development ❱ Prioritising effective maintenance strategies ❱ Beyond 2015: Where are the new UK systems? ❱ Cleaner cities through wire-free and smart grid ❱ Future interchanges and additional revenue streams ❱ New perspectives on mixed fleet operations ❱ Tram-train: A proven model, so why wait for Sheffield? ❱ LRT vehicle design forum ❱ RTPI: Giving our customers the right information ❱ Safety and security forum ❱ Marketing: Getting road users onto public transport ❱ UK project updates

SUPPORTED BY CONTENTS The official journal of the Light Rail Transit Association JANUARY 2014 Vol. 77 No. 913 www.tramnews.net EDITORIAL 12 Editor S imon Johnston Tel: +44 (0)1733 367601 E-mail: [email protected] 13 Orton Enterprise Centre, Bakewell Road, Peterborough PE2 6XU, UK Associate Editor 5 T ony Streeter E-mail: [email protected] Worldwide Editor M ichael Taplin Flat 1, 10 Hope Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight P O37 6EA, UK. E-mail: [email protected] News Editor J ohn Symons 17 Whitmore Avenue, Werrington, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs ST9 0LW, UK. E-mail: [email protected] Senior Contributor N eil Pulling Worldwide Contributors Tony Bailey (Australia), James Chuang (Australia), 22 Richard Felski (Spain), Ed Havens (USA), Andrew Moglestue (Switzerland), Paul Nicholson (Australia), Mike Russell, Nikolai Semyonov (Russia), Vic News 3 chicago: modernisation, renewal 17 Simons, Alain Senut (France), Bill Vigrass (USA), Adelaide’s 30-year plan to deliver six new The world famous elevated metro in the Thomas Wagner (Germany). tramlines; Welsh ministers re-examine USA’s third-largest city is undergoing a Production ‘metro’ plans; Alstom unveils its first transformation, as Vic Simons reports. Tel: +44 (0)1733 367604 E-mail: [email protected] Citadis Compact and looks at restructuring Design its transport business; Jena welcomes new SYSTEMS FACTFILE: kyiv 22 D ebbie Nolan trams and 100% green energy. Mike Russell gives an overview of two advertising tramways in the Ukrainian capital. Commercial Manager V icky Binley news focus: cincinnati 10 Tel: +44 (0)1733 367602 E-mail: [email protected] A newly-elected Mayor theatens to cancel the W orldwide Review 28 Advertising Manager already under-construction modern streetcar The first test train runs on India’s Chennai A ndy Adams project for Ohio’s third-largest city. metro; Warsaw orders 30 Jazz Duo trams Tel: +44 (0)1733 367605 E-mail: [email protected] from PESA; San Francisco’s BART (US) takes Publisher bridging the funding gap 11 up USD638.9m option for another 365 H oward Johnston Mat Taylor examines the difficulties in Bombardier metro cars. Tramways & Urban Transit is jointly published by the securing public finance for transport schemes LRTA and LRTA Publishing on the third Friday of each month preceding the cover date. – and proposes an interesting alternative... Mailbox 34 LRTA Website and Diary Manchester’s high-floor decision, more on B rian Lomas 2013 – an inspirational year 12 energy storage, and LRT progress in Australia. E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Over the past 12 months light rail’s LRTA MEMBERSHIP (with TAUT subscription) steamroller has continued to push Classic Trams: essen at 120 36 Tramways & Urban Transit is sent free to all paid-up on around the globe, with openings, German tramways unite to help Essen members of the Light Rail Transit Association. innovation and more... celebrate its 120th anniversary. Y ou are welcome to join the LRTA. subscriptions LRTA Membership Secretary (Dept T06), 38 Wolseley Road, Sale M33 7AU, UK. How promotion helps the light rail battle BACK ISSUES The TAUT offices are always busy in December as we produce not only Tel: +44 (0)1406 373070 the Index for 12 months’ worth of issues, but also our review of the year. 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www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org january 2014 / 3 News Adelaide’s 30-year transportation masterplan to retain young talent South Australia Government to spend AUD36bn; plans include a new six-line tramway network

he Government of South is a war on. The war is for the city centre; electrification of Australia has announced great cities of the world to commuter rail lines to Gawler AdeLINK routes a AUD36bn (approx. compete with one another for and Grange is also proposed. EUR24bn) 30-year attention ... to attract and retain The first trial operation with Po rtLINK – To Outer Harbor, Port Ttransport and infrastructure the best and brightest.” an EMU on the newly-electrified Adelaide, Semaphore, Grange plan that includes a new tram The new AdeLINK light rail suburban line took place on and West Lakes network branching out from a system would connect a central 13 November. We stLINK – To Adelaide Airport core Central Business District loop on Morphett, Stuart, Premier Weatherill wants the and Henley Beach (CBD) loop. Halifax and Frome streets with tram network built within the UnleyLINK – To the south Premier Jay Weatherill said Port Adelaide, West Lakes, next decade to bolster the State’s E astLINK– To Norwood and Adelaide needs modern public Henley, Magill, Mitcham, the vision of a “creative city” and Magill Campus transport to its Riverbank university and the airport. a doubled CBD population of ProspectLINK – To the north development to prevent young Under the plan, the O-Bahn 50 000. C ityLINK – A loop around the people leaving the region and to busway would also be extended Responding to criticisms Central Business District lure others back, saying: “There from Hackney Road towards the that the transport masterplan plan was unrealistic, Weatherill “There is a war on. The war is for the great confirmed that an estimated investment and regional AUD23bn (EUR15.3bn) industries. The introduction cities of the world to compete with one would be available for capital of toll roads or privatisation of infrastructure spending over public transport services has another for attention ... to attract and the next three decades from been ruled out. state funds, with a further The consultation period for retain the best and brightest.” AUD7bn (EUR4.56bn) expected the plans has been extended to South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill to be raised from private sector 17 January 2014.

Wales examines Ansaldo STS wins Zhuhai contract Cardiff ‘Metro’ Zhuhai, a Chinese city in Plans to create a Cardiff Capital Guangdong province with Region Metro network have been a population of 1.5 million put forward in a report from the and just north of the special Welsh Government. The plans administrative district of have been prepared by a team Macau, has signed a EUR26m led by MG Barry Consulting and contract with a joint venture including Capita, Steer Davies of Ansaldo STS and CNR Gleave, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Equipment Engineering to Powell Dobson Urbanists. build an 8.7km (5.4-mile) The report resurrects proposals tramline equipped with the for linking the Cardiff Bay heavy TramWave embedded ground rail line via the city centre to level power supply system, connect to the Cardiff City Line which energises only when and/or the Coryton branch with covered by a tram. tram-train operations. This The budget for the project technology could also be used is CNY2.62bn (EUR315m), on the service to Llantrisant including 12 low-floor 32m and Talbot Green and possibly trams of Italian design. The other Valley lines. The report line will link Haitian Park also suggests a high frequency and Qianshan via Meihua and electrified rail service on the line Mingzhu roads. A depot will between Severn Tunnel Junction be built at Qianshan. and Newport and Cardiff, plus a Completion is programmed rapid transit bus corridor linking for November 2014. Pontypridd with Pontypool. Sergio De Luca, CEO of The scheme, which would Ansaldo STS, said: “The signing be carried out incrementally, is of this agreement represents anticipated to cost GBP1.97bn a significant opportunity for (EUR2.36bn), excluding the costs Ansaldo STS in a new sector of electrification of the Valley and contributes to achieving Tramwave technology is installed on a section of tramway in Napoli. Ansaldo STS lines. It is suggested that the China’s goal of implementing EU Cohesion fund would be an a clean and sustainable urban free systems in China and on a 600m section of the appropriate financial contributor. transportation model. worldwide”. Poggioreale tramline near its See TAUT 904 for more detail on “This is the starting point for Ansaldo STS has been factory in Napoli, using a Sirio the prosposals. developing further catenary- testing the Tramwave system low-floor tram.

4 / January 2014 www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org First Citadis Compact tram unveiled As Alstom delivers its 1500th Citadis low-floor tram, the first 22m version for Aubagne is revealed

lstom unveiled the first an asset disposal programme example of its Citadis targeting EUR1-2bn of proceeds Compact design at its through the contemplated sale test track in La Rochelle of a minority stake in Alstom An 14 November. The new tram is Transport and the disposal of one of eight under construction non-strategic assets.” for the tramway that is being He said different options built in Aubagne (near Marseille). were on the table, from a sale to The unveiling ceremony industrial or financial partners was hosted by Jérôme Wallut, to listing it on the stock market, Managing Director of Alstom adding that disposal of a Transport in France, and minority stake will take place attended by the Vice President before December 2014, but the of Pays d’Aubagne, the mayor job cuts across the group will of Aubagne and the regional run to 2016. president of Poitou-Charentes. Whilst not prepared to give a Also present was contemporary more detailed breakdown of the artist Hervé Di Rosa, who job losses, Mr Kron did say that designed the radical tram livery. they would be particularly likely Ordered in October 2011, the to hit the group’s German first tram of the series is expected coal-fired plant business and IT to reach its home city early in jobs in France. Like German- 2014. After all eight have been based rival Siemens, Alstom has delivered, there is an option for a faced a slower than expected further 10-15 cars. The first Citadis Compact for Aubagne at the La Rochelle test track. Alstom return to growth following the Alstom has designed the economic slowdown, particularly Citadis Compact to meet the price is believed to be around in the thermal power sector, needs of medium-sized towns EUR1.75m per tram. Alstom looks at as utilities delay spending in a with populations in the range Aubagne hopes to have a two- transport disposals sluggish global economy. 50-100 000; the 22m tram can line 14km (nine-mile) network by The group is already targeting accommodate 130 passengers 2019, built at a cost of EUR16m/km, Alstom has said it is to shed annual savings of EUR150-200m in its 2.4m width, and enjoys the least of any of the new French 1300 jobs and could sell a by adjusting its cost base; low operating costs (around tramways. Line 1 will open in the 20-30% stake in its transport plans to restructure Alstom’s EUR 2.2m/year) thanks to the third quarter of 2014 with a total business to strengthen the transport business would also simplicity of its standardised cost of EUR124m. group’s balance sheet and help include increasing overseas modular components, including In the same month, Alstom drive future acquisitions. manufacturing capabilities and Ixege bogies with double delivered its 1500th Citadis in 13 Chief Executive Patrick Kron the implementation of common suspension and permanent- years, one of 19 32m cars used on said: “We want to regain strategic manufacturing processes across magnet motors. The purchase new Paris tramline T7. mobility and have launched all its sites.

First Avenio for Munich delivered NEWS IN PICTURES

The first of eight Siemens service after regulatory and an unladen weight of 47t; it Avenio 100% low-floor trams inspections and tests have been accommodates 216 passengers, was delivered to Münchener completed. All eight trams will 69 seated. Six three-phase Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG) be in the Bavarian city by the induction motors are controlled on 29 October, just 13 months end of January. by three pulse inverters using after the contract was placed. The 36.85m tram was built at IGBT technology and three Designated type T1.6, 2801 Wien-Simmering and is 2.3m SIBAS 32 traction control was shown to the press on wide. The four-section car has a units. Independent wheels are 4 November, and will enter Bo-2-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement longitudinally coupled and mounted on the bogie frame Salt Lake City welcomes ‘S line’ rather than the axles. The After free preview rides on 7 December, Salt Lake City’s bogies can rotate up to 4.5° and USD37m Sugar House tramway there are four independent (USD55m including land braking systems. purchases and vehicles) from The Avenio order was placed Central Pointe TRAX station to in September 2012, with a McClelland Street, opened on request for speedy delivery 8 December. It has been after MVG experienced issues christened the S line. with its previous batch of new A USD1 fare is charged for cars from Stadler. There is some those using electronic media (regular cash fare USD2.50) for speculation that trams from the 3.2km (two-mile) line; 4000 an order for 40 from Den Haag passengers are expected to ride were adapted on the production the line per day. A 20-minute line. HTM is not due to receive service is provided. UTA Munich’s first Avenio in the Einsteinstrasse depot yard on 4 November. Siemens its firstAvenio until February.

www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org January 2014 / 5 News Midland Metro expansion ‘depends on HS2’ Proposals for tram extensions to the airport and National Exhibition Centre – perhaps Coventry

new plan for the This would leave Midland UK’s West Midlands Metro with just the Centenary conurbation has Square and Wolverhampton city been proposed under centre expansion, unless further Athe auspices and funding of a funding can be found for the Local Connectivity Package. proposed line to Dudley and The proposals suggest that the Merry Hill, for which a number growth of local rail transport of the existing tram fleet could should be based on the arrival be retained to operate. of the HS2 high-speed railway The plan also suggests link or development of under- provision of some 300km (185 used passenger and freight miles) of bus rapid transit, plus railway lines. enhancements to the Snow The only hope for more Hill commuter rail lines and widespread expansion of the electrification of lines between Midland Metro tram network is Walsall and Rugeley, and the proposed line to Birmingham Coventry and Leamington Spa. CAF Urbos 3 trams International Airport and the The Kings Heath freight loop line continue to arrive National Exhibition Centre – would be reopened to passengers, in the UK’s West which would see an extension as would the Walsall via Sutton Midlands; full fleet from New Street station to Park freight line. replacement is due the new HS2 station and then by 2015. Centro on a different alignment, as Wolverhampton the originally proposed route the Steam Mill, a listed building. A study is also currently would be taken up by the HS2 city centre route The twin-track and side platform underway to examine the line. The line would serve East arrangement previously proposed practicalities and costs of Birmingham residential estates alignment changes at the railway station stop will retaining a number of the and the BIA/NEC complex Consultation has begun for be replaced by a section of single line’s original Ansaldo T69 but would then continue to Midland Metro’s Wolverhampton track and a platform to the north trams, which could be kept for neighbouring Coventry, as a city centre extension, after route of the old mill building and special events as well as future new proposal. changes to avoid demolishing closer to the station. extensions.

Hobart Riverline Sétif construction contract signed

The Tasmanian Government Entrprise Métro d’Alger (EMA) has unveiled plans for a 12km has awarded the EUR380m (7.5-mile) light rail line in construction contract for the Hobart, to be known as Riverline. first phase of the new tramway It will run beyond Glenorchy to system for the city of Sétif in the Museum of Old and New Art north-eastern Algeria to the (MONA). A funding proposal Franco-Turkish consortium of will be submitted to the federal Alstom and Yapi Merkezi. government in 2014; the cost is The contract covers two lines expected to be under AUD100m totalling 22.7km (14.1 miles) (EUR66.4m), with a cost-benefit and is due for completion ratio of 1.5. in 2017; the first 15.5km The line will be single track (9.6-mile) section will link with passing loops from Franklin neighbourhoods in the east Square to MONA, using an of the city, while the second existing rail corridor from 7.2km (4.5-mile) line will form Macquarie Point to Glenorchy. A a north-south line. 15-minute service should attract The tramway will create 5.8m passengers/year. Six LRVs around 750 local jobs during tram contracts in Algiers, The Alstom-equipped Constantine tramway in September 2013. Algerian would be required. its operation, with trams Constantine and Oran, while LRT growth is impressive, with three However the federal member assembled locally at the new Yapi Merkezi is currently new systems in the last five years for Denison calls the plan ‘half- Alstom facility in Annaba. engaged in construction of the and seven now in planning or about to baked’ and says the government Alstom has already been new 17.8km (11-mile) tramway start construction. D. Spencer/ should fund a much longer line. successful in winning in Sidi Bel Abbès. PMP Transport Archive

6 / January 2014 www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org No more ULFs for Wien Wiener Linien has announced First Jena Tramino arrives it is to tender for up to 150 new 100% low-floor trams for delivery from 2017. The move confirms - and 100% green energy that Wiener Linien will not take up its option with Siemens for 150 more ULF cars. Wind and water power to serve the city’s trams, as the first Tramino arrives The ULF has been a mainstay of services in the Austrian capital since the first deliveries in 1997, n 25 October Jena but high maintenance costs have Nahverkehr became beset the type. the first system in The only other system to use Thüringen, Germany, the ULF is in the Romanian city Oto operate all its tram services of Oradea. using 100% guaranteed green Berlin S-Bahn tenders electricity, generated from wind S-Bahn Berlin GmbH, a DB and water power. Its 17 trams subsidiary, has invited tenders now use sustainable energy that for up to 1380 new S-Bahn cars, to will save 5000 tonnes of CO2 permit complete replacement of emissions and 5kg of harmful the current fleet. particulates each year. An order is dependent on DB winning any of the three S-Bahn This is the latest move by the operating contracts being let by city of Jena to switch to emission- the Berlin Senate. free electricity: already the city’s swimming baths use only green Second Scottish city power. The new contract for looks at LRT solutions tramway electricity came after a order signed in late 2011, Each Aberdeen City Council (UK) Europe-wide tendering exercise bi-directional air-conditioned has produced a strategic infrastructure plan that includes that saw the best price submitted tram has a capacity for 168 the possibility of reintroducing a by Stadtwerke Energie. passengers, 61 seated, and tram or light rail system to the city. Meanwhile, the first of five includes wheelchair spaces. It is hoped the Scottish Solaris Tramino trams was For more on Jena’s newest trams, government would provide funds presented on 9 November; it is see a full report in the next TAUT. to carry out a feasibility study. named ‘Erlangen’ after Jena’s Solaris’ first Tramino on the streets twin city and marks the Polish of Jena in November 2013. Solaris firm’s first LRV export order. The new logo decorating Jena’s The 29.3m 100% low-floor trams to promote green energy. NEWS IN PICTURES trams are part of a EUR13.7m JeNah

Christchurch trams return to service

City centre heritage tramway The former 2.6km (1.6-mile) service in New Zealand’s circular loop operation will second city, suspended for be restored in mid-late 2014; 996 days since the disastrous soon after that the spur to the Montréal metro cars on test earthquake in February 2011, ReSTART mall should be ready. On 25 November, the first of 468 resumed on 20 November. In Each tram has been fitted with new rubber-tyred metro cars use were 1904 Christchurch screens and audio to show was unveiled at Bombardier’s tram 11 and 1921 Invercargill what Christchurch looked like La Pocatiere factory in Canada. Birney car 15 (the latter before the earthquake. The trainsets will be delivered making its first appearance on Welcome Aboard managing to Montréal’s STM in early 2014 the tramway after restoration director Michael Esposito said: following static and dynamic tests, at Ferrymead Museum). “It’s been a long time coming before certification and entry into service; 52 nine-car trains were Trams are running a and is another milestone in our ordered in 2010 to replace the Invercargill Birney car 15 operates shuttle service on single track city’s recovery... As a symbol current MR63 vehicles, deliveries on the streets of Christchurch for the between New Regent Street of Christchurch it’s wonderful are due for completion in 2018. first time during training runs on and the Canterbury Museum to see the trams back as part of Bombardier 20 November. M. Sullivan in Worcester Boulevard. the cityscape.”

