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#Transport for #London Freedom of Information release:
#TfL has published documents concerning the New Bus for London (New Routemaster) project between 2009 and 2010. The papers outline plans for a modern successor to the Routemaster, featuring an open rear platform, hybrid engine, three-door layout and a second crew member to improve passenger flow and safety.The project was treated as a major Mayoral priority, with Wrightbus awarded the design and development contract in February 2010. Initial funding of £495,000 later increased to more than £11 million as the scope expanded to include prototypes and test vehicles.
The documents also highlight concerns over costs, safety and delivery timescales. TfL estimated wider operational costs could reach £227 million, largely linked to staffing requirements, while risks included meeting emissions standards and delivering the buses in time for the 2012 target. 🚍
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-0075-2627 -
#Transport for #London Freedom of Information release:
#TfL has published documents concerning the New Bus for London (New Routemaster) project between 2009 and 2010. The papers outline plans for a modern successor to the Routemaster, featuring an open rear platform, hybrid engine, three-door layout and a second crew member to improve passenger flow and safety.The project was treated as a major Mayoral priority, with Wrightbus awarded the design and development contract in February 2010. Initial funding of £495,000 later increased to more than £11 million as the scope expanded to include prototypes and test vehicles.
The documents also highlight concerns over costs, safety and delivery timescales. TfL estimated wider operational costs could reach £227 million, largely linked to staffing requirements, while risks included meeting emissions standards and delivering the buses in time for the 2012 target. 🚍
https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/transparency/freedom-of-information/foi-request-detail?referenceId=FOI-0075-2627 -
💷 The #UK Department for Transport’s Greener Bus Tool is an Excel-based appraisal toolkit that helps local #transport authorities assess the value for money of investing in zero-emission #buses and minibuses, including battery electric and hydrogen vehicles. It calculates key measures such as the benefit-cost ratio (BCR), net present value and carbon reduction impacts, using guidance from the HM #Treasury Green Book and DfT transport analysis guidance. The tool compares proposed schemes against a “do minimum” scenario, usually replacing buses with Euro 6 diesel models, to estimate additional costs and benefits. It assesses impacts on operators, government finances, air quality, greenhouse gas emissions and wider society. Users input data including vehicle and infrastructure costs, annual mileage and funding sources. The tool also supports sensitivity testing and risk analysis to help improve scheme design and assess uncertainty.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/greener-bus-tool -
🇮🇪 The National #Transport Authority City Shopper Surveys for #Galway and #Waterford complete a suite covering five main cities in #Ireland. The 2025 results show most visitors to city centre retail cores arrive by sustainable transport or active travel: 67% in Galway and 57% in Waterford.
🚍 Galway: bus 40%, rail 4%, walking & cycling 23%, car 30%
🚍 Waterford: bus 31%, rail 1%, active travel 25%, car 40%🛍️ Shopping is the main reason for visits, followed by food and drink
💶 Average intended spend: €51 in Galway and €58 in Waterford
💡 Sustainable transport users account for 49% of spend in Galway and 41% in Waterford
📊 Across Ireland’s five cities, sustainable modes dominate access and often generate a higher share of spend than cars
🧭 Findings will inform transport and public realm #planning -
🏴🚲 #Edinburgh #Waverley #railway station has renewed its partnership with The Bike Station to pass on unclaimed #bicycles for refurbishment and reuse.
Each year, dozens of bikes are left at the station. Over the past two years, more than 60 have been abandoned after attempts to reunite them with owners. Bikes are stored in cycle racks for up to two weeks, then moved to secure storage for six months before being released if unclaimed.
On 22 April, around 30 bicycles were collected and taken to Polmont Prison for cleaning and servicing as part of the refurbishment process.
The Bike Station refurbishes and resells bikes at affordable prices, reinvesting income into #cycling access projects, maintenance training and schemes such as Kids Bike Life.
The initiative helps reduce congestion at busy #cycle storage areas while supporting sustainable transport, skills development and wider community access to #cycling.
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/edinburgh-waverley-donates-abandoned-bicycles-to-local-cycling-charity -
🏴🚲 #Edinburgh #Waverley #railway station has renewed its partnership with The Bike Station to pass on unclaimed #bicycles for refurbishment and reuse.
Each year, dozens of bikes are left at the station. Over the past two years, more than 60 have been abandoned after attempts to reunite them with owners. Bikes are stored in cycle racks for up to two weeks, then moved to secure storage for six months before being released if unclaimed.
