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Politicians and transport specialists debate future of rail transport in Germany – good outlook for investment! von Editorial | UTM

As Germany’s capital, Berlin is an important place for policy- and decision-making. This is one of the reasons why so-called parliamentary…


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New tram inaugurated in Avignon von Editorial | UTM

The inauguration of Grand Avignon’s new tramway was definitely a very special one. Among local politicians and many journalists, …


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Hybrid trolleybuses in the Czech Republic von Martin Harák

Today’s 14 Czech trolleybus operators all have siginificantly modernized fleet and infrastructure, the number of older high-floor…


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Railway becomes metro: Rotterdam’s Hoek van Holland line von Editorial | UTM

The Netherlands are amongst the most densely populated countries in Europe. Urbanisation and suburbanisation are continuously …


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Nantes launches e-busway with bi-articulated buses von Editorial | UTM

The French city of Nantes started operation of an innovative electric bus rapid transit system, called e-busway. Based on an existing…


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Chemnitz launches new Škoda For City Classic low-floor tram von Editorial | UTM

It is the first new-built Škoda tram in Germany and the first Czech-built tram in Germany since the last Tatra tram deliveries in the …


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Düsseldorf: One year of Metrobus operation von Christian Marquordt


Rheinbahn Düsseldorf started a new service offering on 12 September 2018 – just one year ago. In addtion to the existing light rail and…


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Tailwind for German regional train services von Jens Bernhardt

After several decades of decline most of the remaining German regional railway lines benefited from considerable investments in …


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Regenerative substations save electricity in public transport von Reinhard Christeller

While alternating current railways have been able to easily feed their braking energy back into the grid for decades, this was only …


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Railway becomes tramway: Bilbao von Editorial | UTM

On 8 September the last meter-gauge train left the well-known terminal station Atxuri in Bilbao – some 105 years after its inauguration.…


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