Gurgaon metro opens; to double in length by 2015 The 5.1km (3.2-mile) Gurgaon a capacity of 800 passengers and completion by 2015. elevated light metro, India’s a top speed of 80km/h (50mph). India’s “millennium city”, first public-private metro The firm was also responsible Gurgaon is an emerging partnership, started operations for automatic train control, technology hub, and home to a on 14 November linking Cyber electrification, the workshop and number of multi-national firms. City and Sikanderpur as a feeder signalling. Ticketing is integrated to the Delhi metro. with the Delhi metro. Turnkey supplier for the Gurgaon Seven aluminium-bodied trains A 7km (4.3-mile) extension metro, Siemens is is also constructing the were supplied by Siemens; each has with six stations is underway, for second 7km (4.3-mile) phase. Siemens

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Euro-loans for Dublin European loans will be used Manchester: Extensions to fund half the cost of the Luas cross-city link line across central Dublin, Ireland. These will be supplied from the European and tram-train proposals Investment Bank at a rate of 2.3%, somewhat less than the normal 3.5% that could be sourced from Metrolink momentum continues with tram orders and interurban plans the international bond markets by the Irish Government. ntroduction of services on The overall project is estimated to cost EUR326m and the UK’s new Manchester bank funding is set at EUR163m. Metrolink lines through The utility works contract for Oldham Town Centre and the extension has been awarded betweenI Rochdale station and to GMC Utilities Group, which the newly-opened town centre has 21 months to secure the Interchange is expected early diversion of electricity, gas, water in 2014. Opening of the lines and communications networks, will take advantage of a delay in allowing track construction to starting improvement works at start in mid-2015. Victoria Station. Northern line inquiry The Oldham town centre line The public inquiry into the has four new stops – Westwood, Northern line extension, part Oldham King Street, Oldham of the planning process for the Central and Oldham Mumps – London Undergound link from Kennington to Battersea via Nine with the latter integrating tram Elms, began in November and and bus services and providing was expected to last four weeks. a new, free park-and-ride site for Extending the Northern line Metrolink passengers. A closure would help regenerate the area of several days between Central by supporting up to 25 000 new Park and Rochdale will be needed jobs and 16 000 new homes. to secure the connection of the City-bound M5000 3064 approaches Pomona on 26 August, with the installation Construction could start in 2015 Oldham town centre line and the with the two new stations opening for the future junction to the left. Manchester United will be the next stop on the decommissioning of the current in 2020, reducing pressure on new line; Old Trafford stadium is visible in the background. Neil Pulling Vauxhall station and providing Oldham Mumps stop. relief to the existing Northern line When both extensions are delivered to Trafford depot in Manchester – Glossop south of Kennington. open, the Oldham and Rochdale November. Manchester – Atherton – Wigan line will cover 22.5km (14 miles). Beyond Metrolink services, Manchester – East Didsbury – New EBRD Pavlodar The authority has also Transport for Greater Manchester Hazel Grove modernisation study announced it intends to procure is supporting a report outlining Stockport – Altrincham, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ten more Bombardier M5000 proposals for the development possibly as part of a wider is to finance a feasibility study for light rail vehicles for the planned of tram-train services following network serving the airport area the modernisation of the 86km Trafford Centre extension, consideration of an initial study and future High Speed 2 station (53.5-mile) 1524mm tramway aiming to obtain a favourable into potential routes. This Manchester – Sale – Altrincham system in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, price through exercising options has identified Manchester to – Hale/Knutsford; initial studies including the procurement of 20 as an add-on to existing orders. Marple via Bredbury as the most say the capital costs of running to new trams, and modernisation of Once legal powers to build economically viable initial route, Hale and Knutsford appear high, 40 existing cars. the next GBP350m (around which could possibly open in and heavy rail is recommended. In 2012, PESA signed a letter of intent to establish an assembly EUR420m) extension are around 2020 and would require The projected overall cost is facility in the city, also allowing obtained, construction could 24 vehicles. estimated at GBP650m (around the firm to extend its LRV offering start in 2015-16 for completion Other routes that have been EUR779m) at current prices, to other former Soviet regions. in 2019. Current delivery of considered as part of a potential including a 66% contingency but M5000 trams saw tram 3076 tram-train network are: excluding vehicles.

Another striking new livery for Montpellier trams A ‘feminine’ concept devised by the Yellow Window Design agency, and realised by the street artist Miss Tic, has been unveiled as the livery for the trams required for Montpellier’s new 15.7km (9.8-mile), EUR330m, line 5 (Lavérune/Les Bouisses– Clapiers via Peyrou) when it opens in 2017. A further 3km is planned, north to Prades-le-Lez. The declaration of public utility for the new tramway was issued on 28 August 2013, and work has just begun; the line will be worked by 18 Alstom Citadis 402 trams, bringing the total for Montpellier to 101. The trams are part of an option in the contract for line 3 cars signed in 2009. The livery for lines 3 and 4 was created by fashion designer Christian Lacroix, and the vehicles have been described by The New York Times as ‘the sexiest trams in Europe’. Montpellier, which opened its first new tramline in 2000, is already studying Each tramline in the French city of Montpellier receives its own distinctive options for a new line 6, which if built would bring the network to livery. This is street artist Miss Tic’s vision for line 5. Yellow Window Design 110km (68 miles) by 2020.

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News focus CINCINNATI’S STREETCAR HITS THE BUFFERS A newly-elected Mayor threatens to cancel the already under construction 5.8km modern streetcar project for Ohio’s third-largest city. Herbert Pence reports.

n 5 November, the Cincinnati Streetcar project in the US state of Ohio slammed into the buffers. As previously reported in TAUT, the USD147.8m scheme Ohas faced attacks from citizens and political leaders who are adamantly opposed to its development, and that of other rail ventures. The contentious project is the hallmark of Mayor Mark Mallory’s terms in office. Mallory is seen as a popular elected official and with unwavering commitment he has created and pushed the ongoing construction of the Cincinnati Streetcar. Yet under the ordinances of Cincinnati he is term limited, and thus unable to stand for another term. The pending vacancy in the Mayor’s office gave Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls and On 7 October John Cranley an opportunity. Mrs Qualls is former Mayor on Mallory’s side, supporting the light rail Mark Mallory project. Mr Cranley is unwaveringly opposed unveiled an to the streetcar and promised to smother it on orange, grey and his inauguration day. What is striking is that white livery for both candidates are Democrats and they were the new CAF the top two vote getters in a run-off election. Urbos 3 double- Throughout the 2013 mayoral campaign ended 100% low- there was no doubt where the candidates floor trams for the Streetcar project stood and each had City Councillor – but will they candidates standing with them. Also on the ever run in the ballot was a referendum Ohio city? CAF to privatise the operation “Streetcar supporters are not of parking garages and parking meter revenue going down without a fight. and gas mains However, streetcar supporters are not going collection; few voters relocation down without a fight. Cincinnatians for lacked an opinion and Cincinnatians for Progress cost that is Progress has organised to bring the project position. The political additional to to completion. People who have purchased atmosphere was toxic. has organised to bring the the USD133m shops and buildings or upgraded existing As is in most issues, project budget. activities along the 5.8km (3.6-mile) route, in those against were project to completion.” Who pays for anticipation of the streetcar, are not about to more motivated than the mains lose their investments and effort. those for and this was particularly true on 5 relocation is in litigation. Cancelling the In a post-election televised interview November. Mr Cranley received 58% of the project will also require the repayment of with The Cincinnati Enquirer (the city’s vote to Mrs Qualls’ 42%, while the absentee USD2.4m to the US Government. largest daily newspaper), Mr Cranley took a ballot results were almost 2-1 in favour of Mr Other costs are in the pipeline, such as the more conciliatory stance. He suggested that Cranley, indicating high motivation among fiveUrbos 3 streetcar shells presently being property holders and building owners along his supporters. built by CAF – 25 cars were bid, with five for the streetcar route might wish to step up and While fielding a congratulatory telephone immediate construction. The remaining 20 offer funding assistance. As it is, the project call from a senior White House advisor, Mr were available with an inflation escalator is costing USD50 000 per day, which has Cranley spoke about transferring unused clause. Under contract provisions, Kansas City, continued after Mr Cranley took office. streetcar monies to other Federally funded MO, has been offered four cars. It is possible On 14 November, there was a Cincinnati projects, notably a USD108m motorway that, should the Urbos 3 vehicles not be needed Town Hall meeting in The Mercantile Library; interchange. He was encouraged to visit by Cincinnati, they would go to Kansas City – 250 people attended, while another 200 Washington to present his proposal in this could reduce Cincinnati’s liability. stood outside in the cold at Fountain Square person. President Obama is a Democrat, as Work continues on site preparation for in the city’s centre, watching the proceedings is Mr Cranley, so streetcar supporters should the maintenance and operations facility and on monitors. The Cincinnati Streetcar is prepare for the worst. other contractors have purchased supplies and entering a new phase in its struggle for life. So where does Cincinnati go from here? engaged staff. They will need to be paid off. Carl Weiser, Assistant Editor of The USD26m in construction costs had been Rail is being laid in the vicinity of the Music Cincinnati Enquirer, wrote: “…the cold reality spent by 1 December, when Mr Cranley was Hall. Additionally, the city has a yard full of is that the culture of the city is one of smug inaugurated, and most construction contracts supplies, which perhaps could be sold off at a self-regard and self-sabotage. Until that have been let. In an agreement with the local discount. Some opponents say this is a small changes, don’t expect Cincinnati to achieve power company, Duke Energy, USD5m has price to pay to avoid the project’s completion the greatness of which it is manifestly so been spent of an estimated USD15m electric costs and ongoing operating subsidy. capable.”

10 / january 2014 www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org Comment bridging the funding gap

Mat Taylor from Viaduct examines the current difficulty in securing public sector finance for transport schemes – and proposes an interesting new alternative…

t is practically impossible not to know that there is to finance the project, either completely or in part. Our funding a shortfall in central government funding where partners carry out their own due diligence and, if their independent infrastructure projects are concerned. In the UK modelling appears favourable, we approach the relevant Local in particular, a lack of investment from successive Authority or Local Transport Authority with our proposed scheme. governments has meant that the country will be playing By removing the hurdles associated with asking central Icatch up for some years to come. government for money, it is highly unlikely that the door will We also know that infrastructure projects, particularly be closed on potential projects when a clear and strong business transport schemes, can help to boost economies through the case exists. In fact, the various governments of the world are creation of jobs during the construction phases and through increasingly recognising that private finance is necessary in longer-term benefits along the improved corridor. But – and it can achieving sustainable economic recovery, at the same time as be a very big ‘but’ – what do we do if there is simply not enough meeting the challenges that ageing infrastructure poses us all. money in the coffers? Do we simply put potentially successful Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) are not new and they have projects on the back burner and wait for sufficient economic received bad press of late. It is fair to say that several PFI schemes recovery before funding applications are resubmitted when the have just stopped short of being a license to print money. Yet economic (or political) climate is more positive? the bad examples of PFI or Public Private Partnerships (PPP) To be fair, the UK Government is supporting the HS2 high- should not automatically mean that the concept of using private speed rail scheme and, irrespective of your take on the multi- investment to improve our infrastructure be dismissed. Any billion pound project, this will hopefully provide significant jobs projects utilising any form of borrowing should be as self- and increased localised spending during the construction – as sufficient as possible, demonstrating that they are close to being well as for many years after. It will also provide opportunities to able to pay for themselves over a significant period of time. develop branch corridors to and from key points along the route. The scrutiny of such agreements has rightly increased and in The Government has also initiated October 2013 the UK Government issued the Pension Infrastructure Platform, its ‘son of PFI’ PF2 standardised legal which should improve the chances of “What do we do if there is documentation to prevent the taxpayer infrastructure projects going ahead from being held to ransom by onerous through the use of pension fund simply not enough money private finance deals. The PiaB team sees investments. Yet these efforts and PF2 as a sensible step in encouraging initiatives may simply not be enough. in the coffers for transport investment from the private sector, Even with the Pension Infrastructure schemes – do we put especially when schemes are reliant upon Platform, many projects will be future revenue subsidy from Treasury. beholden to the state and the economic projects on the back burner?” PiaB schemes can be part funded by climate – which can be frustrating, to Treasury if maintaining a contractual say the least. This frustration ripples control is required, but we are positive, down from the project sponsors to consultants, contractors, that there are projects that have a very strong business case, and as operators and, ultimately, the passengers. such may only be reliant on the state as guarantor. This frustration led to the establishment of the Project in a Whilst in its infancy, PiaB has generated significant interest Box (PiaB) concept, a joint initiative between Viaduct and Mott from sponsors and funders alike. The team provides the expertise MacDonald that aims to support worthwhile projects that have to support sustainable projects that deserve to be built, while a good business case yet cannot secure funding from direct providing expert advice to funding bodies that may otherwise feel Government sources. exposed in infrastructure sectors with which they are unfamiliar. Consultants are often maligned and, as a consultant of over The identification of project risks is fundamental to the success 20 years, I fully understand why some have earned such a bad for investor and end-user alike. The management of the project reputation. Yet contrary to popular belief, many consultants have and revenue risks needs to be firm, after all the allocation of a passion for the projects they support in much the same way as present and future risks determine where the money lies. The an architect takes pleasure and pride in the buildings they design. contract or agreement on any privately-financed project needs This desire to make a difference and have a greater control over to be clear and concise when allocating risks, but only after when and what projects we work on, coupled with the prolonged these have been thoroughly interrogated and mitigated through poor economic conditions, resulted in development of PiaB. feasibility and construction stages. Likewise, project risks need to As opposed to waiting for clients to call, or tendering at every be met head-on, not pushed to the back of a 30-year PFI contract given opportunity, the PiaB team has started to look at potential term, and for this reason alone all the work carried out by the PiaB projects that look worthy of further investigation. These projects team revolves around whole life analysis. are assessed on an engineering, economic and social basis to see In summary, PiaB can present an economically viable method if 1) there is a need and the scheme would ‘make a difference’ to of introducing sensible finance to infrastructure projects that the local communities, 2) there is a positive business case so the demonstrate a good business case. We want to help get more completed project could support itself and 3) it does not present sustainable transport solutions to the public, without having to too much risk at any stage of its life. Nothing different so far, I hear wait for the Treasury to fund them. you say. Yet there is one key difference in that the ‘consultants’ are leading the way, driving these projects from a socio-economic angle Mat Taylor has over 20 years experience in the transportation sector and thus avoiding the sometimes blurred lines of local politics. and has advised clients worldwide on a variety of commercial matters. Once a reliable, albeit estimated, business case is in place (or Mat continues to provide the sector with commercial support through an existing business case has been reviewed and verified), we Viaduct Ltd, a company set up to promote transport projects in a identify potential interested funding parties who may be willing sustainable and economically efficient manner.

www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org JANUARY 2014 / 11 2013 Another Inspirational year for LRT The past 12 months have seen the light rail steamroller continue its impressive path around the globe. System openings, extensions, new products, plenty of innovation… all these were once again on show, demonstrating further the vibrancy of the sector. openings Oran, Algeria It’s not all good news however, as There was a significant addition to North Africa’s modern tram presence in May, the ripples of the world economic with the opening of the 32-stop line in Oran, Algeria (TAUT 906). crisis continue to be felt. Even so, Some 90 000 passengers are expected to be carried per day on the 18.7km there’s been plenty that’s worth (11.6-mile) tramway, which uses 30 Alstom Citadis vehicles. Operations and celebrating; plenty to fuel the maintenance fall to SETRAM – a joint venture including RATP Dev that already imaginations of populations and operates the Algiers tramway. Eventually, Oran’s tramway is expected politicians alike; plenty to inspire to expand into a 48km (25-mile) system.

people around the globe and Oran’s tramway has added another magnificent feature to Algeria’s second-largest city; seen here persuade them of the benefits of on Place du 1er Novembre with the opera house in public, sustainable, connected the background. Courtesy of Ramy Maalouf transport systems for the future. Constantine, Algeria July 4 may be a significant date in the USA, but it’s also the date of Algerian independence – and Tramways & Urban Transit rounds from 2013 it marked the date when Constantine arrived on the modern light rail map. up some of the highlights… Some 27 Alstom Citadis are in use, and 39.5m passengers a year are expected to use the 8.1km (five-mile) line. Algeria’s third modern tramway – and the second new opening of 2013 – is to be operated by SETRAM for ten years. Phoenix, USA It cost USD1.58bn, it runs for 2.7km (1.7 miles) – and it crosses over an active airport taxiway on a 30m bridge. In April, the Sky Train automated peoplemover in Phoenix, Arizona, opened between the largest commercial airport in the USA’s southwest and the city’s 44th Street and Washington light rail stop; 18 INNOVIA APM 200 driverless vehicles maintain the services. See also TAUT 906.