On 22 April, around 30 bicycles were collected and taken to Polmont Prison for cleaning and servicing as part of the refurbishment process.
The Bike Station refurbishes and resells bikes at affordable prices, reinvesting income into #cycling access projects, maintenance training and schemes such as Kids Bike Life.
The initiative helps reduce congestion at busy #cycle storage areas while supporting sustainable transport, skills development and wider community access to #cycling.
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/edinburgh-waverley-donates-abandoned-bicycles-to-local-cycling-charity -
🏴🚲 #Edinburgh #Waverley #railway station has renewed its partnership with The Bike Station to pass on unclaimed #bicycles for refurbishment and reuse.
Each year, dozens of bikes are left at the station. Over the past two years, more than 60 have been abandoned after attempts to reunite them with owners. Bikes are stored in cycle racks for up to two weeks, then moved to secure storage for six months before being released if unclaimed.
On 22 April, around 30 bicycles were collected and taken to Polmont Prison for cleaning and servicing as part of the refurbishment process.
The Bike Station refurbishes and resells bikes at affordable prices, reinvesting income into #cycling access projects, maintenance training and schemes such as Kids Bike Life.
The initiative helps reduce congestion at busy #cycle storage areas while supporting sustainable transport, skills development and wider community access to #cycling.
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/edinburgh-waverley-donates-abandoned-bicycles-to-local-cycling-charity -
🏴🚲 #Edinburgh #Waverley #railway station has renewed its partnership with The Bike Station to pass on unclaimed #bicycles for refurbishment and reuse.
Each year, dozens of bikes are left at the station. Over the past two years, more than 60 have been abandoned after attempts to reunite them with owners. Bikes are stored in cycle racks for up to two weeks, then moved to secure storage for six months before being released if unclaimed.
On 22 April, around 30 bicycles were collected and taken to Polmont Prison for cleaning and servicing as part of the refurbishment process.
The Bike Station refurbishes and resells bikes at affordable prices, reinvesting income into #cycling access projects, maintenance training and schemes such as Kids Bike Life.
The initiative helps reduce congestion at busy #cycle storage areas while supporting sustainable transport, skills development and wider community access to #cycling.
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/edinburgh-waverley-donates-abandoned-bicycles-to-local-cycling-charity -
🏴🚲 #Edinburgh #Waverley #railway station has renewed its partnership with The Bike Station to pass on unclaimed #bicycles for refurbishment and reuse.
Each year, dozens of bikes are left at the station. Over the past two years, more than 60 have been abandoned after attempts to reunite them with owners. Bikes are stored in cycle racks for up to two weeks, then moved to secure storage for six months before being released if unclaimed.
On 22 April, around 30 bicycles were collected and taken to Polmont Prison for cleaning and servicing as part of the refurbishment process.
The Bike Station refurbishes and resells bikes at affordable prices, reinvesting income into #cycling access projects, maintenance training and schemes such as Kids Bike Life.
The initiative helps reduce congestion at busy #cycle storage areas while supporting sustainable transport, skills development and wider community access to #cycling.
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/edinburgh-waverley-donates-abandoned-bicycles-to-local-cycling-charity -
🚍⚠️🚉 Buses will replace trains between #Ashford International, #Maidstone East and Borough Green & Wrotham from 23 to 31 May while major engineering work is carried out to improve reliability on the line.
Network Rail will stabilise 150-year-old rock cuttings near Maidstone East, upgrade three miles of drainage, replace nearly 2,300 metres of track between Harrietsham and Charing, install new switches and crossings at Maidstone East, and renew the level crossing at Ryarsh Lane near West Malling. Engineers will also inspect bridges and carry out maintenance across the route.
Accessible replacement buses will operate throughout the closure, including a minibus between West Malling and East Malling. Passengers are advised to check before travelling and allow extra time. Some parking at Maidstone East will be unavailable during the works.
https://newsroom.southeasternrailway.co.uk/news/three-weeks-to-go-buses-replace-trains-between-ashford-and-borough-green-wrotham-for-nine-days-as-major-improvement-work-takes-place -
🚉 Great Western Railway will introduce a major timetable overhaul from 17 May, adding new services across the South West and Wales and expanding the network to 200 stations later this summer with the opening of Okehampton Interchange in #Devon.
