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Helsinki Region Transport adds fully electric buses to its fleet
Updated : août 31, 2015
Helsinki region aims to establish itself as a front runner in European zero-emissions public transport. This is why Helsinki Region Transport (HSL) will purchase 12 fully electric buses in an extensive joint pilot...
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PlusBus. A rural bus network in Berlin metropolitan area
Updated : août 31, 2015
Background In rural areas car traffic is for most of people their usual way of being mobile. Public transport is often used by students and bus time schedules are adapted to this target group. Getting the bus in rural...
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Transport for London’s suburban rail network gets bigger
Updated : août 31, 2015
In July Transport for London (TfL) took over responsibility for another part of London’s suburban rail network, London Overground, adding suburban rail routes from Liverpool Street to north-east London. Under...
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50 all-electric buses to enter service in London
Updated : août 31, 2015
With one bus route to convert to fully electric later this year and another two next year, London will have over 50 all electric buses in service from autumn next year, lowering carbon emissions and helping to improve...
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An "app" merges all information of the public transport of Madrid in real time
Updated : août 31, 2015
The Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid has developed a new "app" for mobile devices that unifies all the real time information on public transport in a single application. Thanks to this app, users can meet...
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Accessibility : what mobility for disabled individuals in Île-de-France ?
Updated : août 31, 2015
Between 2013 and 2014, the STIF conducted a major study on the mobility of people with reduced mobility in order to : characterise the population of mobility-reduced people ; compare the personal mobility of disabled...
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New criteria applicable to tenders for transport services in Warsaw
Updated : août 31, 2015
When announcing future tenders for bus transport services, Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego [Public Transport Authority] in Warsaw will apply new criteria for the selection of the most advantageous bid. It will promote...
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Transport plan launched to underpin economic growth in West Midlands
Updated : août 31, 2015
A long-term strategic transport plan has been launched to help the West Midlands unlock its full economic potential. Movement for Growth has been developed by the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority (ITA)...
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Extension tramline 1 opened : sustainable tracks, refurbished stations, new trams
Updated : mai 13, 2015
The new, extended section of tramline 1 was handed over to the citizens of Budapest on 20 March 2015. The 3.2-kilometre-long newly-built southern section crosses over from Pest to Buda via Rákóczi híd (bridge) over the...
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Working towards the integrated public transport system
Updated : mai 12, 2015
Spring is definitely the time for innovations and apart from a nice weather there is other exiting news Vilnius transport feels is worth sharing. On the 24th of April a national take up seminar took place in Vilnius....
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