The first transit system in the world to cross an active taxiway, the Phoenix Sky Train transports passengers along a 2.4km (1.7-mile) route from a Metro LRT station in the city to the airport’s East Economy parking area and on to Terminal 4. A second 1.1km (0.7-mile) stage, 1a, will open in 2015. Bombardier

Zaragoza, Spain Opening of the final 15-stop section of the Zaragoza tramway took the tramline in the Spanish city to 12.8km (eight miles) in March – as well as across the River Ebro. The line uses CAF Urbos 3 vehicles, fitted to run off the overhead wire in the city’s historic centre. The first section of the route opened in 2011.

Manchester, UK In what’s sometimes described as the UK’s second city, the transformation of Metrolink continued. The East Manchester line reached Droyslden in February, and extended its reach as far as Ashton-under-Lyne in October; that makes it 9.7km (six miles) long. Falling between those two openings, the South Manchester line reached East Didsbury in May; it is now 7.1km (4.5 miles). Rochdale station has been part of the network since February – with the town centre extension expected to open in 2014. That will take it to 22.5km (14 miles). In the city centre, work is progressing to provide the Second City Crossing (‘2CC’) to give much-needed extra capacity to serve the growing system.

Work for the Metrolink’s ‘Second City Crossing’ became apparent in 2013: near the new junction just south of Manchester Victoria. Neil Pulling

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Shenyang, China It’s China’s first modern low-floor system, and services began in time for the country’s National Games in August (TAUT 910). With a population approaching six million, Shenyang is north- east China’s biggest city, and a provincial capital. The first three lines of a planned 70km (43.5-mile) six-line tramway network – lines 1, 2 and 5 – opened on 15 August. Another two lines are being built, with a third at the study stage. The lines are served by 30 ‘dolphin’ trams from CNR Changchun, and operated by a joint venture of Transdev and RATP Dev.

China entered the modern low-floor era with three lines of a planned six-line low-floor network opening in August. Dennis Schulz, Beijing

Tours, France Tours became just the latest French city to join the light rail club in the summer, when the 14.8km (9.2-mile) tramway opened. Revenue-earning services started on 2 September (TAUT 910). The EUR400m line has 29 stops and uses 21 Alstom Citadis trams, as well as the company’s wire-free APS system. Civil engineering included a new bridge across the River Cher. Most people, however, will probably remember the Tours tramway for its inspirational look – not least the striking low-floor trams.

Inside Tours’ new depot, showing one of the striking, reflective Alstom Citadis trams. Is this the best looking tram in the world? RCP / Léonard de Serres new trams, new trains and other innovations... Alstom Citadis Compact Newag’s Nevelo tram was unveiled to Could this be the answer for medium-sized the public in Kraków on 25 June. The first Saving 40% of energy… towns wanting light rail? Alstom reckons its such vehicle built by the Nowy Sacz-based Alstom took the top innovation prize at new Citadis Compact, launched in November company has three sections, and is 31.65m the 2013 Light Rail Awards in October for a (see News), will prove a winner through long and 100% low-floor. The tram has been remarkable new system that’s claimed to be things like low energy use. designated 126N. able to recover up to 99% of traction energy The 22m trams are the first in what generated during braking (see the supplement the French builder is billing as the ‘New Bombardier – the ‘seeing’ tram with TAUT 912). In fact, it’s reported that the Generation Citadis’ range. The unveiling of If those behind it are right, this innovation system can save up to 40% of total energy. the new vehicle came at almost the same time could herald a safety revolution: it’s HESOP – Harmonic and Energy Saving as Alstom celebrated the delivery of its 1500th Bombardier’s new ‘seeing’ tram. The Optimisers – is already being used on tramline Citadis – which went to the T7 line in Paris. manufacturer has teamed up with the T1 in Paris, and is also to come to London. Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) to Alstom Citadis Spirit develop a system with a 3D sensor that can It was at June’s APTA conference in detect objects and evaluate risks. …blowing up rail vehicles Philadelphia that Alstom launched its proposal Eventually the system should take safety UK-based NewRail were also honoured for the American market: The Citadis Spirit. precautions such as braking – in its initial at the 2013 Light Rail Awards. The manufacturer says the 100% low-floor stage it will sound a warning signal for the Passenger safety is a major concern in vehicles would meet the needs of more than driver. Initial tests were to be followed up public transport, and the collaborative 30 cities planning LRT systems. It will be by the running of a prototype in Frankfurt, SECUREMETRO project examines what built in the USA, and be available from 2015. Germany. happens in the case of a terrorist attack. NewRail deliberately blew up an old Madrid metro car to see the effects – Siemens Inspiro – London? then built a prototype incorporating The Inspiro – at least in mock-up form - lessons, and blew that up too! certainly lived up to its ‘inspiring’ name as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations NewRail of the London Underground. Siemens presented a possible vision of the future of the ‘Tube’ at an exhibition that opened towards the end of a year of celebrations. Citizens of the UK capital were able to step inside the mock-up as part of the display at Siemens’ own Crystal exhibition centre in the east of the city.

Although a speculative concept at this stage, could Siemens’ London exhibition offer a view of what the Tube’s future could look like? Siemens

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Besancon5 prepares for 2014 Trams started to arrive in the French city of Besançon in November, the latest milestone in a project intended to deliver ‘budget’ light rail in 2014. Besançon has been held out as an example of how to reduce the price of tramways – not least in the UK where project costs are a thorny issue.

CAF has started delivery of shorter 23m Urbos

low-floor trams for the French city of Besancon5 and its ‘budget’ tramway. Each three-module tram has a capacity for 152 passengers. CAF

Riyadh to construct 87-station metro by 2018 Riyadh should have 176km (109 miles) of metro with 87 stations by 2018, after the signing of three major contracts in July (TAUT 909). Funded by the Saudi government, the mega project is expected to create 30 000 jobs in the construction phases and to create three lines. Many major contracts have been let with more to follow in 2014. Some 69 Alstom Metropolis and 47 Bombardier INNOVIA trains are to run on the system.

The Riyadh metro project will deliver a range of iconic structures to the Saudi capital. ADA

Jerusalem doubles up Jerusalem’s Red LRT line is to be more than doubled, under proposals Development in Tel Aviv to expand it from 13.8km (8.6 miles) to 32.6km (20.2 miles). The In June, a ground-breaking plans envisage a near doubling in passenger figures, from 130 000 to ceremony in Tel Aviv marked around a quarter of a million. Completion is expected in 2016. a symbolic step in the creation of a four-line light rail network Lots more Seoul for the Israeli city. The first Seoul has gone public with its vision for a nine-line tram system to be to open should be the 23km created over the next decade, to help restructure public transport in the (14-mile) Red line, scheduled South Korean capital (see TAUT 909). The KRW8.55trn (EUR5.77bn) for at-grade operation in 2018 plan is for an 85km (52.8-mile) network of nine radial lines – up from and full line operation in seven. The existing system covers 314km (195 miles). See TAUT 909. 2021. See TAUT 912.

Shanghai to develop 800km tramway Large holes are appearing in Tel China’s Shanghai announced plans to create an 800km (500-mile) Aviv in preparation for the first stage of a multi-line LRT network, much tram network in April (TAUT 906). The proposals see the system of which is underground. NTA becoming bigger than the city’s massive metro network – which has been created over the last two decades – by 2015. 2013 review

Jaén’s light rail kit goodbye to... Buenos Aires’ vintage line A cars This was the year the Spanish city of Jaén They were part of the city for 100 years, announced an ‘auction’ of its light rail but now the Belgian-built La Brugeoise equipment for the tramway that briefly trains of Metro line A in Buenos Aires worked in May 2011, but has been closed ever have been replaced. The vintage since. See TAUT 904. vehicles maintained a high level of reliability until the end. A French original 2013 was the last year of service in Rouen for Providing steadfast service for a century, the the original fleet of AlstomTFS-2 cars for the La Brugeoise Subte A cars were retired in 2013; modern tramway (here termed Metro) prior fittingly, train 100 is seen here at Puan station to their move to Gaziantep, Turkey. in February 2012. M. Russell

H5 farewell after four decades Canada’s Toronto said goodbye to workhorses that have served the city for nearly 40 years – the H5 subway cars. The related H6 remained in service.

TAUT contributor Vic Simons was in Toronto earlier in the year for the last running of the H5 subway cars. V. Simons

Merseytram plans reach the end of the road Sydney’s monorail makes way for more trams In the UK, the Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority decided Once a vision of the future, from the end of June Sydney’s monorail to drop references to the long-stalled Merseytram scheme from its belonged to the past. The 3.6km (2.2-mile) line in Australia’s principal future plans (TAUT 910). Merseytram had been expected to cost some city will be replaced by an expanded tram system, although elements GBP400m (around EUR464m) – but the UK government dropped its have been preserved, including two carriages bought by Internet giant offer of support in 2005. Google as conference rooms for its Sydney offices! SeeTAUT 908. and in other news...

Flooding brings transit chaos Most light rail headlines might surround Tram-train news from Paris openings, or new launches… but in June high The extension of Paris tram-train line T4 to waters in Europe and North America created Clichy-sous-Bois and Montfermeil moved very different news stories. Magdeburg a step closer in August after the EUR214m (Germany), Calgary (Canada), Budapest project was granted public utility status. (Hungary) and Prague (Czech Republic) were The 6.5km (four-mile), 11-station among those most affected. branch of the Aulnay-sous-Bois – Bondy Tramlines were flooded, metro stations section of T4, from a junction at Gargan, closed, and in Budapest trolleybuses were will include an interchange with the used to weigh down a tunnel to prevent the future Grand Paris Express metro line 16. amount of water rushing through it pushing the ceiling upwards. In Magdeburg, the The crossing next to Gargan from which the T4 flooding out of a depot left the city’s tramway extension is projected to head east. Neil Pulling stabling vehicles on the streets. See TAUT 908.

Better tram than monorail? ‘Maximum’ pairing from Berlin Hong Kong Tramways has challenged a From the new… to the very old. When proposal for a monorail to take in East Germany’s Woltersdorf tramway marked Kowloon and the former Kai Tak airport site – its centenary in May it staged a very special saying a tramway could be open quicker and event that’s unlikely to be repeated in the cost much less. near future. Berlin Maximumwagen 218 If built, the monorail could open in 2023 (built 1913) and 2990 (built 1910) operated – the tramway, says HKT, could open in two together, something to delight fans of stages, in 2018 and 2023. See TAUT 908. classic trams. See TAUT 909.

Tram anniversaries are always special, and Thanks to Neil Pulling, Mike Russell and Woltersdorf's centenary was no exception. M. Russell Mike Taplin for their input and assistance in preparing this article.

16 / January 2014 www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org Chicago CHICAGO: Modernisation and renewal In the third-largest city in the US, Chicago’s elevated metro is undergoing a transformation with new rolling stock and upgrades. Vic Simons reports and looks at its links with LRT-style suburban services.

lthough the metropolitan area of With the USA’s westward expansion, the purchased by one city – 683 cars. However, Chicago, located on the south- city rapidly became a major trading centre from the opening of the ‘L’, the electrified western bank of Lake Michigan and the dominant mid-west conurbation. As system took over all rail-based public and with a population of around a symbol of this growth, the Willis Tower, transport in the city with the last streetcar 9.6 million, stretches across completed in 1973 and most commonly line finally being abandoned in 1958. Athree states, the majority sits in Illinois but known as the Sears Tower, is the second In the meantime, the many railways also takes in part of Wisconsin to the north tallest building in North America and still operating into Chicago launched their own and Indiana to the south-east. The city itself one of the tallest in the world. services linking the outer suburbs with the city has a population of almost three million. centre and by the mid-1960s it was clear that The first modern settlement is recorded in A rich urban rail history the system was failing. The passenger railway 1781 and Chicago was incorporated as a city Horse tram services began in 1859, with was massively contracting, there was no co- in 1837 with a population of around 2000. cable car service following in 1882. Electric ordination of timetables or fares and in 1974 The arrival of the railroad led to a massive streetcars began taking over in 1890 and the the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) population influx, which had reached 300 000 first inner suburban electric rail service began across the six counties in the Chicago area was less than 40 years after incorporation; even in 1892 with the world famous elevated formed to co-ordinate all public passenger the great fire of 1871 that killed hundreds and railway, or ‘L’. transport and ensure continuity of service. destroyed approximately four square miles At one point Chicago had one of the most The North Shore Interurban, whose (around 10km2) of the city did little to stunt extensive streetcar systems in the world and old right of way is now a bicycle path, can the metropolitan area’s overall growth. was famous for the largest PCC fleet ever be seen from UP-North trains starting in

Of a very similar design to the previous 3200 series cars, Bombardier-built Green line ‘L’ train 5134 approaches Clark/Wells with the main Loop crossing in the background on 1 June; the train will traverse the Loop before going south to Cottage Group.

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RIGHT: Green and Orange line ‘L’ 3200 series trains passing at Washington/Wells. In February 2013 the CTA retrofitted CCTV cameras and recorders to these trains to provide similar coverage to the systems onboard newer 5000 series stock as part of a USD13.9m scheme funded by a Federal Homeland Security grant.

BELOW: A Purple line 2400 series train southbound to the Loop passing through Fullerton on 31 May. As some of the oldest rolling stock on the system, 2400 series cars are currently being removed from services as deliveries of newer vehicles continues.

BELOW RIGHT: A 5000 series Orange line train (the latest rolling stock on the system, built by Bombardier with AC traction equipment) on the Loop at Washington/Wells on its way to Midway Airport on 1 June.

Winnetka. The Milwaukee Road was The 2.88km (1.79-mile) Loop is not only Shore Interurban in 1919 with hopes, which purchased by Metra and operates today the focus of public transport in central never materialised, for further extension. It as the Milwaukee North and West lines. It Chicago, but it has also become a tourist was taken over by the CTA in 1947 and was should also be noted that the RTA and/or icon, familiar from many television and film known as the Skokie Swift line. In 2004 the Metra purchased the Rock Island and Illinois appearances. Five of the seven subway lines overhead catenary was converted to standard Central lines to maintain service after the use the Loop, with the other two, the Red and third rail current collection in line with the private railroads filed for bankruptcy. Blue lines, running underground on separate rest of the system. Today, the RTA operates through three north-south alignments through the city. Purple: Running for 25.9km (16.2 miles) service boards responsible for the CTA (bus The elevated alignment circles the central between Linden in Wilmette, IL, and the and subway), Pace (suburban buses) and Metra business district and despite offering Loop, serving as an express service south of (Metropolitan Rail) to take over the suburban apparently good connectivity, surprisingly Howard, this operates on a mostly elevated railways, although the CTA operates under only one of the four Metra city terminals has alignment. The express portion only operates state legislation. Chicago is unusual in having even a close connection to it – the other three Monday-Friday during rush hours. During separate city and suburban bus operations require a several hundred metre walk or a the remaining hours it operates as a shuttle under the same umbrella organisation. bus ride. First opened in 1897, it also had the over the 6.4km (four miles) between Howard North Shore line interurban operating across and Linden, feeding the Red line. Chicago today and the ‘L’ it until its closure in the early 1960s. Red: This 34.9km (21.8-mile) route runs The CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) is an The most fascinating section of the Loop south from Howard and underground independent Illinois state organisation set is the north-west corner where the most beneath the city centre before emerging onto up in 1947. In addition to its farebox and complicated junction is located. Standing the median of the Dan Ryan expressway ancillary income, it also receives a significant at the west end of Clark/Lake station, an to 95th Street. The southern section was subsidy from the RTA and operates the ‘L’ observer can watch trains criss-crossing in all closed throughout the summer of 2013 for subway that is second in North America only directions other than west to north; during a USD425m reconstruction project and to New York in terms of route mileage. the week, and particularly at peak periods, re-opened on 21 October. Replacement bus The ‘L’ comprises eight lines, seven of which there is an intensive service which serves services operated during the closure. This is run into or through the city; the eighth, the almost 75 000 passengers each weekday. considered to be the trunk line of the system, Yellow line, is a feeder to the main north- the first part of which opened in 1900. south line at Howard, and in particular the The eight ‘L’ lines in detail Pink: Operating between 54th/Cermak Purple line. The latter is the only express route Yellow: The 7.5km (4.7-mile) shuttle in Cicero and the Loop, this is the newest and makes only two stops before entering the between Dempster/Skokie and Howard was subway line, having opened in 2006. It runs famous elevated downtown Loop. originally created as a feeder to the North for 17.9km (11.2 miles) and was formed from

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The entrance to Metra electric depot.

View from inside a Metra electric cab.