The changes include the first phase of the Mid-Cornwall #Metro, with hourly trains between Par and Newquay, alongside new direct London-Newquay services and overnight links between Reading and #Gatwick Airport. GWR said the upgrades would improve access to jobs, education and tourism while reducing reliance on cars.
The operator said new and improved stations across the region could help unlock 238,000 jobs and £14.25 billion for the South West economy by 2035. Managing director Mark Hopwood described the timetable as “a statement of intent” to support regional growth and connectivity.
https://news.gwr.com/news/gwrs-new-timetable-set-to-unlock-further-economic-growth-across-the-south-west-and-wales -
🚂 Visitors to Gloucester Station can now view a detailed model railway diorama in the waiting room, showing the station across eras from the steam age of the 1880s to the present day, marking 200 years of rail travel. Unveiled by the Mayor of #Gloucester, the display was created by the Gloucester Model Railway Club with a £1,000 grant from Great Western Railway’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund. It took 12 volunteers around a year to complete and includes detailed scenes of station life such as passengers, signage, milk churns from the dairy train era and a roaming cat, plus a mirror effect that creates the illusion of an extended railway line through time. Organisers say it celebrates local railway heritage and community involvement, with the club hoping to encourage people of all ages to take up model making, while station staff describe it as a nostalgic feature for passengers.
https://news.gwr.com/news/gloucester-station-model-brings-railway-history-to-life -
🚂 Visitors to Gloucester Station can now view a detailed model railway diorama in the waiting room, showing the station across eras from the steam age of the 1880s to the present day, marking 200 years of rail travel. Unveiled by the Mayor of #Gloucester, the display was created by the Gloucester Model Railway Club with a £1,000 grant from Great Western Railway’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund. It took 12 volunteers around a year to complete and includes detailed scenes of station life such as passengers, signage, milk churns from the dairy train era and a roaming cat, plus a mirror effect that creates the illusion of an extended railway line through time. Organisers say it celebrates local railway heritage and community involvement, with the club hoping to encourage people of all ages to take up model making, while station staff describe it as a nostalgic feature for passengers.
https://news.gwr.com/news/gloucester-station-model-brings-railway-history-to-life -
🚂 Visitors to Gloucester Station can now view a detailed model railway diorama in the waiting room, showing the station across eras from the steam age of the 1880s to the present day, marking 200 years of rail travel. Unveiled by the Mayor of #Gloucester, the display was created by the Gloucester Model Railway Club with a £1,000 grant from Great Western Railway’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund. It took 12 volunteers around a year to complete and includes detailed scenes of station life such as passengers, signage, milk churns from the dairy train era and a roaming cat, plus a mirror effect that creates the illusion of an extended railway line through time. Organisers say it celebrates local railway heritage and community involvement, with the club hoping to encourage people of all ages to take up model making, while station staff describe it as a nostalgic feature for passengers.
https://news.gwr.com/news/gloucester-station-model-brings-railway-history-to-life -
🚂 Visitors to Gloucester Station can now view a detailed model railway diorama in the waiting room, showing the station across eras from the steam age of the 1880s to the present day, marking 200 years of rail travel. Unveiled by the Mayor of #Gloucester, the display was created by the Gloucester Model Railway Club with a £1,000 grant from Great Western Railway’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund. It took 12 volunteers around a year to complete and includes detailed scenes of station life such as passengers, signage, milk churns from the dairy train era and a roaming cat, plus a mirror effect that creates the illusion of an extended railway line through time. Organisers say it celebrates local railway heritage and community involvement, with the club hoping to encourage people of all ages to take up model making, while station staff describe it as a nostalgic feature for passengers.
https://news.gwr.com/news/gloucester-station-model-brings-railway-history-to-life -
🚂 Visitors to Gloucester Station can now view a detailed model railway diorama in the waiting room, showing the station across eras from the steam age of the 1880s to the present day, marking 200 years of rail travel. Unveiled by the Mayor of #Gloucester, the display was created by the Gloucester Model Railway Club with a £1,000 grant from Great Western Railway’s Customer and Community Improvement Fund. It took 12 volunteers around a year to complete and includes detailed scenes of station life such as passengers, signage, milk churns from the dairy train era and a roaming cat, plus a mirror effect that creates the illusion of an extended railway line through time. Organisers say it celebrates local railway heritage and community involvement, with the club hoping to encourage people of all ages to take up model making, while station staff describe it as a nostalgic feature for passengers.
https://news.gwr.com/news/gloucester-station-model-brings-railway-history-to-life -
🆕🚉 Work is progressing on #Charfield Station in South #Gloucestershire, due to open in spring 2027. The £41.7m scheme, funded by the West of #England Mayoral Combined Authority using Government transport settlement funding, has installed platforms and a footbridge.
