In Neussebaum Street, Bat Yam, seacoast suburb south of Tel Aviv.
Construction has progressed to wire installation:
From, Steve: Tunmnel for the subway portion of the T. A. Red Line:
We need to be seeing more of this in the USA. With the push for green this and green that and clean electric whatever. We need to be seeing more of this type of construction and less new bus lines ect. No need to own a car if public transportion was a much better thought out concept like it once was with massive networks like the Pacific Electric. Great pics, thanks for posting!
The thing is, we had a superb electric traction system here decades ago, but it died due to lack of interest, among other things.
Ironic, considering now “Everything old is new again.”
That was back when the automobile was a “new” thing and everybody wanted one. The younger generations we have today are shunning owning a car, prefering to use other modes of transportation these days. But now, with the cost of labor to install light rail, its hard to get it past the taxpayers who will ultimatly pay for it to be installed or reinstalled. Between Uber, Lyft and other ride shares, taxies and buses, its an uphill battle in cities that have no light rail that is currently running.
Big news - Today the first GUSH DAN tram ran in the Greater TLV region. This is part of the TLV Metro system.
see video
Test running starts on Tel Aviv Red Line 7 June 2021 Save article SHOW FULLSCREEN il-red-line-tram-test-1 zoom inzoom out ISRAEL: Tel-Aviv light rail project promoter NTA has started test running with its Chinese-built LRVs on the first section of the Red Line, which is now under construction between Petakh-Tikva and Bat Yam. SHOW FULLSCREEN il-red-line-tram-test-2 zoom inzoom out The first of 90 low-floor cars ordered from CRRC Changchun in 2015 was rolled out in China in April 2019, and several vehicles have now been delivered to the Red Line depot at Petakh-Tikva Kiryat-Arie. On May 31, a pair of units operating under their own power left the depot adjacent to the Israel Railways station, passing through the exit tunnel and down the depot branch as far as the Shenkar portal on Zeev Jabotinsky Street, along which the main route runs in a central median. The first low-speed move was protected by a police unit as local inhabitants were unfamiliar with the new transport mode. SHOW FULLSCREEN il-red-line-tram-test-3 zoom inzoom out ‘This is a huge step for NTA’, said General Manager Hayim Gluek after the inaugural run. ‘We took a ride on a modern and quiet train, and I’m proud of all our achievements, which proved that we are able to do what we have promised. Within few days we will perform test run along the whole of the Red Line alignment within Petakh-Tikva.’ A second trial on June 2 saw the test train continue along the outer section of the Red Line as far as the eastern terminus at the Petakh-Tikva central bus station. Further tests are to be undertaken to verify the performance of the 25 kV 50 Hz power supply, plus the safety, signalling and communications systems ahead of opening.
Dave, the links did not copy for some reason. Please work on this. I’d like to see them.
Apparently, the references were removed. But I can suggest:
From Steve Sattler:
In a long interview on Israeli TV tonight …
One of the main engineers took the TV crew into the new train stations under TLV - 35 meters under- round and showed the ‘almost-finished’ platforms and rooms. Lots of marble walls and very fancy ‘ceramic’ platform floors. Autonomic doors for the trains at the stations.
The big and main station cavern under very busy Allenby st -will be a cross-over point for the RED and Purple lines. The Purple line serves the EAST suburbs and cities to central TLV.
The RED LINE [ From Bat Yam in the South to Petach Tikva in the East ] will be operational in Nov 2022. with 10 underground stations and 54 kms of tracks. All together 34 stations.
Each station will be automated with AI computers: for doors, elevators and escalators , ventilation, fire-sprinklers, and even bomb-proof sections for Nuclear attacks. A train will arrive every 3.5 to 4.00 mins.
4 operations and maintenance centers. The diversation appears very prudent. Wonder if Valley transit wishes it had more than one in San Jose ?
Dave do you know if one is knocked out of service for any reason the others can take over ?
That is definitely the plan. There will be connecting tracks between all lines, as in Jerusawm;s expansing system. However, I have not seen plans for any second shop for Jerusalem, but possibly we willl follow the Tel Aviv example in the future.
The grey lines on the map are Israel Railways lines, including freight-only.
From Stevec Sattler: The first Tel Aviv Red Line light ral car has reached Yaffo (Jaffa).
Steve’s son-in-law and his sister express their joy at having a light rail line directly in front of the apartment building on Jerusalem Blvd. in Jaffa:
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First full test run, Tel Aviv Red Line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iV1TQW-u8ac
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METROPOLITAN Mass Transit Systems (NTA) has awarded a €1.015bn contract to a consortium of CAF and construction firm Shapir to construct and equip the 27km Purple light rail line in Tel Aviv, which is expected to be fully operational by 2027.
The contract consists of the design, construction, financing and maintenance of the line for 25 years. The new line will have 45 stations as well as a depot for fleet maintenance.
The contract also includes the construction of 98 low-floor five-section 35m-long Urbos LRVs, with an option for a further 32 LRVs in the future.
The new line will run from Complex 2000, in the centre of Tel Aviv adjacent to the Arolozorov railway station, to the eastern part of the city centre, where it will split into two branches, with one running north to the Bar Ilan University area, and the other east to the neighbouring city of Yehud-Monoson.
The CAF portion of the contract is worth €525m and consists of the design and manufacture of the LRVs, the supply of signalling, energy and communication systems and project integration. CAF will also have a 50% stake in the special purpose vehicle (SPV) company that will manage the line’s maintenance.