A Budd-built 2600 series ‘L’ train (delivered in the 1980s) on the Red line at Fullerton on 31 May. small pieces of the Green line allowing the (257 cars) built by Morrison-Knudsen with places as far afield as Texas. This largely seems latter to be a standalone route. bodyshells outsourced to Mafersa of Brazil. to work, although there are problems – which Green: This 33.1km (20.7-mile) line runs Each train can operate on all lines and can the author experienced first hand. between Harlem/Lake in Oak Park, IL, via be made up of two, four or six cars in coupled When trying to take the train from Villa the Loop to Cottage Grove in the south-east. pairs, although certain classes are usually only Park to Chicago, the dispatcher had left a The line splits at Garfield with a two-station found on specific lines. For example, the5000 freight train across the level crossing for 15 western branch running to Ashland/63rd. series is normally only found on the Pink line, minutes, making access to the station from Formed in 1993, the Green line contains some with the 2600 series only on the Blue line. the south impossible. Faced with a two- of the oldest sections of the system; between The Yellow line originally had its own rolling hour wait (on a Saturday) due to a missed Congress and 39th street, opening in 1892. stock provision as overhead current collection connection, there was no real alternative but Blue: This is 43.4km (27 miles) long and was used on part of the route; now this is all to drive into Chicago. This is a ridiculous operates between Forest Park and O’Hare standard third rail current collection at 600v situation. Surely the dispatcher could have Airport and runs underground through dc consistent with the rest of the system. seen from the track diagram where the train the city centre. First opened in 1958, it was As of October 2013 there is generally was and held it at the previous signal, a mere formed by linking the former Milwaukee and a flat fare system in operation with an 100 metres east of the station, if the way Douglas lines through the city centre. enhancement for trips to O’Hare Airport and through was not clear? At least 20 people Orange: Opened in 1993, this line runs for although Chicago already has a contactless missed that particular connection. 20.8km (13 miles) from Midway Airport to fare card, the Chicago Card, this is being Metra have since commented: “This the Loop. replaced by a new system known as Ventura particular train was operated by Union Brown: This line operates from the Loop to which can be linked to a traveller’s bank Pacific out of Omaha. Metra trains only Kimball and has recently seen a USD530m account. It can be used for multiple rides and have priority during the weekday rush hours capacity enhancement programme including riders and is valid across all CTA modes and where freight traffic is held back by all the the renovation of 18 stations. First opened in on Pace suburban buses. There is a basic cash railroads that our lines intersect with. The 1949, the line is 18.1km (11.3 miles) long. fare of USD2.25 for the subway and USD2 on agreement that facilitates this is known as buses, with an extra 25 cents for a transfer. the Chicago Protocol. That doesn’t mean that Rolling stock The premium fare to O’Hare Airport is USD5. what you experienced wasn’t a bone-headed There are four types of rolling stock on the Apart from an expensive USD55 Metra add- decision by that particular dispatcher.” ‘L’. The oldest, the 2400 series (200 cars), were on there is little fare integration with Metra. There are 11 Metra routes, all feeding into built by Boeing-Vertol and date from 1976. downtown Chicago. The electric division, The newest, the 5000 series (714 cars), built Suburban rail operating at 1500v dc with overhead power by Bombardier, are still being delivered with Metra is the suburban rail operation and supply, runs south from Millennium station, completion scheduled for 2015. brings together all suburban services under located to the east of the loop, from where it The first of the5000 series began one overarching operation. Originally set is a short walk to Randolph/Wabash station operations on the Pink line in November up in 1974 to oversee loss-making commuter on the Loop eastside. It has three branches, 2011, and despite a removal from service railroads, it only began direct operation 63rd Street, University Park and Blue Island. a month later due to irregularities with of the Rock Island and Milwaukee Road The latter is a short walk from the Rock Island wheel components, they re-entered service commuter rail services in 1982. Following the District station of the same name. Just to the following modifications in May 2012. These 1983 reorganisation, the commuter rail board south of the Loop is La Salle station, home to cars contain significant innovations such as was created which led to the marketing of all the Rock Island Beverly line to Joliet. La Salle is ac motors and predominantly longitudinal the suburban railways as Metra. the closest downtown Chicago Metra terminal seating; all earlier cars use dc propulsion. Metra today is a mix of operations. Whilst to the subway, a short walk from La Salle/Van The other two classes are the 2600 series it owns the infrastructure and trains and Buren station on the south side of the Loop. (600 cars), built by Budd in Philadelphia – the manages the service, it does not have complete To the west of the Loop is Chicago Union last cars manufactured before the firm closed operational control, with some services being Station, built on a grand scale to cater for its rail business in 1987 – and the 3200 series dispatched by the freight railroads from the large number of passenger trains from

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Chicago to all parts of the USA. It is the third route as far as 115th Street in Kensington, Just to the north of Chicago, across the largest rail interchange in the USA, handling the line turns east towards Hammond, state boundary in Wisconsin, is the city of the largest number of AMTRAK trains Gary, Michigan City and South Bend. The Kenosha. There is a small heritage street outside New York as well as Metra services. route crosses the state boundary just west of tramway here that opened in 2000, named Departing southwards from Union Station is Hammond. The line east from Gary is mainly the Kenosha Streetcar. It operates five the Southwest Service line which terminates single track with passing loops that restricts ex-Toronto PCC cars running on a 3.2km in Manhattan, IL, and the Metra Heritage the level of service capability. (two-mile) loop linking the Metra station service which also goes to Joliet, south-west of The line is operated by the Northern with the Harbourfront. Two additional PCCs the city, but via a different route. There is also Indiana Commuter Transportation District were donated in 2011. the BNSF service to Aurora exiting the station (NICTD), with services Monday-Friday peak The running time from the station to the southwards. Exiting northwards are the hours although a somewhat irregular service harbourfront and back is only 15 minutes. Milwaukee District North service to Fox Lake, is provided seven days a week. In Michigan Services operate seven days a week in the the Milwaukee District West service to Elgin City the train runs on a single track through summer but only at weekends in winter. and the North Central service to Antioch. the centre of town in the middle of the main The other central Chicago terminal is street, in that respect it has characteristics Thanks to Meg Thomas-Reile and her Metra the Ogilvie Transportation Center station. more in common with an LRT service. The colleagues for their assistance with this article. Formerly known as the North Western South Shore line is unique as a commuter line Terminal, it is the departure point for the crossing both a state boundary and a time three Union Pacific services: west to Elburn; zone boundary as South Bend airport is in the FURTHER INFORMATION north-west to Harvard and McHenry; and Eastern Time Zone whilst the remainder of north into Wisconsin at Kenosha. the line is in the Central Time Zone. CTA: www.transitchicago.com Generally services operate hourly during NICTD utilises a graduated zone fare Metra: www.metrarail.com the week with reduced service at weekends. system and as not all stations are manned, South Shore: www.nictd.com There are enhanced services at peak times many travellers have to pay the fare onboard Tourist information: www.discoverillinois.org and some services only operate as such, the train. The rolling stock provision Kenosha Streetcar: Monday-Friday. is single-level EMU operation utilising www.kenoshastreetcarsociety.org Rolling stock is the usual US bi-level overhead current collection at 1500v dc. coaching stock with push-pull operation Ex-Toronto PCC with the locomotive at the country end of 4609; one of a small the train; the electric division utilises fleet that serves the bi-directional single-level EMUs. Kenosha Streetcar Fares are distance-based with the area service. Whilst divided into 12 zones. There are monthly and the line has since ten-ride tickets as well as single tickets on a been extended graduated scale, but only the monthly ticket to the Kenosha offers a discount. All others are face value, Metra station, it essentially remains meaning the ten-ride price is equivalent to the the same as when total of ten fares to the particular zone of travel. this image was Also departing south from the Millennium taken in 2005. Station is the South Shore Line to South Bend Airport in Indiana, the terminus actually being within the airport terminal. This is also an electric service using mainly single-level EMUs, although there are a small number of bi-level coaches. Utilising the Metra electric

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Following a radical political decision in 2004 that cut its tramway in two, Kyiv has systems Kyiv benefitted from investment around the 2012 European factfile UKRAINE football championships, and ambitions remain No. Kyiv, for reconnections. Mike 76 Ukraine Russell reports.

he magnificent city of K3R-N cars 407 the western embankment of the each side of the Dnieper were linked Kyiv is today the capital and 414 pass on Dnieper, the river that flows through by an important cross-river crossing of the independent state a short unfenced the city. After later extensions, this line, on Patona Mist (bridge). of Ukraine. A settlement section of the which served the Podil and Pechersk A feature of the post-1991 political rebuilt west bank at Kyiv has existed for districts, became one of the city’s scene in the former Soviet Union has express tramway Tover a thousand years, but for most of busiest but its traffic was eventually been the replacement of the system served by lines 1 that period it was merely one of the and 3; 407 retains killed by the opening of the metro. of centralised planning by local most important cities in the Russian, overall advertising Subsequently, a large electric controls, usually under the direction later Soviet, empire. Only since 1991 for the 2012 tramway system was developed on the of an all-powerful Mayor. Sometimes has Ukraine enjoyed independence. European football west bank, site of the ancient city, and this works against the interests of the Indeed, many Russians acknowledge championship held in the post-World War Two era also tramways and so it proved in Kyiv Kyiv as the birthplace of the Russian jointly between on the east bank. Trams had actually when, one afternoon in June 2004, nation and its culture, stemming from Ukraine and Poland. first appeared on the east bank in 1912 it was announced from the Mayor’s the settlement of Kievan Rus' from the with a line of interurban character, office that he had decreed that all tram ninth century. and by the end of the 1930s a sizeable services over the Dnieper bridge would As befits such an important city, network had developed with its own cease from end of service that night Kyiv (Kiev in those days) was an early depot, given that the area was much and that the tracks would be lifted. entrant into the field of tramway less developed than more recent times. At a stroke, the Kyiv tramways were operation and in 1892 it opened the Change is relentless, however, cut in two with no physical connection first electric tramway line anywhere and the development of a metro between them. There is a long-term in the Russian empire. (The practice system (currently using three lines) plan to remedy this situation, but in of Nizhniy Novgorod claiming this from 1960 resulted in contraction the meantime it presents logistical accolade relates only to that part of the of the tramways, accelerated by the difficulties for the operator. former empire that is today in Russia All pictures by replacement of many lines on the west The west bank’s network of eight itself). This line linked the top of Mike Russell unless bank by trolleybuses, first introduced traditional routes is arguably the more St Vladimir’s hill with a point opposite otherwise noted. to the city in 1935. The networks on colourful, with trams still threading

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THE FLEET

Most rolling stock continues to be Tatra T3 bogie cars, delivered during the Soviet era up to 1987; the great majority are of the more modern three-door layout but a handful of two-door cars, dating back to 1973, remain in traffic. In the first part of this century, some of these cars were subject to a complete rebuild within the works at Darnytsia and appeared in a variant of the standard red/cream livery, with black trim and a recessed front panel beneath the windscreen. Most have since been repainted into standard livery. Darnytsia works has also rebuilt two sets of T3 cars into three-section articulated units, one for use on the west bank express tramway and the other for the Kryvyi Rih express tramway. Subsequent similar reconstructions were built at KZET (a big workshop that produced both trams and trolleybuses, now located within Podilske depot). These 14 west bank cars (401-414) are designated K3R-N, feature low-floor centre sections by Pars nova and are painted in the Ukrainian national colours of yellow and blue, though some still sport motifs advertising the 2012 European football championship. These cars are designated K3R-N (or KT3-UA by Pars nova, which supplied the technology). Over 100 Tatra T6B5 cars (known as T3M in the former Soviet bloc) arrived between 1985 and 1991 and the survivors may be found in operation on all routes of the network on both sides of the river. In addition, the two Tatra-Yug T6B5 units 100/1 delivered in 1994 work from Darnytsia depot. Purpose-built low-floor cars have also been added to the fleet. Car 500 was the prototypeK1M8 three-section car built at Dnipropetrovsk as a variant to the standard K1 bogie car, of which Kyiv has taken nine and others have joined other Ukrainian fleets. In addition, three similar bogie cars with low-floor centre sections (341-3), typeK1M, joined the fleet in 2012 and operate in two-car sets with a conventional K1 bogie car as trailer. Three production cars similar to 500 have since been added to the fleet (501-3) and all operate on the west bank express lines. The prototype Skt-Peterburg built 71-154M articulated car 450 is also numbered amongst this fleet. There are seven so-called 'Chestnut' rebuilds of Tatra T3 cars for use on the express tramways; these T3UA-3 cars are to be found on the east bank route (600-5) and appear in an ivory livery with red relief, whilst a sole car (750) is on the west bank network. There are three depots currently in use. All east bank services TOP: Undulating gutter-running track BELOW LEFT: The overall length of the are worked from the large Darnytsia depot, with its separate is a feature of the right-bank lines serving K1-8M three-section articulated car is shown works complex on opposite sides of vul. Usenka. The west bank Dmitrivska; Tatra T3 6012 is one of the city’s in this view of 501 shortly after departure from express routes are worked from Depot Im. Shevchenka, reached last batch of such cars. Voksal on west bank express routes 1 and 3. by a non-service connection beyond the terminus of line 1 at vul. Bulgakova. The depot for the surviving conventional routes on ABOVE: The three K1M bogie cars with BELOW: Mixed operation on the short the right bank is Podilske on vul. Frunze in the inner north-west low-floor central sections all operate on street-track section leading to Voksal of the city and this provides cars for all routes in the old city the west bank express tramway route; this terminus shared by express tramway routes except the express tramway, some of which are isolated from set, comprising K1M 343 and K1 324, stand 1 and 3, on which K3R-N 404 in Ukrainian the depot by some distance. at the Voksal terminus awaiting their national colours can be seen, with Tatra T3 next trip. 5952 following on local route 15.

“One afternoon in June 2004, theM ayor decreed that all tram services over the Dnieper bridge would cease that night and that the tracks would be lifted.”

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their way through narrow, congested streets on the way to and from the terminal at Kontraktova Ploshcha (an interchange that is now a shadow of its former importance). Those routes that are not purely local in nature extend far out into the northern suburbs, on paved reserved track. A showpiece is line 12 to Pushcha-Vodytsia, which beyond Ploscha Shevchenka moves onto central sleeper track through the dacha district, and comes into its own at weekends when city residents move out of the city to their smallholdings and retreats in the woods. This network is supplemented by one of two express tramway lines, recently reconstructed, that carry two high-frequency services between a terminus close to Kyiv’s main railway station (Voksal) and terminal points at Vul. Bulgakova and Kiltseva Doroga in the western suburbs, each serving high-density housing developments. ABOVE: Kyiv’s A third line links these two termini. K3R-N cars feature This express tramway was first opened a low-floor centre in 1978 with a terminal point remote section supplied by from the station at Ploscha Peremogi; Pars nova; seen here this was adequate at the time but, at the impressive new terminal of with the increase in car ownership right bank express and modal competition in passenger routes 2 and 3 at transport, it soon became apparent Kiltseva Doroga. that it was far from ideally situated to cater for passenger movements. RIGHT: A pair of During the reconstruction coupled Tatra T3 works it was given up and the cars bogie cars, 5972 + of the express lines extended over 5534, take the curve for express route 1 reconstructed street-track lines shared at Gnata Uri, with by other west bank routes to reach the tracks for line 3 Voksal. The latter terminus is now the extending into the scene of continuous activity at peak distance. periods, with coupled pairs of Tatra T3 cars or modern articulated cars with BELOW: Morning low-floor centre sections arriving and peak at the Voksal departing in quick succession to clear terminus shared by LEFT: One of the the queues of intending passengers west bank express east bank's sections of who have arrived by metro, suburban lines 1 and 3 and private right-of-way, local routes 15 and with two Tatra T3 or long-distance trains. 18. A pair of coupled cars (5614 and 5619) Here and elsewhere on the common Tatra T3 cars loads passing in Darnytsia. trunk of the express tramway, stations at the express route’s were totally reconstructed, with entry raised platform BELOW: The barriers and access only by passengers whilst solo car 5952 terminus at Lisova holding pre-purchased tickets. The passes by on line 15. metro station threads line is laid in the median strip of a K3R-N car 411 has set through a maze of busy urban dual carriageway road and down its passengers stalls. A two-car set and prepares to turn of T6B5 cars begins a for the most part is segregated by high on the loop in the journey on trunk line fencing and barriers. Passenger access background. 28 on 22 July 2011. is mainly by footbridges.

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“There is a small amount of on-street running on the east bank, but the vast majority is on paved or sleeper-track reservation, with short stretches of private right-of-way.”

ABOVE: High-rise apartment blocks provide a huge network facts source of passenger Opened: 1891 (tramway electrification traffic for the from 1892 Kyiv tramways, particularly on the Routes: 23 east bank. This pair Route distance: Approx. 240km of coupled T6B5 cars (149 miles) (068 + 100), seen on Stops: 184 route 35, features as the trailer car one of Depots: 3 only two Tatra-Yug Approximate weekday hours: models in the fleet. 05.00-23.00 Main frequency: 8-20 mins LEFT: Tatra T3 (route dependent) 5962 heads out towards Pushcha Gauge: 1524mm Vodytsia on Power supply: 600v dc showpiece line 12 Fleet: Approx. 360 (service), on 24 July 2011, 26 (works cars) passing beneath the railway viaduct Operator: Kyivpastrans at Dobrininska INFORMATION junction with its City network: http://kpt.kiev.ua enigmatic graffiti.