It will restore rail services to the village for the first time since 1965, with GWR operating hourly trains. Journey times are expected to be around 32 minutes to #Bristol Temple Meads and 22 minutes to Gloucester.
Facilities will include step-free access via lifts, a bus stop, cycle parking and car parking. Around 14,500 people live within three miles of the station. It is expected to improve access to jobs, education and leisure while supporting more sustainable travel and easing congestion.
The project forms part of a wider £400m West of England rail programme including Henbury, Bristol Brabazon, Pill, Portishead, Portway Park & Ride and Ashley Down.
https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/new-charfield-station-on-track-to-open-in-spring-2027/ -
🆕🚉 Work is progressing on #Charfield Station in South #Gloucestershire, due to open in spring 2027. The £41.7m scheme, funded by the West of #England Mayoral Combined Authority using Government transport settlement funding, has installed platforms and a footbridge.
It will restore rail services to the village for the first time since 1965, with GWR operating hourly trains. Journey times are expected to be around 32 minutes to #Bristol Temple Meads and 22 minutes to Gloucester.
Facilities will include step-free access via lifts, a bus stop, cycle parking and car parking. Around 14,500 people live within three miles of the station. It is expected to improve access to jobs, education and leisure while supporting more sustainable travel and easing congestion.
The project forms part of a wider £400m West of England rail programme including Henbury, Bristol Brabazon, Pill, Portishead, Portway Park & Ride and Ashley Down.
https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/new-charfield-station-on-track-to-open-in-spring-2027/ -
🆕🚉 Work is progressing on #Charfield Station in South #Gloucestershire, due to open in spring 2027. The £41.7m scheme, funded by the West of #England Mayoral Combined Authority using Government transport settlement funding, has installed platforms and a footbridge.
It will restore rail services to the village for the first time since 1965, with GWR operating hourly trains. Journey times are expected to be around 32 minutes to #Bristol Temple Meads and 22 minutes to Gloucester.
Facilities will include step-free access via lifts, a bus stop, cycle parking and car parking. Around 14,500 people live within three miles of the station. It is expected to improve access to jobs, education and leisure while supporting more sustainable travel and easing congestion.
The project forms part of a wider £400m West of England rail programme including Henbury, Bristol Brabazon, Pill, Portishead, Portway Park & Ride and Ashley Down.
https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/new-charfield-station-on-track-to-open-in-spring-2027/ -
🆕🚉 Work is progressing on #Charfield Station in South #Gloucestershire, due to open in spring 2027. The £41.7m scheme, funded by the West of #England Mayoral Combined Authority using Government transport settlement funding, has installed platforms and a footbridge.
It will restore rail services to the village for the first time since 1965, with GWR operating hourly trains. Journey times are expected to be around 32 minutes to #Bristol Temple Meads and 22 minutes to Gloucester.
Facilities will include step-free access via lifts, a bus stop, cycle parking and car parking. Around 14,500 people live within three miles of the station. It is expected to improve access to jobs, education and leisure while supporting more sustainable travel and easing congestion.
The project forms part of a wider £400m West of England rail programme including Henbury, Bristol Brabazon, Pill, Portishead, Portway Park & Ride and Ashley Down.
https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/new-charfield-station-on-track-to-open-in-spring-2027/ -
🆕🚉 Work is progressing on #Charfield Station in South #Gloucestershire, due to open in spring 2027. The £41.7m scheme, funded by the West of #England Mayoral Combined Authority using Government transport settlement funding, has installed platforms and a footbridge.
It will restore rail services to the village for the first time since 1965, with GWR operating hourly trains. Journey times are expected to be around 32 minutes to #Bristol Temple Meads and 22 minutes to Gloucester.
Facilities will include step-free access via lifts, a bus stop, cycle parking and car parking. Around 14,500 people live within three miles of the station. It is expected to improve access to jobs, education and leisure while supporting more sustainable travel and easing congestion.
