Tram

Skoda Group will carry out a major overhaul of eight more trams for the transport company of Liberec and Jablonec nad Nisou (DPMLJ).

Hyundai Rotem, a company within the Hyundai Motor Group specializing in railway technology, defense systems, and energy solutions, is accelerating the commercial launch of the country's first hydrogen tram, according to the railway journal Railway Supply citing koreaherald.

The rolling stock was manufactured at the factory in Tangshan under a contract signed in 2022, according to Railway Supply magazine, citing Rollingstock.

Philadelphia will purchase 130 Citadis trams from Alstom The French engineering conglomerate and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) have signed a contract for the delivery of 130 low-floor Citadis trams, with a total value of $667 million, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply, citing Alstom.

Just a few days remain until the start of the annual International Tramdriver Championship, Tram-EM European Tramdriver Championship, in Oradea, Romania This year, the team representing the capital of Ukraine, the heroic city of Kyiv, will consist of two participants: Irina Zaritska and Oksana Lyakhuta, as reported by the railway magazine Railway Supply, citing Kyivpastrans.

Bosch has started testing the new TFCW 2. 0 obstacle detection system on a tram in Romania The project is being carried out in the city of Cluj in collaboration with the engineering center of the German company, the local public transport operator CTP, and the technical university, reports railway journal Railway Supply with reference to Rollingstock.

In total, the cities are looking to acquire around thirty trams The Romanian cities of Galați and Iași will attempt to modernize their tram fleets with funding from the European Union's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).

Strasbourg's public transport operator Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois (CTS) and the capital of the Grand Est region in north-east France have entered into a framework agreement with Alstom for the supply of 22 Citadis tramcars.

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe has completed the conversion of the traction power supply for the entire 196 km tram network from 600V DC to 750V DC.

CAF has received two new orders worth approximately EUR 100 million for the supply of tram cars based on the Urbos structural platform.

On Saturday, March 18, 2023, eight VBZ Tram2000 trams began their long journey to a new life in Vinnitsa. The special cargo was sent in the morning along route 63069 from Niederglatt to the marshalling yard in Limmattal, from where the route will continue towards Ukraine in the coming days.

On March 15, Kharkiv plans to resume ground passenger urban electric transport, which was stopped after a massive missile attack by Russian occupants on the night of March 9.