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Pushcha-Vodytsia 7, 12 14-a liniia

13-a liniia K AYIV TR M ROUTES 11-a liniia 7-a liniia 9-a liniia 6-a liniia park Pushcha-Vodytsia Myloslavska 3-ia liniia 28 7, 12 Miska st. metro Sotszabez 7, 12 SpetsdyspanserKalancha Lisnytstvo Heroiv Dnipra Pushchavodytska 16 M. Tsvietaievoi Lisova pl. T.Shevchenka Heroiv Dnipra 28 Poliama L. Bykova 7, 19 Z. Haidai O. Saburova Polupanova 16 12, 19 12, Marshala Tymoshenka 33, 35 Luhova st. metro 11, 11k , 16 Obolon Obolonskyi 28, 33, 35 Torhovyi instytut im. Bakulia shliakhoprovid 11,11k T. Draizera kompleks S.Skliarenka 11k, 16 L. Havro Syretska Moskovsyi M. Kybalchycha prosp. Kurenivskyi park Kurnatovskoho stadion Spartak bulv. Perova 22, 23, 28,S. 33, 35 Stalskoho 22, 23 V. Khvoiky 11, 12, 19 P. Zaporozhtsia prosp. A. Navoi I. Shevtsova Olenivska Shchekavytska 22, 23, 28, 33, 35 M. Shpaka Zhytnii Kontraktova Yunosti rynok ploshcha Beresteiskast. metro 14, 15 14, 18 Lukianivska pl. 11, 12, 14, 18, 19 O. Telihy Zooiohichna Petrivska A. Malyshka st. Politekhnichna Artema 14, 15 st. metro Chemihivska st. Polova 15, 18 Pavlivska

Heroiv Sevastopolia bulv. I. Lepse 1, 3 pl. Peremohy P. Usenka 14, 15 st. Industrialna Starovokzalna Prazka V. Chumaka 1, 3, 15, 18 EPE D st. heroiv Sevastopolia N bulv. Yaroclava Hasheka st. Simi Sosninykh 1, 3 I prosp. Kosmonavta Komarova Instytut khimii

14, 15 2, 3 R 2, 3 st. Hnata Yury Dobruzka Pryvokzalna st. 1, 2 Kiltseva bulv. Koltsova doroha Zodchykh Avtohennyi zavod 14, 15 Kharkivskyi masyv Hryhorovycha-Barskoho A. Akhmatovoi 1, 2 Mykhailivska prosp. P. Hryhorenka Borshchahivka

KEY 11 Route numbers k Short routes

Of more recent origin is the of low-rise, low-density housing and One city, two segregated express tramway and tramway network on the east bank, a small amount of light industry near separate tramway extended southwards to the suburban often referred to erroneously as the the terminus, concealed at Chervonyi networks. Kyiv railway station at Troeshchina-2 Darnytsia side, as this is just one small Khutir and adjacent to the main offers a diverse (line 4), while connecting tracks at mixture of routes, part of the whole area. A feature of this highway linking the city with Kyiv’s its northern end also see infrequent and hopes one network of nine conventional and two main airport, Boryspil. day to reunite the service use by peak-hour line 5. Once express routes is the metro connection Another feature of the east bank systems on the east again, passenger access to stops is facilities at Lisova and Chernihivska system was the construction of an and west banks of generally by footbridge (although stations. There is a small amount of express tramway, with the first section the Dnieper. instances of ground-level trespass on-street running on the east bank, opening in the south in 1998 as line 8. are easily detected) and the service is but the vast majority is on paved or In 2000, a second stage (between provided by a combination of Tatra sleepered track reservation, with short Miloslavska vul. and Prospekt T3 cars rebuilt with a low-floor centre stretches of private right-of-way. Vatutina) opened in the northern section or by conventional two-car Once again, massive housing estates suburbs as express route 2, wholly on trains of unrebuilt stock. of high-rise flats provide heavy traffic reserved track. There were unfulfilled The newly-created southern flows for the tramway and peak-period plans for this to be extended to terminal of this line features cars or trains on this side are frequently Livoberezhna metro station and then impressive infrastructure, with major full to bursting point. A stark contrast further to the south to link with line 8. earthworks and curved viaducts, the is provided by the outer section of line This second section was subsequently tramway emerging from ground level 29 along Tashkentska vul., where the taken out of service. More recently, it onto a concrete platform supported tramway serves an older settlement has been reconstructed as a fully- by pillars in order to terminate

26 / january 2014 www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org Harsh winters are often a feature of the Kyiv landscape, RESOUT but the tramways must keep running in all conditions 1 Starovokzaina - Mykhaillvska Borshchahivka to keep the city’s economy 2 st. Kiltseva doroha - Mykhaillvska Borshchahivka moving. Tatra T6B5 car 001 3 st. Kiltseva doroha - Starovokzalna operated for a while in this 7 Pushcha-Vodytsia (14-a liniia) - pl. T.Shevchenka special ‘café’ livery and this 8 st. metro 'Lisova' - st.metro 'Pozniaky' view on 30 January 2005 on 11 Kontraktova pl. - L.Havro the snowbound reserved track 11k L.Havro - S.Skliarenka outer section of line 12 only adds 12 Kontraktova pl. - Pushcha-Vodytsia (14-a liniia) to the sense of a winter tramway 14 Kontraktova pl. - Avtohennyi zavod 28 wonderland. Kostj Kozlov 15 Starovokzaina - Avtohennyi zavod 16 st.metro 'Herolv Dnipra' - S.Skiiarenka A rear view of ‘Chestnut’ car 18 Kontraktova pl. - Starovokzaina 19 Kontraktova pl. - pl. T.Shevchenka 603 on the fully-segregated 22 bulv. Perova - ZZBK private right-of-way served by 23 bulv. Perova - DVRZ left bank express tram lines Torhovyi 25 ZZBK - Kharkivskyi masyv 4 and 5. kompleks 28 Myloslavska - st.metro 'Lisova' 29 st.metro 'Lisova' - Chervonyi khutir M. Kybalchycha 29 O.Saburova - DVRZ 29 O.Saburova - st.metro 'Lisova'

P. Zaporozhtsia prosp. A. Navoi

22, 23, 28, 33, 35 Yunosti st.metro Lisova A. Malyshka 8, 28, 29, 35 st. metro Chemihivska prosp. 8, 22, 23, 29, 33 Yurila Haharina DVRZ Chervonohvardiiska 23, 33

P. Usenka 23 Prazka 23, 33 Senomanskyi prov. bulv. Yaroclava Hasheka LobachevskohoProfspilkova

8, 22, 29 Instytut khimii Damytskyi Damytskyi rynok vokzal8, 25, 29 Sormovska Volho-Donskyi prov. Pryvokzalna 22, 25 M. Rudnieva Mistechko Kharkivske shose ZZBK

29 22, 25 Kharkivskyi masyv 8, 25 A. Akhmatovoi 25 Slavy Hruzynska 8 Vakulenchuka Park Partyzanskoi Chervonyi prosp. P. Hryhorenka 29 khutir 8 st.metro Pozniaky

alongside the railway station building at Troeshchina-2. The intention is to provide interchange between the Tatra T3s 5647 + 5653 depart from the Troeshchina-2 A driver’s eye view from the cab, with T3 5662 on tramway and city trains, thereby station on the specially-constructed curved viaduct east bank route 8 waiting to enter the short single-track that gives access to the newly-created tram/train section over a bridge spanning the mainline railway on providing a combined facility to interchange. Kharkivske Shose. reach the city centre by avoiding Moskovskyi bridge. This bridge is very congested in peak hours, which are the only periods in essential facts which the city trains operate. Should there ever be a desire to extend the route How to get there: British Airways What is there to see? Kyiv is substantial incline. The city features to offer similar connections from points flies daily between London full of historic and attractive many cultural venues where one (Heathrow) and Kyiv and Ukraine monuments and buildings and can experience Ukrainian theatre, south of the railway, major obstacles International between London there is no shortage of sightseeing concerts and events. will exist in crossing the railway or (Gatwick) and Kyiv, both serving opportunities in the city. Kyiv railway station is served providing passenger interchange, Boryspil airport. Low-cost Shipping services offer the by trains to all other parts of given the present layout which has all airline Wizz flies three times a opportunity for Dnieper river the country and there are the appearance of being final. week between Luton and Kyiv cruises and depart from berths opportunities for excursions to (Zhuliany), serving the city airport near the foot of St Vladimir’s Hill. other tramway systems such as The assistance of Kostj Kozlov in the which is reachable by trolleybus A funicular provides easy access Konotop or Vinnytsia, plus those preparation of this article is gratefully route 22 to/from the city centre. between the top and bottom of this further afield. acknowledged.

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ALGERIA ALGIERS. Work to extend the tramway from Bordj El-Kiffan to Dergana was completed in December. The official opening is expected in March 2014 as far as Kahwat Chergui, continuing to Dergana in June. A. Senut ORAN. In its first six months, the tramway carried 4.1m passengers, with trams travelling 482 660km (approx. 300 000 miles). The commercial speed achieved is 16.2km/h (10mph). A. Senut

AUSTRALIA BRISBANE. The Queensland government has unveiled plans for a 5.4km (3.4-mile) double-deck city centre tunnel, with rail on the lower level and buses on the upper level. It would link Dutton Park with Victoria Park and cost AUD5bn (EUR3.38bn). Construction would An artist’s impression of an interchange between light rail and commuter rail in Canada’s Raleigh-Durham conurbation near take six years. RGI the Durham Station Transportation Centre (see story, below). Triangle Transit Authority CANBERRA. Capital Metro has hired consultants to explore mile) tram-train project for It seems an Ontario election The Ayacucho Green Corridor patronage estimates for the implementation in 2015-17. T-2000 may also be expected in 2014, tram, a metro feeder, will feature proposed city centre to Gunghalin the progressive conservative Tim gradients of 12% and be operated LRT line; there is a budget of BRAZIL Hudak running for premier on an by Translohr rubber-tyred vehicles AUD1.4m (EUR945 000) for a light MACEIÓ. The state government anti-light rail ticket, and merging with a central guidance rail. rail masterplan. ‘Canberra Times’ of Alagoas is inviting tenders for the TTC and GO Transit. Current SYDNEY. Full light rail service a 24km (15-mile) light rail line Ontario Transportation Minister, ETHIOPIA resumed at 19.30 on 30 October, to link the city with Zumbi dos Liberal Glen Murray is promising ADDIS ABABA. The first light 23 days after two derailments. Palmares airport, estimated to cost to keep the suburban light rail rail track was laid at a ceremony The date announced for the BRL1.5bn (EUR487.3m). A federal plans intact if his party wins. on 30 October on the Torhailoch opening of the extension to grant of BRR900m (EUR283m) is Meanwhile, penalties are being – Hayat line. The public has been Dulwich Hill is 1 February. promised. RGI paid to Bombardier as the future of invited to choose from one of nine The NSW Government has SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS. The the 182-car order for LRVs remains liveries for the LRVs. allafrica.com conceded that the proposed LRT project has been cancelled unclear following the decision to Eastern Suburbs tramway will after the federal government said build the Scarborough line as a FRANCE tunnel under Moore Park between its funding contribution should be subway extension. This reduces AVIGNON. The 14.5km (nine- Devonshire St and Randwick, used only for bus rapid transit. IRJ the LRV requirement by 48 cars. mile) tramway project was granted increasing the cost. J. Chuang SÃO PAULO. The Move The TTC has abandoned plans its declaration of public utility on consortium has been awarded the to close the Yonge subway for two 25 November, and work on the BELGIUM contract to build and operate the months for repair after realising EUR250m scheme will start in BRUSSEL/BRUXELLES. It is 15.9km (9.9-mile) metro line 6, also it would take 250 buses and 400 2014, for completion in late 2016. now expected that some service known as the Orange line; 23 six- drivers to provide replacement Alstom is to supply 24 Citadis on line 62 will be extended from car trains will be built in Brazil. RGI service. ‘Toronto Globe & Mail’ Compact trams worth EUR45m. IRJ Bienfaiteurs to Jette from 10 March. RALEIGH – DURHAM. Plans for NICE. The Thaumasia consortium Simonis metro station (lines 2 and CANADA the 27.2km (16.9-mile) Durham – has won a EUR270m contract 6) has been renamed Elisabeth to OTTAWA. On 29 October the Chapel Hill LRT line, to be built at to build the 3.2km (two-mile) coincide with the production of a mayor announced a commitment a cost of CAD1.37bn (EUR951.7m), tram subway for line 2, including new route map. T-2000 to expanding the initial 12km were discussed at the first meeting interchange with line 1 at Jean GENT. Work is in progress on the (7.45-mile) LRT line within five of the Triangle Transit Authority Médecin. Opening is predicted for 2.3km (1.43-mile) extension of years of its completion in 2018, advisory committee on 22 December 2017, when line 2 will line 4 to Zwijnaarde Ter Linden, east to Place d’Orleans, west to November. A federal grant is sought connect the airport with the port involving complete highway Bayshore and south to Baseline at a to meet half the cost. E. B. Havens at Lympia (11.3km, seven miles, reconstruction and two new cost of CAD1.38bn (EUR952m); the VANCOUVER. The first of 114 costing EUR770.7m). A. Senut bridges over the ring road and E40 proposals are subject to provincial Skytrain Mark 1 light metro cars PARIS. Studies have begun for motorway. Passenger service is not and federal funding. E. B. Havens (built 1984-5) to be refurbished the 6km (3.7-mile) extension of expected before summer 2015. TORONTO. Tramline 511, for another 15 years life returned tramline T8 from St-Denis to RER Plans are being developed Bathurst, reopened on 23 to the operating fleet on 20 Rosa Parks. to reconvert route 7 to trams, November after three months of November. The project is budgeted SNC Lavallin has been awarded initially linking St-Denijs- bus replacement for street works. to cost CAD37.9m (EUR26.3m) the project management contract Westrem (Kortrijksesteenweg) With Mayor Ford’s issues making and is to be completed in 2016. for the Tangientielle Ouest and Dampoort, but eventually international headlines, and most Translink tram-train project. STIF has also reaching Mont-St-Amand. of his powers stripped in favour of published details of phase 2 of this Construction should take place his deputy, TTC chair Karen Stintz COLOMBIA project, 9.7km (six miles) from in 2016-2020. T-2000 has set up a campaign team to run MEDELLIN. Metro de Medellin St-Germain Grande-Ceinture HASSELT – MAASTRICHT. for office in the 27 October 2014 has awarded an Alstom-led joint to RER Acheres Ville, with one The Flemish government has mayoral election. She will step venture a contract for the power intermediate station. now joined its Dutch colleagues down as TTC chair in February to system on a 4.3km (2.7-mile) Metro line 9 is the latest to receive in approving the 32km (20- permit her to campaign. tramway, due to open in mid-2015. MF01 steel-wheeled stock. A . Senut

