Light Rail

Transdev is a world leader in trams. The Group not only has extensive expertise as a tram network operator, but through its subsidiary Transamo, it has worked with transport authorities to manage the planning, design, build and operation of tramways.

We worked in partnership with the first cities that revived this mode of transport in France in the mid-1980s, namely Nantes and Grenoble. These systems, together with other hugely successful schemes across France have allowed Transdev to apply this experience to the provision of tram services in Spain, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

The example of Strasbourg is particularly interesting as it was the first of the next generation tramways, where high quality accessible vehicles were integrated into the streetscene. This Transdev project was really the catalyst to the French renaissance of tramways and many other international projects were modelled on this example.

Our tram operations include Grenoble, Montpellier, Mulhouse, Nantes, Orléans, Strasbourg and Valenciennes in France plus Madrid, Utrecht, Tenerife and Nottingham. Also under construction is a high profile project in Reims.

Modern trams have been successfully reintroduced not only as a fast and efficient mode of transport, but as a way to bring urban and social benefits which reshape the urban space and meet public authorities' wider urban plans and visions.

Metros

We also operate two successful metro schemes in Porto, Portugal and Genoa, Italy.

Metro do Porto

Metro do Porto is a high profile and very successful scheme in Portugal, with 5 lines covering 60 km (with 8 km underground), 68 stations and over 70 trains. Transdev has operated this key project since 2002.

In Italy, the smaller Genoa metro consists of a fast and frequent 5.3 km system with seven stations. It is currently being extended to 7 km in length and this extension is expected to open in 2012. It has a direct connection with the underground suburban station under Trenitalia's mainline railway station, Principe, and at peak times the metro runs every six minutes.

We are also bidding for the operation of the forthcoming Dublin metro scheme. As part of a larger consortium which is also bidding for construction and maintenance, we have been announced as having qualified with one other consortium for the best and final offer stage of the procurement process.

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