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Paris Metro Line 14 extended, transforming it into the longest, fastest and best performing line von Reinhard Christeller

Opened in 1998 and fully automated from the start, Line 14 with rubber-tyred vehicles is designed for much higher transport performance…


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France predicts a drastic shift away from public transport von Reinhard Christeller

The “Observatoire de la mobilité” has been publishing a study of traffic behaviour for seven years now and in its latest…


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Rail and urban transport to boost France’s economy and reduce environmental impact von Reinhard Christeller

A great plan

At the beginning of September, French Prime Minister Jean Castex presented details of the ecological transition, which…


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Alsace Alstom plant to Škoda or CAF? von Reinhard Christeller

As reported by the newspaper “L’Alsace” on 13 October, the Czech Škoda and the Spanish CAF are bidding to take over…


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Paris invests massively in urban rail and unveils Grand Paris Express metro Mock-Up von Reinhard Christeller

While public transport provides a very good service to the city of Paris with an area of only 105 km2 and a population of just over 2 million,…


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CAF provides urban road and rail vehicles and services from one hand von Reinhard Christeller

The Spanish company CAF, based in the Basque city of Beasain, is increasingly focusing on all areas of urban passenger transport. In…


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Cairo invests heavily in mass transit von Reinhard Christeller

According to Egypt’s Transport Minister Kamel El-Wazir, a total of 27 bn EUR (512 bn EGP) is anticipated to be invested until 2024 within…


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Innovative very light trains and trams to come from the United Kingdom? von Reinhard Christeller

Research

More than in other countries, the United Kingdom is requesting a high degree of competitiveness in terms of investment and…


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Urban cableways can make sense von Reinhard Christeller

In a recently published status report, the Association of German Engineers (VDI) provides an overview of the areas of application,…


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Innovative power supply technologies for traction systems in public transport von Reinhard Christeller

This article is an extract from the just published, most extensive compendium on all aspects of rolling stock technology, an international,…


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