28 / JANUARY 2014 www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org TOURS. After two months of turning circle has been lifted. DS four-car trainsets are being built in network with 33 stations based operation, the new tramway is MAINZ. The new tramway to São Paulo, Brazil. Passenger service largely on running alongside already carrying an average of Lerchenberg was given its final is scheduled for mid-2014. RGI existing rail lines. 45 000 passengers/day. F. Roski go-ahead by the city council on KOLKATA (Calcutta). The West VALENCIENNES. The opening of 22 October. The 9.2km (5.7-mile) Bengal Government is raising ISLE OF MAN the line T2 tramway extension to line will cost EUR83.6m, with transport funding by offering 99- SNAEFELL MOUNTAIN Vieux-Condé has been postponed EUR44m coming from a federal year leases on surplus land and six RAILWAY/MANX ELECTRIC from December to February. VdN grant. Work will start this spring tram depots. ‘Press Trust of India’ RAILWAY. Repairs to the landslip for completion in late 2016. DS SHIMLA. The state capital in the Upper Laxey Valley (Snaefell GERMANY MANNHEIM. Bombardier has hill town with a population of Mountain Railway) that occurred AUGSBURG. Tram routes returned completed delivery of Variobahn 172 000 has commissioned a in 2012 were to be completed by to normal from 15 December trams 4151-62; 4162 replaces tramway feasibility study from the end of 2013. Work has cost with the completion of the 4149 from the previous order, French experts. TNN over GBP100 000 (EUR120 000) reconstruction of Königsplatz. BS which, after extended loan to and involved the construction BRAUNSCHWEIG. 2014 will Bombardier for PRIMOVE trials IRELAND of a new wall to aid drainage and see the delivery of 18 new Solaris in Augsburg, has been rebuilt for DUBLIN (LUAS). The record year support the line. This will allow trams and four electric buses from driver training. BS, DS for passenger numbers on Luas the double-track section to be the same manufacturer. For the NORDHAUSEN. The last double- in 2012 (increasing by 300 000 restored and for normal services latter a recharging station has been ended tram in the fleet, GT4 94 to 29.4m) was not enough to be operated during 2014. installed at Hbf. BS (1966 Esslingen, ex-Freiburg) was to prevent pre-tax profits at Tynwald approval has been CHEMNITZ. Tenders are being scrapped in October. BS Veolia Transport Dublin Light given to spend GBP678 000 prepared for the purchase of ten NÜRNBERG. Tenders are being Rail declining by a quarter to (EUR813 000) on Manx Electric new trams to replace the remaining invited for 20 new four-section EUR1.39m. The fall in profits and Snaefell track in the Laxey Tatra cars by the end of 2015. DS U-Bahn sets for line U1. BS has been blamed on increased Station area, enabling the renewal ERFURT. The tramway closure SAARBRÜCKEN. The extension administrative costs. of ballast, sleepers, points and between Anger and Domplatz was from Heusweiler Markt to Lebach- Vandalism on the Luas system rails. The work is the final phase lifted from 26 October, permitting Jabach has been completed. is costing the operating company of improvements that have been routes to return to normal. BS Passenger service should start in an average of EUR1m a year and carried out over the last three years, ESSEN. The new 29.9m, three- the second quarter of 2014. By then it has been found necessary totalling GBP1.17m (EUR1.4m) . section Bombardier Flexity Classic the three cars loaned to Karlsruhe to employ additional security 70% low-floor trams are 1601-27; will have been returned. BS guards. Vandalism costs in 2013 ITALY each costs EUR2.8m. BS STUTTGART. A 400m extension had already reached EUR1.4m in COSENZA. This town of FRANKFURT/Oder. A tender is of line U5 is planned at Leinfelden, the first nine months. 70 000 in Calabria wants to build being prepared for the purchase of to Markomannenstrasse. S-Bahn DUBLIN (METRO). Although a 10.5km (6.5-mile) 950mm-gauge 15 low-floor trams. BS line S2 will be extended from proposals for a Dublin Metro tramway linking the city centre FREIBURG/Breisgau. The Filderstadt to Neuhausen (3.9km, system were put on hold during with the university at Arcavacata first refurbishedGT8Z tram, 243, 2.4 miles) by 2019. G. Wandel the financial crisis, it remains an in the northern suburbs. Tenders entered service on 16 October WUPPERTAL. The solution ambition for the future. Dublin have been invited for the with the new livery design. The to the problem that caused the City councillors were recently construction, and for the supply extension to Zähringen is due to Schwebebahn accident on 17 briefed on alternative proposals of 11 low-floor cars. TR open on 15 March. BS October was the manufacture of that would incorporate and extend MILANO. New tram track is being HALLE. Sunday 29 November new current collectors for all 26 cars, the proposed Metro North and laid from Stazione Porta Garibaldi saw the end of scheduled operation a task entrusted to the Vohwinkel Dart underground projects. to via Farini for routes 4 and 7. New of Tatra trams after 44 years workshops. These include a warning A transport planner from track and overhead has already of service. Six three-car sets were device to show if a collector moves Galway University has suggested been installed from Stazione in service at the end. DS out of alignment. WStW the lines could be built under five Porta Garibaldi via Gaspare HANNOVER. The first tram of simultaneous contracts in just Rosales and viale Monte Santo to type 3000 was handed over on 15 INDIA two years and cost around half a junction with routes 9 and 33 November, and should be ready CHENNAI. The first test on the that of Metro North alone. He at via Galileo Galilei, restoring a for passenger service in February. new metro ran on 6 November; 42 has suggested a 53km (33-mile) previous route. R. J. Elliott Üstra has exercised its option to purchase 50 more Tw3000 cars for EUR90m, bringing the total on order from Vossloh-Kiepe to 100. HEILBRONN. Stadtbahn service S42 from Heilbronn Hbf to Bf Neckarsulm was to be introduced from 14 December. BS KARLSRUHE. The contractor building the tram subways, GSB, was declared insolvent on 21 November. Since this move was anticipated, a new contractor, BeMo Tunnelling, was in place ready to continue the work. The closure of the tramway south from Marktplatz for two years to permit subway construction saw diversions from 16 November. The delivery of the first Vossloh low-floor tram has been postponed from February to September. BS KÖLN (Cologne). The new reversing sidings at the Merkenich terminus of route 12 were brought An unexpected twist in the saga of new low-floor trams for Moskva was the arrival in November of this Alstom Citadis 301 three- into use from 28 October. The old car tram, built in the Barcelona factory. A previous Citadis demonstrator was returned without entering service. D. Kasatkin

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The Polish city of Gdansk has ordered five PESA Jazz Duo low-floor trams to Infrastructure works are taking place across the Katowice tramway. This view at continue its fleet modernisation in a deal worth PLN43m (EUR10.3m) . The first Dandówka shows shuttle service 26b worked by ex-Frankfurt 909 connecting with trams are to arrive in 2014. PESA the ex-Wien tram 927 on route 26a. A. Paula

PALERMO. The opening of the with in November included part Gliwice depot, and a service has and Bytom (railway station), new tramway has been postponed of ul. Wolności, near Gliwice temporarily been reinstated on line closed in August 2008 because until October 2015. TR depot (line 4); a section of lines 5 30 (Bytom – Biskupice) to provide of poor track condition (the and 30 along ul. Konstytucji and cover over the Bytom – Bobrek track was later lifted). Contractor NETHERLANDS ul. Zabrzanska in Bobrek; that part section whilst line 18 (Bytom Skanska is laying new double-track AMSTERDAM. Articulated tram of line 7 between Świętochłowice – Bobrek - Ruda Południowa – on a partly new reserved track 804 has been restored to normal Gazownia junction and Chorzów Chebzie) remains suspended. alignment all on the west side of service after the planned tourist Batory station junction; and along Work on rebuilding the section the main road (Świętochłowicka service was cancelled. 782/5 and 810 ul. Armii Krajowej in Chorzów IV, between Chebzie and Ruda and Łagewnicka), eliminating have been scrapped for spares. OR served by lines 7, 20 and 40. On the Południowa, closed in April, is the two road crossings on the DEN HAAG. The new brine latter section, connections to and proceeding very slowly, with former single-track alignment. trams 3009/11/24/44 have been from Chorzów Batory works and extensive piling works taking Work is proceeding rapidly and painted in yellow and black livery depot have been severely restricted place to reinforce the cutting at the new line should be open early and entered service to replace with the access to and from the east Przedtorze, whilst works east of in 2014, hopefully permitting 3005/27/31/4, which have been temporarily removed. Ruda Południowa were making reinstatement of the historic scrapped. When not required for Along ul. Obrońców Westerplatte good progress. Since 9 September, all Bytom- Świętochłowice – Chorzów snow-clearing duties, they can be in the western part of Szopienice direct access by any route between Batory – Katowice link that was used for driver instruction. OR (lines 14, 15 and 20), a similar Bytom and Chebzie has been broken when 7 was truncated to the ROTTERDAM. Tram 745 has stretch of single-track working is severed, the latter point currently unnatural terminus at Łagewniki. been preserved. The Romeo group in force whilst the eastbound track being served only by a truncated In the east based on Sosnowiec, had the opportunity to retrieve appears to be under significant line 9 (Chebzie – Chorzów Ratusz). complete reconstruction of track spare parts for it from 718/21/36/7 realignment. In Zabrze, from 5 Major civil engineering works are on line 15 between Sosnowiec and before they were scrapped. OR October 2013 the southern section taking place beneath and in the Zagórze is proceeding; meanwhile, of line 3 to Makoszowy was under vicinity of the main-line railway 15 is rerouted to Będzin depot NORWAY complete bus replacement in bridge at Chebzie, resulting in (instead of Zagórze), whilst 24 OSLO. Tramline 13 was to be connection with trackworks in major disruption to all other routes. has been curtailed to operate ul. re-extended to Bekkestua from ul. 3 Maja, cars on line 3 being The section of 9 between Bytom Okrzei to Sosnowiec station only. 15 December. Tracklaying is in rerouted to Zaborze (ul. Lompy). and Chebzie is replaced by bus Within Sosnowiec itself, during progress on the new line past Track renewals in Katowice’s ul. route T-9 at tramway frequencies. October and early November, the Opera House; in April the 3 Maja have been completed and Line 11 (Katowice – Chebzie) has single-line working on ul. 3 new section will be linked to the work has now moved to reconstruct been severely truncated to operate Maja for track renewal between existing line from Strandgata to Plac Wolności (routes 7, 20 and 40); between Chorzów Ratusz and Estakada and Sosnowiec railway Jerbanetorget. again, the original track layout Lipiny Targowisko only, requiring station resulted in an unusual The resumption of tram with full connecting curves is the use of double-ended ex- arrangement whereby both tracks service to Majorstuen has been being relaid and in November Frankfurt Pt cars from Zawodzie outside the station were adapted for postponed to June, leaving routes cars were operating both ways depot because of the single-track use by southbound journeys, that 11 and 19 diverted for a further on the southern segment of stub-terminus at Lipiny. nearest the station continuing to six months. The 15 December the circle under signal control. Line 17 (Chorzów Ratusz be used by cars on routes emerging timetable change was also to Reconstruction of the trunk line to Chebzie) is curtailed at the from Malachowskiego whilst see T-bane line 2 extended from (routes 6 and 19) Bytom-Chorzów- triangular junction at Łagewniki southbound cars on 15, 21 and 27 Gjönnes to Avlös. BS Katowice continues. Targowisko, a manoeuvre shared used the track normally used by TRONDHEIM. The new track on Work on reconstructing the with line 7, whilst between there northbound journeys; a crossover the St Olavs gate terminal loop was single-track line between Chebzie and Lipiny a shuttle service (47) is at the south-west end of 3 Maja brought into use after completion and Zaborze moved west from operated at 30-minute intervals, allowed them to regain normal on 23 September. LT Ruda Południowa junction from 3 with meal-break gaps, using routeing. Northbound journeys on August, thereby further curtailing one back-to-back 111N set from 15 and 21 were meanwhile rerouted POLAND shuttle line 10 to operation between Gliwice depot. The contorted depot via Piłsudskiego, Sienkiewicza and KATOWICE. Work on track Bobrek (Osiedle Pod Brzozami) working on this line with its mere Malachowskiego. These special renewals has expanded rapidly and Ruda Południowa. This now ten minutes’ end-to-end running arrangements ceased from 10 since the report in TAUT 908 has just one back-to-back 111N set time takes 107 minutes each way. November but other temporary and the whole network is now providing a 30-minute service with A very encouraging move re-routeings remain. beset with stretches of single-line gaps for meal reliefs; the junction in this general vicinity is the A substantial reorganisation working while rail replacement at Bobrek has been reinstated excellent progress being made on affecting trunk route 26 (Milowice takes place. following relaying, permitting reinstating the section of line 7 – Mysłowice) took effect from 2 Double-track sections dealt direct access for this set to/from between Łagewniki Targowisko September when it was divided at

30 / JANUARY 2014 www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org Dańdówka junction (where 26 and SOUTH AFRICA 11 November following the transactions at Underground 27 diverge) on a long-term basis. COMMUTER RAIL. An Alstom- close of the Illuminations on the stations and job reductions have Ex-Wien cars continue to operate led consortium has been awarded previous day. The first tram leaves been announced to meet cuts of route 26a (Milowice – Dańdówka), a contract to 3600 EMU cars for Starr Gate at 05.00 on Mondays to GBP225m (EUR270m) in Transport there turning by reversing across delivery as 600 trainsets in 2015- Fridays, 06.00 on Saturdays and for London budgets for 2014-15. A the junction on the seldom-used 25. Metrorail will use the new 07.00 on Sundays. All journeys period of consultation has opened. straight connecting tracks. At stock in Pretoria, Johannesburg, operate the full length of the line LUTON. The new busway between Dańdówka a connecting shuttle Cape Town and Durban. A local between Starr Gate and Fleetwood. Luton and Dunstable carried just service (26b) is in operation to plant will be built to assemble the CAMBRIDGE. Terms of over 120 000 passengers in its first Niwka church, worked by two 1067mm-gauge X’Trapolis Mega reference have been agreed by the month, 43% less than the monthly double-ended ex-Frankfurt Pt cars trainsets, after the initial 20 trains Cambridgeshire County Council projected figures contained in the from Zawodzie depot. The route are manufactured in Brazil. RGI cabinet into an independent project’s business case. However, it suffix letters are shown in the review into the delivery of the is expected that numbers will build timetable but not on the cars. This SPAIN county’s guided busway; these up and Luton Council expects arrangement has been introduced ALACANT (Alicante). EUR2.3m focus on the contract with the busway to make a significant because of major reconstruction is being spent on re-aligning the constructor BAM Nuttall. contribution to its aim to deliver work on the tramway viaduct over track of line 9 between Benidorm The long-running dispute with 2.75m extra passenger journeys Orlat Lwowskich in Niwka. and Disco Benidorm. A. Moglestue BAM Nuttall was settled out of on bus services across Luton in the On 31 October, Tramwaje Šląskie court in October, pushing the five-year period to 2014-15. There signed an agreement providing for SWEDEN cost of the busway up to GBP152m has already been a 2m growth in a loan of PLN90m (EUR21.45m) STOCKHOLM. The national (EUR182m), some GBP36m the last three years. towards 30 PESA Swing low- government, Greater Stockholm (EUR43m) over budget. The council MANCHESTER. T he more floor articulated cars and the and Stockholm municipality hopes the review will be useful exposed sections of the Rochdale modernisation of 58 Konstal 105N have signed an agreement to to other authorities considering Metrolink line, beyond Oldham, cars. M.J.Russell, E.M.H.Humphreys expand the metro by 19km (12 similar types of contract; a wider have been subject to adverse WARSZAWA. PESA has been miles) by 2020. The Blue line will review is likely to be carried out by weather conditions, particularly given an order worth PLN185.4m reach Nacka Forum and Hagsätra a council overview and scrutiny ice on the overhead. This has led (EUR44.2m) for 30 three-section to the south, and Barkarby to the committee once the independent to service suspensions, despite 20m Jazz low-floor trams for north. A branch from Odenplan to probe is complete. two of the M5000 cars being delivery in 2015. They will be Arenastaden will be built. RGI EDINBURGH. Normality has equipped with ice cutters and equipped with energy storage returned to Edinburgh city centre T68 1021 being converted into systems for limited operation away SWITZERLAND with the completion of the major an ice-scraper tram. Modification from the overhead, and two will AARAU (WSB). De4/4 6, 43 and infrastructure works necessary to the software controlling the have driver training equipment. 45 have been scrapped, following to construct the tramline. The M5000 trams is being made to try They will replace Konstal 105N withdrawal of freight service. EA overhead line was powered to overcome the problems caused trams on lightly-trafficked routes. BASEL. The start of work on the throughout on 19 November with with ice on the overhead line. The city already has 45 five- proposed extension of route 3 the intention being to operate test As well as suffering problems section trams of this type on across the border to St Louis has trams into the city centre, starting with ice, the network is still subject order and both batches will be part been postponed to 2015. ‘tram’ in December, prior to passenger to delays on an almost weekly financed by a PLN285m (EUR68m) BERN – SOLOTHURN (RBS). services starting in May. basis with Cornbrook junction grant from the EU. RGI With the delivery of NEXT GLASGOW. T he ‘Bramble’ being a particular problem area. RABe4/12 completed, Abe4/12 smartcard was rolled out to Transport for Greater Manchester RUSSIA 62/4-7/9-72 have been downgraded Subway passengers on 30 October has apologised and blames the MOSKVA. Metro line 7 was to Be4/12; Be4/8 41/2/5/8/9 have as the first phase of introduction problems on unexpected issues extended to Zhulebino on 9 been withdrawn. Be4/8 43 has to all forms of transport in the experienced in implementing November. urbanrail.net become Be4/12, using the centre Strathclyde area. Fares will be the new control system, which PYATIGORSK. E x - G e r a section of scrapped 46. EA adjusted during January for non- has now been rolled out over (Germany) Tatra KT4D 302/46/7 GENEVE. On 30 October CFF and smartcard users, with a premium most of the network. In particular have entered service as 9, 13 and SNCF signed a letter of intent for applied for cash fare payments. Transport for Greater Manchester 14. Gotha two-axle tram 003 has the creation of a cross-border RER The ticketing system, installed is working to resolve the problems been sold to Vinnitsa, where it will network totalling 230 route km by Scheidt and Bachman, includes with contractors Thales, MPT become an historical car. BS (143 miles) by the end of 2017. RGI new software, ITSO-compliant and operator Metrolink RATP Dev. TAGANROG. Uraltransmash ORBE – CHAVORNAY smartcard ticketing machines, Despite the problems on the delivered two type 71-407 partly (TR AV YS). 1920 BDe4/4 13 smart gates and related ticketing Rochdale line, passenger numbers low-floor bogie trams at the end of made farewell trips on 12 October equipment across all 15 Subway are roundly twice those carried on November. transphoto.ru before being withdrawn. EA stations. Park-and-ride sites will the previous heavy rail ‘Oldham be integrated into the new system Loop’ service. Figures taken in SINGAPORE THAILAND during 2014. It will be one of the the first year since its re-opening MASS RAPID TRANSIT. The BANGKOK. The Silom line metro UK’s first fully-integrated ITSO in June 2012 show an increase first stage of the Downtown MRT was extended from Talat Phlu to parking and travel schemes. in passenger numbers from line, from Chinatown to Bugis, is to Bang Wa on 5 December. LONDON (UNDERGROUND). 1 236 524 rail journeys between open on 22 December; Bombardier The 23km (14.3-mile) Purple line The ‘wave and pay’ system using October 2008 and October 2009 has delivered 11 MOVIA three-car metro will be built by Marubeni/ contactless credit and debit cards to over 2 500 000 Metrolink trains. urbanrail.net Toshiba and operated by a fleet is to be extended from London journeys between October 2012 of 63 cars from Japan Transport Buses, where it has been in use for and October 2013. SLOVAKIA Engineering Co. Passenger service the last 12 months. A pilot scheme Smart ticketing readers are now BR ATISLAVA. On 22 October a is planned for 2016. RGI for 5000 passengers was expected being installed at all Metrolink contract was awarded to Eurovia to start before Christmas involving stops and ticket machines are for construction of the first stage UKRAINE customers, staff and other groups being upgraded to sell smartcard of the new cross-river tramway KYIV. The metro line 2 extension before the method becomes credits from early in the New Year. to Petrzalka, estimated to cost from Ipodrom to Teremky opened fully available across London NOTTINGHAM. By the middle EUR58.8m; 85% of the cost will on 6 November. urbanrail.net Overground, Docklands Light of November four of the 22 new come from EU funds. The 2.4km Railway, Tube and trams. Citadis trams, 216-219, had been (1.5-mile) line from Bosákova to UNITED KINGDOM The development of smartcard delivered and these were being Safárikovo via Stary Most should BLACKPOOL. T he w i nter and contactless bankcard prepared in the newly-extended open in August 2015. RV service came into operation on payments has seen a drop in ticket workshop facilities at Wilkinson