The project forms part of a wider £400m West of England rail programme including Henbury, Bristol Brabazon, Pill, Portishead, Portway Park & Ride and Ashley Down.
https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/new-charfield-station-on-track-to-open-in-spring-2027/ -
⚠️🚆🛠️ Rail upgrades between #Bedford and #London this weekend (9–10 May) will disrupt Thameslink and East Midlands #Railway services. No Thameslink trains will run between Bedford and Mill Hill Broadway, while East Midlands Railway services will not run south of Bedford. Network Rail work includes 300 metres of new track at St Albans, drainage upgrades at Radlett, new switches and crossings at Radlett Strategic Freight Interchange, and ongoing step-free access improvements at Luton station, including a new footbridge and lifts. Rail replacement buses will operate on several routes, including Bedford–Luton, Bedford–Hitchin, #Luton #Airport Parkway–Hitchin, and Harpenden–Potters Bar. Passengers are advised to check journeys in advance and allow extra time, as bus journeys will take longer than trains. Further disruption is expected on 20–21 and 27–28 June.
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/upgrades-mean-amended-rail-service-between-bedford-and-london-this-weekend -
⚠️🚆🛠️ Rail upgrades between #Bedford and #London this weekend (9–10 May) will disrupt Thameslink and East Midlands #Railway services. No Thameslink trains will run between Bedford and Mill Hill Broadway, while East Midlands Railway services will not run south of Bedford. Network Rail work includes 300 metres of new track at St Albans, drainage upgrades at Radlett, new switches and crossings at Radlett Strategic Freight Interchange, and ongoing step-free access improvements at Luton station, including a new footbridge and lifts. Rail replacement buses will operate on several routes, including Bedford–Luton, Bedford–Hitchin, #Luton #Airport Parkway–Hitchin, and Harpenden–Potters Bar. Passengers are advised to check journeys in advance and allow extra time, as bus journeys will take longer than trains. Further disruption is expected on 20–21 and 27–28 June.
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/upgrades-mean-amended-rail-service-between-bedford-and-london-this-weekend -
⚠️🚆🛠️ Rail upgrades between #Bedford and #London this weekend (9–10 May) will disrupt Thameslink and East Midlands #Railway services. No Thameslink trains will run between Bedford and Mill Hill Broadway, while East Midlands Railway services will not run south of Bedford. Network Rail work includes 300 metres of new track at St Albans, drainage upgrades at Radlett, new switches and crossings at Radlett Strategic Freight Interchange, and ongoing step-free access improvements at Luton station, including a new footbridge and lifts. Rail replacement buses will operate on several routes, including Bedford–Luton, Bedford–Hitchin, #Luton #Airport Parkway–Hitchin, and Harpenden–Potters Bar. Passengers are advised to check journeys in advance and allow extra time, as bus journeys will take longer than trains. Further disruption is expected on 20–21 and 27–28 June.
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/upgrades-mean-amended-rail-service-between-bedford-and-london-this-weekend -
⚠️🚆🛠️ Rail upgrades between #Bedford and #London this weekend (9–10 May) will disrupt Thameslink and East Midlands #Railway services. No Thameslink trains will run between Bedford and Mill Hill Broadway, while East Midlands Railway services will not run south of Bedford. Network Rail work includes 300 metres of new track at St Albans, drainage upgrades at Radlett, new switches and crossings at Radlett Strategic Freight Interchange, and ongoing step-free access improvements at Luton station, including a new footbridge and lifts. Rail replacement buses will operate on several routes, including Bedford–Luton, Bedford–Hitchin, #Luton #Airport Parkway–Hitchin, and Harpenden–Potters Bar. Passengers are advised to check journeys in advance and allow extra time, as bus journeys will take longer than trains. Further disruption is expected on 20–21 and 27–28 June.
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/upgrades-mean-amended-rail-service-between-bedford-and-london-this-weekend -
⚠️🚆🛠️ Rail upgrades between #Bedford and #London this weekend (9–10 May) will disrupt Thameslink and East Midlands #Railway services. No Thameslink trains will run between Bedford and Mill Hill Broadway, while East Midlands Railway services will not run south of Bedford. Network Rail work includes 300 metres of new track at St Albans, drainage upgrades at Radlett, new switches and crossings at Radlett Strategic Freight Interchange, and ongoing step-free access improvements at Luton station, including a new footbridge and lifts. Rail replacement buses will operate on several routes, including Bedford–Luton, Bedford–Hitchin, #Luton #Airport Parkway–Hitchin, and Harpenden–Potters Bar. Passengers are advised to check journeys in advance and allow extra time, as bus journeys will take longer than trains. Further disruption is expected on 20–21 and 27–28 June.
