A 3·2 km, one-station western extension of the Chūō metro Line in Osaka from Cosmosquare to Yumeshima opened on January 19. It is to serve the venue of the 2025 World Expo on the Yumeshimanaka island, to be held from April 13.
The first of 18 five-section GT-F trams that HeiterBlick is supplying to Würzburg transport authority WVV has been delivered. It is now carrying out test runs and is scheduled to enter service in the autumn.
The first six-car Cetrovo 1.0 Carbon Star Express metro trainset, which features carbon fibre composite bodyshells, bogies and other load-bearing structures, has entered service on Qingdao Line 1. Manufacturer CRRC Qingdao Sifang said the material used is five times stronger than steel, reducing the overall train weight by 11% and power consumption by 7%.
Plans for a 13 km ‘Pop-Up Metro’ in Iowa City have been put on hold. The scheme would have used Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway track and former London Underground trains rebuilt to use battery power. CRANDIC Railway director Jeff Woods told local newspaper The Gazette that ‘we did recently advise local stakeholders that leasing the line is not a viable option, particularly with many parts of the ultimate vi…
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