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Welcome to Urban News #59. In this episode –
00:00 – Intro
00:14 – South Coast Rail Massachusetts Restores Links After 65 Years
01:20 – New metro line almost ready in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
02:10 – Third tram line planned in Dijon, France
03:41 – First Stadler Tramlink tram presented in Potsdam, Germany
04:14 – Solaris to deliver 10 trolleybuses in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
05:01 – Train to Talca goes from Brazil to Chile
#cityforall #urbannews #publictransport #railway #metro #tram #trolleybus
Sources:
https://www.railway.supply/en/south-coast-rail-massachusetts-restores-links-after-65-years/
https://www.railjournal.com/passenger/metros/kuala-lumpurs-lrt3-metro-line-nearly-complete/
https://www.infos-dijon.com/news/vie-locale/vie-locale/dijon-metropole-l-executif-chiffre-a-200-millions-d-euros-la-creation-d-une-troisieme-ligne-de-tramway.html
Nuevo buscarril para Talca- Constitución ya se encuentra en camino a Chile
https://cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/transportes/ferrocarriles/nuevo-buscarril-para-talca-constitucion-ya-esta-camino-a-chile/2025-03-14/185300.html
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Thanks!
yesterday, first line of new Nancy Trolleybus opened
The new trains for Talca-Constitución are the second contract that Marcopolo Rail has ever taken (they are new in the rail industry).
And the contract may be extended to supply other metric lines in Chile depending on the reliability of this first batch.
Ps. Thank you for the videos and always having an eye on this small country at the end of the world.
MAN Ferrostaal locomotive is really unusually-looking. Up to me, it's cute..!
Like & thanx.😊
80kmh for a train? That's not a train it's … a mofa
Cool to see the US opening up a major regional transit line, with decent frequency and new wagons, probably won't happen much in the next few years sadly.
As someone living in Dijon, right next to the "Capnord" area, I can tell that this new T3 tramway line is pretty useless :
Firstly, the tram, at this very moment, will not go into the "real" Capnord area which is an industrial zone. Instead, the tram will stop at Rue de Cracovie, a 4 lane road which is super crowded during peak hours. This terminus is super dumb : it is next to a supermarket, an IKEA, some fast-foods and other stores than are not very pedestrian friendly. Apart from the two extremities of the road, there is not a single crosswalk. A local polotician said : "Who seriously is going to take his IKEA furniture in the tram ?". There is a bus, which is very efficient (L3 line), that already connects this part to the existing tram T1 stop called "Grésilles Trimolet".
Secondly, the city says that the tram is overcrowded during peak hours. That's true, but when I take the tram and I see that nobody is in the aisle between the seats, but standing right next to the doors, it litteraly pisses me off. These tram models were not well designed. There is too much seats and way less space than the trams from Strasbourg for example. You can't take your bike inside.
Thirdly, a lot of suburbs are left apart, this line is not going to be connected to the main train station and is it practially only made for tourist rather than locals.
This tram is likely an ad to influence the local elections in 2027.
There is more to say but that's the essential.
English is not my main language so I apologize in advance for any error.
I LOVE that you had a francophone say the new terminus name! Definitely something to continue. Good job.
I can't really hide the disappointment I felt when they first revealed the route of the future T3 tram line in Dijon: it literally mainly follows the existing axis and should have therefore been a simple tramway extension rather than a new line. it's just so…underwhelming! And so, all of the South-East of the city will still remain without a tramway…🥲🥲
thank you very much!
Nice video, I like the new intro, its worded a lot better than before! Well done
Yeah, the new weekly City for All is here!
Great, as always.
I grew up right next to Fall River and I'm super happy to see that MBTA finally finished their south coast rail! Boston has really been on the up and up these past few years.
Nice to see Boston's South Coast Rail extension mentioned! 😊 It was in the planning stages for 42 years and it restored service that was terminated for all of Southeastern Massachusetts for 65 years and was restored line by line to different towns over time. The pièce de résistance will be the restoration of the Stoughton-Taunton Line which will include electrification of the existing and new tracks.
Thank you! 🎉❤
It's rare these days to see entirely new rail lines being built, especially in older cities…well done Boston, just in time to prevent Trump from defunding so many rail transit projects!
3:10 sounds more like they need to invest in a subway at this point if two of the tram lines are already overcrowded.
How do I disable the auto-dubbing? I hate it