https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/upgrades-mean-amended-rail-service-between-bedford-and-london-this-weekend -
Mayor of the West of #England Helen Godwin has marked her first year in office, highlighting devolution progress plans to accelerate delivery. She said the Devolution Act will shift more powers across #transport, #planning, #economic development and health. £1bn funding has been secured, including £45m for brownfield #housing and £25m for creative industries. Transport progress includes approval of the Portishead Line and a £200m deal to reconnect Portishead and Pill to Bristol. One million free bus journeys were delivered via Kids Go Free, while e-scooter parking enforcement issued 26,000 fines, with compliance above 99%. Future priorities include new stations at Bristol Brabazon and Charfield, 250 green buses, expanded mass transit, and greater local bus control, plus potential visitor levy powers and retaining more tax locally. Other plans include regeneration at Temple Quarter and Brabazon, a skills strategy, tackling child poverty, and Western Forest work.
https://www.westofengland-ca.gov.uk/news/mayor-marks-first-year-in-office-looks-to-bright-future/ -
🇪🇬🚝🌆 Commercial service has begun on the East of #Nile #Monorail in Greater #Cairo, marking Africa’s first monorail system. Delivered by Alstom with Orascom Construction and #Arab Contractors, the 56-kilometre line has 22 stations, 16 now operational, linking East Cairo to the New Administrative Capital. The driverless Innovia system using CBTC GoA4 signalling has capacity of up to 45,000 passengers per hour per direction, easing congestion and improving connectivity across key districts. Journey times between El Moshir Tantawi and Justice City stations are reduced from around 1 hour 20 minutes by road to about 40 minutes. The project is also the first in Africa to feature platform screen doors. Vehicles were manufactured in Derby, #UK, with testing and commissioning led locally, with around 98% #Egyptian workforce involvement, supporting Egypt’s Vision 2030 and long-term #sustainable #urban #mobility goals.
https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2026/5/new-era-smart-and-sustainable-mobility-egypt-commercial-service-begins-east-nile-monorail-transforming-urban-connectivity-across-greater-cairo -
🇪🇬🚝🌆 Commercial service has begun on the East of #Nile #Monorail in Greater #Cairo, marking Africa’s first monorail system. Delivered by Alstom with Orascom Construction and #Arab Contractors, the 56-kilometre line has 22 stations, 16 now operational, linking East Cairo to the New Administrative Capital. The driverless Innovia system using CBTC GoA4 signalling has capacity of up to 45,000 passengers per hour per direction, easing congestion and improving connectivity across key districts. Journey times between El Moshir Tantawi and Justice City stations are reduced from around 1 hour 20 minutes by road to about 40 minutes. The project is also the first in Africa to feature platform screen doors. Vehicles were manufactured in Derby, #UK, with testing and commissioning led locally, with around 98% #Egyptian workforce involvement, supporting Egypt’s Vision 2030 and long-term #sustainable #urban #mobility goals.
https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2026/5/new-era-smart-and-sustainable-mobility-egypt-commercial-service-begins-east-nile-monorail-transforming-urban-connectivity-across-greater-cairo -
🇪🇬🚝🌆 Commercial service has begun on the East of #Nile #Monorail in Greater #Cairo, marking Africa’s first monorail system. Delivered by Alstom with Orascom Construction and #Arab Contractors, the 56-kilometre line has 22 stations, 16 now operational, linking East Cairo to the New Administrative Capital. The driverless Innovia system using CBTC GoA4 signalling has capacity of up to 45,000 passengers per hour per direction, easing congestion and improving connectivity across key districts. Journey times between El Moshir Tantawi and Justice City stations are reduced from around 1 hour 20 minutes by road to about 40 minutes. The project is also the first in Africa to feature platform screen doors. Vehicles were manufactured in Derby, #UK, with testing and commissioning led locally, with around 98% #Egyptian workforce involvement, supporting Egypt’s Vision 2030 and long-term #sustainable #urban #mobility goals.
https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2026/5/new-era-smart-and-sustainable-mobility-egypt-commercial-service-begins-east-nile-monorail-transforming-urban-connectivity-across-greater-cairo