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Closure of the Narrow-Gauge Tram in Rome von Dirk Budach

As a remnant of what was once an interurban railway network exceeding 100 km in length, a tram line with a 950 mm gauge has been operating…


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Kiel: KVG introduces two additional SIGMA 7 electric minibuses von Dirk Budach

KVG Kiel is expanding its vehicle fleet with two new electric minibuses, taking another important step towards sustainable mobility.…


Book Review

Trams and Trolleybuses in the USSR in 1978 von Dirk Budach

Tramwaje i trolejbusy w ZSRR w 1978 roku 

In the late 1970s, it was extremely difficult to organise tourist trips behind the ‘Iron…


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First Solaris battery trolleybus for Vancouver completed and undergoing testing von Dirk Budach

The Canadian city of Vancouver is getting a new generation of battery trolleybuses from Polish manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach.…


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SMART BUS: On-demand bus project in Madrid concluded von Dirk Budach

A bit more than a year ago, on 19 December 2024, the SMART BUS project was launched in Madrid; one year later it has now reached its provisional…


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NJ Transit: Up to 1300 New Flyer diesel buses von Dirk Budach

The conversion of motor bus fleets to electric mobility finds quite a wide coverage in the press while at the time, substantial orders…


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Bad Homburg extends the U2 metro line von Dirk Budach

On the evening of 11 January 2026, a train departed for the last time from the terminus of Frankfurt’s underground line U2 in the Bad Homburg…


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Lugano – Ticino: More electric mobility in urban transport von Dirk Budach

The city of Lugano in Ticino (Switzerland) has taken an important step towards sustainable mobility with the electrification of bus…


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Coimbra: Electric Metrobus Mondego started regular service von Dirk Budach

For quite a long time, people in Coimbra – the oldest university town in Portugal – had been considering how to deal with the situation:…


Book Review

TRAM ATLAS WESTEUROPA | WESTERN EUROPE von Dirk Budach

(Britische Inseln | British Isles + Benelux)

Another new edition of Robert Schwandl’s popular TRAM ATLAS series has been published,…


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Book Review

Tramways and Light Railways of Barcelona, Mallorca and Valencia in Colour (1954-1980)

E-Mobility: Trolleybus

Updated information about trolleybuses and other types of electric buses:

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