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Refurbished PCC trams return to service in Philadelphia von Roger DuPuis and Bill Monaghan Jr.

Streamlined 1940s-style trams have returned to service in Philadelphia following a four-year absence and intensive rebuilding …


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Innsbruck: Interurban line 6 returns to the city centre von Gunter Mackinger

Along its almost 125-year history of Innsbruck’s well-known “Mittelgebirgsbahn”  was already under thread of closure…


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The end: No more trolleybuses in Sanremo von Dirk Budach

Our last report from Sanremo still sounded quite hopeful – the trolleybus system, which had been neglected for years, was to …


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Another ‘Tramfeest’ in Belgium: 150 years of Ghent tramway von Ralf Wittenberg

After the tramway in Antwerp celebrated its 150th anniversary with a big parade last year (see here), this year marks the 150th anniversary…


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111 Years Tramway in Woltersdorf von Editorial | UTM

The small, standard-gauge tram from the Rahnsdorf S-Bahn station on the outskirts of Berlin over 5.6 km to the Woltersdorfer Schleuse…


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Solingen: Two new lines with battery trolleybuses and the official project completion von Christian Marquordt

Solingen converted two more routes to battery-trolleybus operation (Batterie-Oberleitungs-Bus BOB) and celebrated the official…


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Temporary closure of the Cercedilla-Cotos metre-gauge line near Madrid von Erik Buch

After 48 years of service, it is now over: Today, on 5 May 2024, the vintage electric railcars with their matching trailers operate for…


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FGC Barcelona: Historic suburban railcar restored von Dirk Budach

The Catalan regional railway services Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC) have completed the restoration work on a …


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Moscow: 200 new trams and a parade for the 125th anniversary of tramway system von Editorial | UTM

The Moscow tramway system, an integral part of the Russian capital’s public transport service offering, celebrated its 125th…


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Ikarus-Yutong consortium participates in Budapest trolleybus tender von Michael Levy

The consortium of the Hungarian bus manufacturer with 130 years of history, Ikarus, and the world’s largest bus manufacturer…


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