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Street. It is expected that the new will allow construction of a link DENVER. CO. RTD has awarded a The first two rapid transit cars trams will be introduced on the road under Tinsley Viaduct and joint venture led by Balfour Beatty refurbished by Alstom for further existing lines in the spring. the implementation of a limited a USD343.3m contract to build the service on the Lindenwold line SOUTH YORKSHIRE. A bicycle stop bus service between the two 30km (18.6-mile) commuter rail (1047/8) were delivered on 11 ban is likely to be implemented conurbations via the Lower Don line from Union Station to 124th November. J. W. Vigrass on South Yorkshire’s tram-train Valley by the end of 2015. Avenue by 2018. E. B. Havens PHILADELPHIA, PA (SEPTA). service following discussions FORT WORTH, TX. Restored On 20 November the Pennsylvania between the Passenger Transport USA PCC 1 of the former Leonard’s state senate approved a USD2.3bn Executive and Vossloh, which is BETHESDA – NEW M&O Subway (originally built for transportation funding bill, constructing the vehicles. CARROLLTON, MD. T he Washington) is now on display including USD475m for mass Sheffield City Council and cycle Maryland Board of Public Works at One City Place, a development transit, lifting the threat to SEPTA campaign groups have supported has authorised state officials to seek on the site of the old Leonard’s rail services. E. B. Havens the principle of allowing bikes on private partners for the proposed department store. ‘Star-Telegram’ PORTLAND, OR. Weekday the new vehicles, but Vossloh and 25.6km (15.9-mile), USD2.2bn HOUSTON, TX. 21 December was patronage on the MAX system the PTE believe this could only be Purple light rail line, which it to see the opening of the second averaged 118 500/day for the 12 safely implemented by moving is hoped could open in 2020. A LRT line offering North line months from November 2012 the priority seating in the low- USD900M federal grant will also service between the University through October 2013. This floor area. The South Yorkshire be sought. E. B. Havens and Northline Common (8.5km, reflects the discontinuation, in Integrated Transport Authority BOSTON, MA. MBTA has issued 5.3 miles), built at a cost of September 2012, of the city centre has now endorsed the suggestion a request for proposals for 152 USD756m. ‘Houston Chronicle’ fare-free zone that had been in of a ban when the service between new rapid transit cars that would KANSAS CITY, MO. The city effect for the system’s entire Sheffield and Parkgate starts replace the current Orange line council has approved a study of history. In the final 12-month in 2016, although the ultimate fleet and boost service on the possible extensions to the city period in which the fare-free decision will be left to the operator, Red line. Delivery is required in centre tramway currently under zone still existed, weekday MAX Stagecoach Supertram. 2018-20 and the cost is expected construction, on Main St to 51st patronage averaged 129 600. Government funding approval to be USD1.3bn. R. Barrows St, on Independence Ave and on Average weekday patronage on has been given to the proposed CHARLOTTE, NC. Another Linwood Blvd to 31st St. The 16km the Portland Streetcar soared to a busway between Sheffield and attempt is to be made to secure (ten-mile) expansion programme record of nearly 17 000/day for the Rotherham. The Department for federal funding for an extension of could cost USD400m. E. B. Havens period July through September, Transport will provide GBP15.9m the Uptown tramway (still under LOS ANGELES, CA. Tracklaying the first summer after the opening (EUR19m) towards the full cost construction). The 2016 Small for the extension of the Expo light of the second line. of the scheme. An additional Starts budget will be targeted. rail line began on 31 October. The changes to the outermost GBP13.9m has been made available E. B. Havens Completion is planned for July section of the CL line, described in from a number of other sources CHICAGO, IL. The rebuilt Loyola 2015, with passenger service from TAUT 909, took place as planned. to deliver the project, including station on the CTA Red line opened March 2016. The OMSI terminus reopened on a contribution of over GBP8m on 8 November. The project cost The latest cost estimate for the 24 October, as a two-track station (EUR9.7m) from the European was USD17m, with USD10m in city centre tramline is USD327.8m, with island platform, and with Regional Development Fund. This federal grant. E. B. Havens more than double that given to both tracks extending to the voters when they agreed to back nearby planned junction with the the scheme with a property tax. MAX Orange line tracks leading to Inflation and utility relocation the new Willamette River bridge. are blamed. The route may have to Car 025, the last of the five be shortened to keep costs down United Streetcar trams on order, and avoid jeopardising a bid for was delivered on 31 October. USD75m in federal grant. E. B. Havens The mayor has suggested the MEMPHIS, TN. Ex-Melbourne city’s general fund contribute 1927 W2 tram 452 was destroyed USD230 000 to meet the USD3.7m by fire caused by an electrical fault cost of double-tracking the single- while in service on the Madison track section near Portland State Avenue line on 4 November. Seven University. S. J. Morgan, E. B. Havens passengers were taken to hospital RIVERSIDE, CA. A San Diego with smoke inhalation. Tram Siemens S70 LRV was displayed service on the line was replaced on University Ave in Riverside on by buses for two days. E. B. Havens 7 November as part of the public MINNEAPOLIS – ST PAUL, MN. consultation on plans for a 19km The 17.6km (10.9-mile), USD957m (12-mile) modern tramline. Central Corridor LRT line was 97% E. B. Havens complete by the end of October; SACRAMENTO, CA. T he passenger service should start in Sacramento Council of the first quarter of 2014. E. B. Havens Governments has allocated USD5m NEW YORK, NY. A consortium of towards planning for a Sacramento Siemens and Bombardier has been – West Sacramento modern awarded a contract to upgrade tramway, that it is hoped will train control systems on the Metro be underway by 2017. E. B. Havens North and Long Island commuter ST LOUIS, MO. Documentation rail lines. Positive train control required by the federal authorities will be introduced on 1100km (685 for retention of USD22m in funding miles) of track by 2019. Siemens for the 3.5km (2.2-mile) Delmar OGDEN, UT. The Utah Transit Loop tramway was submitted in Authority has agreed to part fund time for the 4 November deadline. a USD845 000 study to examine Once FTA approval is received, a options for the 51km (32-mile) construction contract will be put Weber State University to Ogden out to tender. J. W. Vigrass corridor. Tramway and bus rapid ST PAUL, MN. The city council transit will be included. J. May has settled on 7th St as the route for PHILADELPHIA, PA (PATCO). its 6.5km (four-mile) central area

32 / JANUARY 2014 www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org Andrew Fender, Transport for Greater Manchester Committee During the last week of October 2013, Metrolink 3067 and 3069 were employed on test running over the Chair, unveils the ‘My Get Me There’ smartcard. TfGM Oldham Town Centre route, both are seen here at the 'replacement' Oldham Mumps stop. Mike Haddon tramway project, estimated to cost had been delivered by the end of 29 March. The 2014 season will successful tests on the Willamette USD250m. It is hoped to secure a November. E. B. Havens extend to 2 November. Shore Trolley’s southern section USD75m federal grant. E. B. Havens WASHINGTON, DC. Activity weekends so far on 30 July. However, delays in SAN ANTONIO, TX. Plaintiffs Trials on the H St – Benning Rd announce include: a 1940s Event obtaining the green light from have withdrawn a lawsuit against tramline were due to start in over Easter weekend (20-21 April); the Oregon Department of VIA Metropolitan Transit over December, with passenger service an Edwardian Weekend (12-13 Transportation (still not given by the use of transportation sales tax from early February, although July); another 1940s Event (9- the end of October) ultimately revenue for light rail. However erection of the span wires for the 10 August); and an ‘Electric 50’ eliminated any chance for a 2013 the State Attorney General has overhead did not start until 13 Weekend on 13-14 September season, and the reopening is now disapproved the issue of bonds November. that will celebrate 50 years of the targeted for spring 2014. S. J. Morgan backed by farebox revenue for On 29 October WDDoT released running of electric trams at Crich. ROSARIO (AR). A museum tram expenditure on LRT. E. B. Havens an Alternative Analysis Study for GLOVELIER – NOIRMONT operation is due to start in Avenida SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BART). a 5.4km (3.4-mile) tramway from (CH). 1913 steeple cab loco Te2/2 Wheelwright using restored On 21 November BART announced Union Station to Georgetown 504 (BBC 1913) has been restored two-axle tram 277 (built in the it is taking up a USD638.9m option along H St and K St, estimated to as Ge2/2 of the former Tavannes tramway workshops in 1939 with with Bombardier to provide an cost USD370m. An application –Tramelan company, to mark the BTH electrical equipment). BS additional 365 metro cars, bringing for federal grant will now be centenary of electrification. EA the total order to 775. Delivery submitted. E. B. Havens HEATON PARK (UK). With CONTRIBUTORS will complete replacement of the the new depot and trackwork Worldwide items should be sent to existing fleet by 2021. MUSEUM NEWS behind schedule, the decision has Worldwide Editor Michael Taplin A strike came to an end on 22 BEAMISH (UK). Blackpool been made not to operate during at Flat 1, 10 Hope Road, Shanklin, October, following a tentative 680, a former ‘twin car’, has been December and January to give Isle of Wight PO37 6EA, UK – Fax: deal with the unions. The deal loaned from the MTMS at Heaton priority to the trackworks, overhead +44 (0)1983 862810 or e-mail was ratified on 3 November, with Park, although the tram had and tram 765, which is being [email protected]. a 15.4% pay rise over four years. remained in store at Rigby Road prepared for centenary celebrations. UK and Ireland items are E. B. Havens depot in Blackpool and has been Meanwhile, on 27 November a welcomed by the Home News SAN FRANCISCO, CA (Muni). prepared for service by Blackpool presentation of GBP1500 was made Editor, John Symons, 17 Whitmore The second ex-Blackpool Boat Transport Services. It will regain by Metrolink RATP to assist with Avenue, Werrington, Stoke- tram, 233, arrived at Cameron its original number (280) and will the preparation tram of 765. Chris on-Trent, ST9 0LW, UK. E-mail Beach yard on 26 October. It ran have its pantograph replaced by a Coleman, Managing Director [email protected] under its own power for the first trolleypole at Beamish. of Metrolink RATP, said: “We Contributors this month time on 31 October, in readiness It was expected to be transferred recognise that without trams such include Mike Ballinger, Colin for Muni Heritage Weekend. J.May to Beamish in early December and as 765 modern tramway systems Brown, Mike Haddon, Paul Jackson SAVAN NAH, GA. The River Street should be operational in time for would not be here, so we very and Eric Pounder. heritage tramway was expected the Christmas period and for the much want to positively support Acknowledgements are also to re-open in December, after remainder of the winter. both this historical vehicle and due to BS Blickpunkt Strassenbhan, completion of repairs to the trucks BREMEN (DE). Works car AT3 the Heaton Park tramway as our digitaltram.nl, DS Drehscheibe on the ex-Melbourne tram, which (ex-601, delivered by Lindner in predecessor in public transport.” Strassenbahn, EA Eisenbahn Amateur, runs on biodiesel. E. B. Havens 1941 as 281) has returned to its KOHLFURTH (DE). A Edinburgh Evening News, Irish Times, SEATTLE, WA. Sound Transit home city from HSM Wehmingen. working group of the Bergische IRJ International Rail Journal, has brought forward the planned It will probably be restored as a Museumsbahnen has restored Manchester Evening News, MTMS, opening of its University Link light trailer to permit a three-car tram Solingen track scrubber 41 Nottingham Evening Post, OR Op De rail subway to the first quarter of set to be created using existing (Schörling 1952) to original Rails, Ottawa Citizen, RGI Railway 2016 due to good progress with the museum trams 701+1727. BS condition. BS Gazette International, T-2000 Tram construction work. J. May CRICH (UK). The museum closed PORTLAND, OR (US). Gomaco 2000, Times of India, TA Transit TUCSON, AR. Three of the eight for the winter on 4 November and Brill replica 514 was given a full Australia, Transphoto.ru, urbanrail. United Streetcar trams on order will not re-open to the public until repaint in July and undertook net, Wolverhampton Express & Star.

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More on the Metrolink decision to develop a high-floor tramway

How amazing is was to see in the Mailbox in December 2013 (TAUT 912) that two readers should make the very same comments that I made to Clive Pennington, the Head of Engineering, Metrolink RATP Dev, at the 2013 LRTA AGM in Rochdale, after he had given us a presentation on Metrolink. His answer then was that if they had used available funds to convert from high-floor to low-floor, the money spent would probably have resulted in not having sufficient funds for all the routes that they have built or are still constructing. I did not find this explanation convincing. Many years ago, shortly after Sheffield Supertram opened, Lewis Lesley said to me that Manchester should sell off its high-floor cars whilst it had the opportunity, and replace them with low-floor vehicles. Shortly after this comment, Manchester began construction of the Eccles route, mainly on new alignment with plenty of street running, Again, more high-floor cars were ordered from the original manufacturer. Manchester missed the golden opportunity then to build a low-floor route with low-floor cars, as Midland Metro and Croydon were then doing. A few years ago they started buying new cars. They opted The single direction only Mosley Street Metrolink stop in the week of its for high-floor again. Then they announced their intention to closure in May 2013. It was removed from the system to reduce delays: two replace all the original Firema cars with the new Bombardier nearby stops absorbed the role. Neil Pulling high-floor cars. What a great pity they did not replace all these cars in the 1990s and go low-floor then. “When Manchester's light rail system I am convinced that Manchester has made the wrong decision in retaining high-floor cars, whilst the rest of the was first planned [in 1983] , low-floor world (except USA) has gone low-floor. Peter Jackson, Liverpool (UK) trams did not exist!”

In his letter (TAUT 912, page 530), Paul Fletcher is worried or alighting at the first or fourth door of the leading unit had about Manchester Metrolink being a high-floor system. a single step from a slightly sloping platform. This somewhat What he perhaps does not realise, however, is that when unconventional arrangement worked well and Mancunians Manchester’s light rail system was being planned, low-floor quickly got used to it. trams did not exist! All the profiled platforms have now been replaced by high Initial plans were drawn up in 1983 (earlier light rail platforms, except Mosley Street which has been abandoned plans were contained in the PTE Long Term Plan in 1972) altogether. The city authorities now adopt a more relaxed and the first low-floor tram only entered service in 1984 in attitude, perhaps having got used to the concept of large rail Geneva, with production models not following until 1987. vehicles in the street; the new Bombardier M5000 trams are Additionally, they were street-running trams, not suited to not fitted with sliding steps. the higher speeds required for a regional light rail network. Mr Fletcher thinks Manchester will have to follow the By then Greater Manchester’s Parliamentary Bills for the worldwide trend and convert to low-floor trams. That will Bury, Altrincham and city centre light rail lines were well on never happen, however, as the cost and disruption would now their way to Royal Assent. be prohibitive. It is true that low-floor trams would have been As most of the Phase 1 system was on former railway routes a much better solution on street-based routes like Ashton- with existing high platforms, the only option at that time under-Lyne and Eccles and some bidders for Phase 1 and for was to adopt high-floor trams, for three main reasons: 1) Phase 3 did consider low-floor trams. Suitable low floor trams were not available; 2) There was no Low-floor operation on these routes would have avoided experience in Europe or North America of low-floor light the long lengths of demolition of shops and houses to provide rail operation; 3) The cost of converting the high platform the cumbersome off-street stops. Stops could have been closer infrastructure to low platforms would have been prohibitive. together and increased the catchment areas. A mixed high The main problem was how to provide level boarding and low-floor system would have been technically possible, for mobility impaired passengers in the city centre where as for example in Amsterdam and Cologne, but the Greater street running was essential, but city planners would not Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (now Transport accept continuous high platforms in the street (except for Greater Manchester) did not want such a solution. at Piccadilly Gardens). The solution adopted, and agreed Other early examples of high platform light rail systems with Her Majesty’s Railway Inspectorate, was the ‘profiled are Calgary and Utrecht; both have retained high-floor platform’ which had a short high section for the second and operation, although Utrecht is planning to convert to third doors of the first unit (opposite the wheelchair spaces low-floor by 2018 to link into a new low-floor tram route. in the vehicle) and a low platform for the second unit, with Manchester will not be following that example. automatic sliding steps on the vehicle. Passengers boarding Tony Young, Shaw, Oldham (UK)

