Chronology Of Main Events / News

22 new "Sirio" tram, that will be used on line 2, are already in Florence.

Trolleybus overhead for the Line 5 Panfilova Prospect — Pukhova Ulitsa between Tsvetnaya Ulitsa and Kuprina Ulitsa rebuilt.

Delivered the new trolleybus MAZ-206T assembled in the city of Ivanovo from a diesel bus.

On October 26, the first of ten Škoda 14Tr trolleybuses ordered in September 2016 was delivered to the depot # 1. Details...

The trolleybus system is closed: Balgoveschensk's mayor Valentina Kalita officially announced system's closure. The last day of trolleybus revenue service was July 8th, 2016.

Delivered the first Durmazlar Panorama tram built in the Turkish city of Bursa of a batch of 8 such trams to be delivered until 03.2017.

Planned reintroduction of trams by 2022:
http://www.cs-dopravak.cz/zpravy/2016/10...k-tramvaje

Opening of non-revenue test runs via the new tramway line to Mikrorayon Chistaya Sloboda.

A number of retired 71-608KM (KTM-8M) trams used in service to deal with shortage of trams due to high breakdown rate for LM-99AE trams.

Trams of the 71-608KM (KTM-8KM) type retire.

Delivery of the electric bus EBN 11 manufactured by SOR. The electric bus will be tested on Lines 52, 53, 57, 66 & 67 until November 11th. Passengers will get a free ride.

Прибыл первый троллейбус модели БКМ 20101 из Москвы.

Construction of the new trolleybus line has began. The new line should be built to Regional Clinical Hospital along the Pasichna street and Fedkovicha street.

79 trams are offered for sale: prices begin at €300 for non-operable cars, from €2721 — €4395 for operable cars. Any specific car or a number of cars can be chosen. Each car is sold individually through a web action:
https://imhd.sk/ba/doc/sk/15835/DPB-vyhl...lektriciek

A proposed so-called trolleybus route network ‘optimization’ calls for replacement of the most popular Lines 1 and 5 with diesel buses by December, 2016. Trolleybus services via the central segment of Sovetskaya Ulitsa, Entuziastov Boulevard and Moskovskaya Ulitsa will be suspended. The remaining trolleybus lines will carry minimal ridership. It is suspected that city’s authorities are planning to phase out trolleybuses altogether. Please sign
a petition to retain the Tambov trolleybuses.

Are the trams needed on Metallurgov Prospect?
A plan for Metallurgov Prospect reconstruction calls for removal of tramway tracks to make way for additional car lanes. Citizens are invited to express their concerns and vote:
http://наш.новокузнецк.рф/poll/42/.

A petition on change.org to support trams on Metallurgov Prospect.

Trams of the 71-619 (KTM-19) type retire.

The 10 km-long light rail line extension from Balıkçı to Tekkeköy opens. The second yard storage facility is located at the Tekkeköy Terminal.

The metro Line M4 extension from Kartal to Tavşantepe is opened.

Acting president of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev proposed construction of a tramway line in Samarkand. The new line should be built between Siabskiy Rynok and the Sartepa apartment block development. Mr. Mirzioyoev also advised to develop a network of future tramway lines with consideration of practical passenger needs. The first segment of the network is to be opened for the Navruz Holiday celebrations on March 21st, 2017. A rapid construction schedule is not unusual for Uzbekistan.
Source: https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2016/10/05/tram/

The Loyola-UPT streetcar line extension opens along North Rampart Street between Canal Street & Rampart and Elysian Fields Avenue. The line's designation is changed to the Loyola-Rampart Line.

The trolleybus services 4 between Fabrika Znamya Truda — Zavod Rabochiy Metallist, and 5 between Posyolok Oktyabrskiy — Zavod Rabochiy Metallist are suspedned. The trolleybus line to Zavod Rabochiy Metallist loses revenue service.
http://transphoto.ru/photo/611108/

The trolleybus Line 12 is 'temporarily' suspended. The Line 14 in the city-bound direction only is rerouted via Khimikov Prospect, Kosmonavtov Ulitsa and Lomonosova Ulitsa. A new overhead switch is installed at Khimikov Prospect and Kosmonavtov Ulitsa for the new move. A segment via Khimikov Prospect from Kosmonavtov Ulitsa to the Khimkombinat Terminal loses revenue service and is cut off from the rest of the network.
http://transphoto.ru/photo/405412/

Construction of the new tramway line has began.
16.10.2016 delivered the first batch of VarioLF trams from Tashkent: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.
17.10.2016 delivered the second batch of VarioLF trams: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009.

Начато строительство кольцевой линии метрополитена (№11) протяжённостью 43,2 км (32 станции).

Gyeonggang Line between Pangyo and Yeoju opens for service

As per an announcement by the Tashkent's Khokimiyat (city administration) press office, the acting President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev ordered a resurrection of construction of the Yunusabad Metro Line, and completion of the two metro stations in the nearest future. In addition planning will be accelerated for the construction of the overground metro line to the Sergeli neighborhood.

Trolleybus overhead is completely dismantled.

Dismantling of a trolleybus overhead between Rokovataya and Prudy via Simbirtseva Ulitsa and Konstitutsionnaya Ulitsa, the former Line 17.

A tender for 20 low floor trams to be used on the Line 4 Tsentralniy Rynok — Imanta is competed.