34 / JANUARY 2014 www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org Clarifications on energy storage In reply to Mr Tuddenham’s letter in the last issue, thank you for asking for clarification on items where we may have not been sufficiently clear within our article Next-generation energy storage systems (TAUT 910). During regenerative braking, the voltage rises and usually some resistors are connected at 900v for a 750v nominal system, limiting the voltage to such value. The BESS450 is designed for a maximum power of 900v and 500A, that is why the rated power is 450kW. It is correct that the onboard resistors remain in the vehicle, since we don’t perform any modification here, but they will not be used whenever the system is able to absorb the energy. In new railway systems the capacity of onboard resistors can be reduced and the wayside resistor perhaps even eliminated. You are correct that the primary function of L2 is to store energy in both buck and boost modes, but its value also determines Light rail development in Australia is gathering pace, with the Gold Coast project set to transform the city when the ripple on the current being stored. it opens in 2014. An un-numbered Bombardier Flexity on test on Nerang Street on 21 November. Richard Youl Both FS1 and FS2 are transient overvoltage absorbers. Figure 6 is a simplification “ Every new transport project will have its naysayers... and doesn’t show contactors, pre-charge circuits to connect the battery and other and I would imagine convincing Australians with little components. The battery chosen is 33kWh nominal. reference point as to the benefits of LRT is no mean feat.” As stated, in this application the battery is working around 50% SOC (State of Charge) in Compared to utracaps, the system is smaller, However, from your comprehensive order to have excursion both ways if needed. uses less space in the traction substation coverage on the Gold Coast Light Rail project So the available capacity to store regenerative and is cheaper. Compared to other battery (as well as the news of other systems that energy is 16.5kWh. chemistries this one gives longer life and are trying to get off the ground in Perth The value of 1.48MWh daily was presented highest efficiency. and Newcastle and expansion of systems as the maximum energy that can be saved in Domingos Gonçalves, Efacec in Sydney and Melbourne), it is clear that the Mandim substation, resulting from the common sense is prevailing. study. Nothing in the article mentions that A ustralian LRT progress I’m aware that the Australians love this value of saved energy (1.48MWh/day) It is interesting to see that Australia is their automobiles almost as much as the will be completely achieved with the system now embracing light rail in a big way, and Americans do, so to engender such a major installed in the substation. especially the comments from GoldLinQ cultural shift towards public transport is According to the battery manufacturer CEO Phil Mumford in TAUT 911 – “Public always going to take a long time, and it is and its documentation, with the utilisation transport is not as highly regarded in encouraging that the right steps are being profile (short cycles of charge/discharge lower Australia as it is in Europe, so gaining support made in terms of tramways. than ten seconds; Depth of Discharge (DOD) for a new mode that will claim road lanes With the suburban lifestyle so many is less than 20%; and the State of Charge from drivers has been a challenging task.” Australians enjoy (like the Americans), (SOC) is maintained at around 50%); the Every new transport project will have light rail has never particularly suited batteries' expected lifetime is over 20 years its naysayers - and I am sure that the Gold such applications in many of the nation's (> 500 000 cycles). Coast light rail scheme is no different - and I largest population centres, but as Australia Not taking into account non-static storage would imagine that convincing Australians realises the concentration of populations in technologies, this system compares mainly with little reference point as to the benefits of downtown cores, the need is now there. to ultracaps and other battery technologies. LRT is no mean feat. B L Torson, by e-mail

The full list of the year’s meetings and meeting places MEETINGS & EVENTS can also be found at www.lrta.org

Dece mber 2013 Friday 10. Glasgow 19.30. Gavin Saturday 18. Taunton 14.00. AGM competition and modelling session. Tuesday 17. London 19.00. Booth: A few of my favourite trams. plus members' photos and models. (TLRS) Alan Pearce: Experiences on the (STTS) (TLRS) Saturday 25. Garstang 14.00. Films: Birmingham 14.00. Liverpool 19.30. Ian American tramways and trolleys. Docklands Light Railway. Saturday 11. Monday 20. Brian Edwards: More travels with my Longworth: Running the Isle of Man (TLRS) Saturday 21. Beeston 14.00. Roger camera. (LRTA/TLRS) transport system. (TLRS) Saturday 25. Oxford & Chilterns. Benton: Tramway Films from the Saturday 11. Holt 14.30. Cedric Monday 20. Richmond 19.30. John Venue: Near Towcester. Contact TMS Archive. (TLRS) Greenwood: Tramways of Cheshire, Laker: British trams in HD video. +44 (0) 1865 370634 for details. Lancashire and Glasgow. Venue: 9 (TLRS) (TLRS) Beresford Road, Holt, NR25 6EW. (TLRS) Monday 20. Wickham 19.30. DVD Thursday 30. Manchester 19.00. January 2014 Tuesday 14. London 19.00. John and films. (TLRS) Mike Crabtree: Geoff Wheat, tram Thursday 2. Manchester 19.00. Laker: Modern British tram systems Friday 24. Leicester 19.45. John slides – Europe and Britain. Members evening. on HD Video. Please note non- Lessells: Slides from the late Pete Friday 31. Edinburgh 19.30. Saturday 4. West Midlands 14.00. standard date. Mullahy's collection. (TMS) Business meeting followed by John Area AGM and models competition. Wednesday 15. Bristol 19.30. Area Saturday 25. Beeston 14.00. Hampton: Tramways from Austria to (TLRS) AGM then Brian Lomas: videos. AGM plus 2014 challenge, photo Australia.

www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org JANUARY 2014 / 35 Classic Trams Essen at 120 Metre-gauge tramway operators in Germany’s Ruhrgebiet industrial heartland have always enjoyed a close working relationship and came together to help Essen celebrate its 120th anniversary in September 2013. Mike Russell reports. 1

n 23 August 1893, amidst renovated trucks of two-axle cars whose axle Düwag articulated car of 1962 (1723) torrential rain and a equipment did not comply with the revised converted to three-section formation in 1993 thunderstorm, the first electric legal requirements introduced in 1960. with a middle section removed from similar tramways in Essen were opened. Car 1501 is the prototype Düwag Duisburg car 1243. Mülheim-an-der-Ruhr was As the ‘capital’ of the important Grossraumwagen bogie car of 1951, originally one of the last operators of Grossraum bogie RuhrgebietO region of a newly-unified Germany, 513, transferred to the former DGEG-Museum cars anywhere in Germany; 227 dates from and home to the Krupp steel and armaments at Viernheim upon withdrawal in 1977 and 1955 and is presented in Mülheim’s traditional empire, it was appropriate that Essen should recovered from there in 1989; it has not been livery of cream with dark green lining (not be the first town to open an electric tramway. displayed for some time. It was attached to black as often mistakenly thought). Within a broader area it had been beaten only single-ended trailer 2521 (ex-2525) of 1962. From BOGESTRA came two offerings: by Remscheid, whose electric tramway had All good rolling stock displays include initially, bi-directional two-section Düwag opened a little over six weeks earlier. works cars. At Essen these included 615, now articulated car 88 of 1969 was provided; this is Both on cost grounds and at the insistence a general purpose car built in 1948 as one of the company’s Partytram, originally passenger of the mainline railways, the Essen tramway 13 Aufbau four-window passenger cars on car 48. It was replaced in the early afternoon was laid to metre gauge, a practice followed two-axle trucks salvaged from war-damaged by the restored KSW (Kriegsstrassenbahnwagen) by all Ruhrgebiet tramways that began electric cars; this one was originally 878 and sister two-axle car 96, built in 1948 by Fuchs of operations, though in the case of Essen car 888 is a regular performer in the working Heidelberg – on long loan from the Bergische there had been earlier, abortive proposals museum fleet. A more recent addition is 616, Museumsbahnen since 1995. for steam-operated lines. Those Ruhrgebiet converted from a Stadtbahn-M articulated car. Essen’s own two-axle museum car, operators that had begun with horse-drawn Driving school car 640, in striking orange Aufbau 888 of 1949, originally 1423 and operation, namely Dortmund and Duisburg, livery with red relief, is a converted Düwag one of five of this type fitted with recovered maintained their standard-gauge formations. Grossraumwagen of 1953, originally 524, and electrical equipment, was not omitted from The original lines linked the Bergisch- could be compared with BOGESTRA’s similar the operating circuit, and a discreet notice Märkischen Bahnhof (today’s Hauptbahnhof) driving school car (620) alongside. within the depot track announced that it with termini at Altenessen and Borbeck Most impressive of the Essen works fleet would operate three return journeys at hourly (Germaniaplatz), both still served today. was undoubtedly the 1928 Riesa-built crane intervals between there and Altenessen Operation was financed by a consortium car 610, coupled to flat-wagon trailer 721 built Bahnhof. The northern section of this that in 1895 became part of the Süddeutsche in 1929 by Orenstein & Koppel. itinerary contains the sole surviving section Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft (SEG). The SEG was Visiting cars included Oberhausen still served by tramway of the original 1893 destined to own and operate several urban wooden-bodied two-axle Herbrand car 25 Altenessen line, so was singularly appropriate. tramways and Nebenbahnen (secondary lines) of 1900, still serviceable following a rebuild By way of contrast, the opportunity was in mid- and southern Germany. The principal over ten years ago but not operated on this taken at 12.00 to produce the first of Essen’s offices moved to Essen in 1933, to the occasion; former Vestische Strassenbahn new series of trams due to be introduced next building that since 1926 had housed the local Uerdingen two-axle car 144 of 1921, taken year, namely Bombardier Flexity Classic three- tramways’ direction and is today the head into the Essen museum fleet in 1991 after section low-floor car 1601, the first of 22 for office of the Essener Verkehrs AG (EVAG), finishing work on the Traumlandpark feature Essen and five for neighbouring Mülheim. which took over the tramway in 1954. line at Bottrop; Mülheim-an-der-Ruhr Linke- A surprise visitor to the static display was Hoffman two-axle car 216 of 1927 and the a works car, outwardly-restored 41 from the Celebrating ‘120’ two-section six-axle articulated car 259 of former Städtische Strassenbahnen Solingen. Essen’s tramways continue to thrive. An 1960, later rebuilt with doors on both sides. No passenger cars of the former Solingen anniversary celebration was held on Saturday Mülheim also exhibited its former town tramways (closed 1959) are known 21 September, based on the spacious Oberhausen Westwaggon three-axle car 322 to exist, so this is now the sole survivor. Betriebshof Stadtmitte. This was built from of 1957, acquired in 1966. It was built by Schörling of Hannover as a 1960 and opened in 1963 on lands of the railgrinder in 1952, later passing first to the former Graf Beust coalmine, replacing the Special service Vestische Strassenbahnen and after that original 1893 depot in Grillostrasse, much of A 30-minute special service, 120, using closed in 1982 to Mülheim-an-der-Ruhr. which had never been rebuilt after extensive three museum cars, was operated between This car is now under the protection of damage in wartime bombing raids. Knappschafts-Krankenhaus (a short-working the Bergische Museumsbahnen, which With large areas of the depot cleared for turning circle on the Steele line), Betriebshof has launched an appeal to fund its full the occasion, a comprehensive display was Stadtmitte and Abzweig Katernberg. The mechanical and electrical restoration. mounted. In addition to examples of its latter sub-terminus, where former line 127 to Although the overall network of Ruhrgebiet own tramway stock, cars from Bochum- Gelsenkirchen diverged from the surviving tramlines has declined significantly from its Gelsenkirchen (BOGESTRA) and Mülheim- through service (107), offered journeys pre-war heyday when the entire region and an-der-Ruhr, with which Essen has or had over the so-called Kulturlinie 107, promoted the Bergisches Land were criss-crossed by joint working arrangements, were present; as an industrial archaeology experience interurban lines as well as urban networks, older rolling stock from the first Oberhausen and serving the World Heritage Zollverein the Essen tramways are arguably more intact system and the restored Vestische industrial mining complex (see TAUT 881). than most. There have been some closures Strassenbahn car from that former extensive The operation may have been designed over the years, and some metre-gauge lines interurban network were also on show. to illustrate 120 years of tramway history in have been converted to standard gauge, some The display included Essen 705, a 1959 Essen, but the two neighbouring operators as part of the Rhein-Ruhr Stadtbahn concept, Düwag ‘two-rooms-and-a-bath’ articulated also took a share in the service. Essen itself but Essen is still very much a tramway city. car with new bodywork mounted on the provided 1753, a former two-section six-

36 / january 2014 www.tramnews.net . www.lrta.org 1 Bochum-Gelsenkirchen Düwag six-axle articulated car 88 started life as passenger car 48 and was converted to Partytram BOGIE in 1988. It provided BOGESTRA’s first shift contribution to special service 120 and is seen here in Essen taking the curve from Herkulesstrasse into Steeler Strasse en route to the terminus at Knappschafts-Krankenhaus.

2 Justifiable interest is evoked in this display of veteran and vintage rolling stock from lost Ruhrgebiet tramways. Former Vestische Strassenbahn 144 of 1921 is flanked on each side by members of Oberhausen’s first tramway installation: on the left, 25 of 1900, whilst three-axle Westwaggon car 322 dates from 1957 and was acquired by Mülheim-an-der-Ruhr before the Oberhausen closure in 1968.

3 Mülheim-an-der-Ruhr Düwag Grossraumwagen 227, a type long associated with this undertaking; it is seen 2 emerging from beneath the mainline railway bridges that span Steeler Strasse, on its way to Abzweig Katernberg by way of the depot-connection tracks in Herkulesstrasse and Goldschmidt Strasse.

4 Essen’s Aufbau car 888 worked three journeys between Stadtmitte depot and Bahnhof Altenessen, terminal of one of the two original 1893 routes, between Seumannstrasse and Altenessen following the route of that pioneer line. Here it approaches Altenessen 3 4 terminus, the northern limit of Essen’s metre-gauge network.

5 Mülheim-an-der-Ruhr 259 is a Düwag six-axle articulated car built in 1960 but rebuilt in 1994 to an unusual configuration with doors on both sides. Seen alongside are (from left) Essen 705, a ‘two-rooms-and-a-bath’ car of 1959, and Bochum- Gelsenkirchen 40, a double- ended Düwag six-axle car of 1968.

6 Städtischen Strassenbahnen Solingen railgrinder 41; the last 5 6 survivor from this system.

7 Forbidding is perhaps the best description of crane car 610, built in 1928. It is attached to flat-wagon 728.

8 Essen’s own Düwag Grossraumwagen driving school car was originally passenger car 524. In 1964 it was rebuilt to double-ended configuration for training duties and took its present fleet number, 640, in 1980.

7 8 All photography by Mike Russell on 21 September 2013.

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he Government of South is a war on. The war is for the city centre; electrification of Australia has announced great cities of the world to commuter rail lines to Gawler a AUD36bn (approx. compete with one another for and Grange is also proposed. AdeLINK routes EUR24bn) 30-year attention ... to attract and retain transportT and infrastructure The first trial operation with the best and brightest.” Port LINK – To Outer Harbor, Port plan that includes a new tram an EMU on the newly-electrified Adelaide, Semaphore, Grange Student membership available online only. The new AdeLINK light rail network branching out from a suburban line took place on system would connect a central and West Lakes core Central Business District 13 November. loop on Morphett, Stuart, West LINK – To Adelaide Airport (CBD) loop. Premier Weatherill wants the Halifax and Frome streets with and Henley Beach Premier Jay Weatherill said tram network built within the Port Adelaide, West Lakes, UnleyLINK – To the south Adelaide needs modern public next decade to bolster the State’s Henley, Magill, Mitcham, the transport to its Riverbank vision of a “creative city” and East LINK– To Norwood and university and the airport. Magill Campus development to prevent young a doubled CBD population of Under the plan, the O-Bahn people leaving the region and to 50 000. Prospect LINK – To the north busway would also be extended lure others back, saying: “There Responding to criticisms City LINK – A loop around the from Hackney Road towards the that the transport masterplan Central Business District “There is a war on. The war is for the great plan was unrealistic, Weatherill confirmed that an estimated investment and regional AUD23bn (EUR15.3bn) cities of the world to compete with one industries. The introduction would be available for capital of toll roads or privatisation of another for attention ... to attract and infrastructure spending over public transport services has the next three decades from been ruled out. retain the best and brightest.” state funds, with a further The consultation period for South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill AUD7bn (EUR4.56bn) expected Commercial members (12 issues) UK International the plans has been extended to to be raised from private sector 17 January 2014. Wales examines Cardiff ‘Metro’ Ansaldo STS wins Zhuhai contract Zhuhai, a Chinese city in Plans to create a Cardiff Capital Guangdong province with £54.00 £67.00 Region Metro network have been a population of 1.5 million put forward in a report from the and just north of the special Welsh Government. The plans administrative district of have been prepared by a team Macau, has signed a EUR26m led by MG Barry Consulting and contract with a joint venture including Capita, Steer Davies of Ansaldo STS and CNR Gleave, Jones Lang LaSalle, and Equipment Engineering to Powell Dobson Urbanists. build an 8.7km (5.4-mile) The report resurrects proposals tramline equipped with the for linking the Cardiff Bay heavy TramWave rail line via the city centre to embedded ground level power supply system, connect to the Cardiff City Line which energises only when and/or the Coryton branch with covered by a tram. tram-train operations. This The budget for the project technology could also be used is CNY2.62bn (EUR315m), on the service to Llantrisant including 12 low-floor 32m and Talbot Green and possibly trams of Italian design. The other Valley lines. The report line will link Haitian Park also suggests a high frequency £41.00 and Qianshan via Meihua and Commercial members online only (12 issues) electrified rail service on the line Mingzhu roads. A depot will between Severn Tunnel Junction be built at Qianshan. and Newport and Cardiff, plus a Completion is programmed rapid transit bus corridor linking for November 2014. Pontypridd with Pontypool. Sergio De Luca, CEO of The scheme, which would Ansaldo STS, said: “The signing be carried out incrementally, is of this agreement represents anticipated to cost GBP1.97bn a significant opportunity for (EUR2.36bn), excluding the costs Ansaldo STS in a new sector of electrification of the Valley and contributes to achieving lines. It is suggested that the China’s goal of implementing Tramwave technology is installed on a section of tramway in Napoli. Ansaldo STS EU Cohesion fund would be an a clean and sustainable urban appropriate financial contributor. free systems in China and transportation model. on a 600m section of the See TAUT 904 worldwide”. for more detail on “This is the starting point for Poggioreale tramline near its the prosposals. Ansaldo STS has been developing further catenary- factory in Napoli, using a Sirio testing the Tramwave system low-floor tram. 4 / January 2014 Invoices available for Commercial membership only. www.tramnews.net. www.lrta.org

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