The Silence of TransLink Speaks Volumes

Since Rail for the Valley released the RftV/Leewood TramTrain report in September, there has been a silence from TransLink and the government's two favoured media outlets, the Vancouver Sun and CKNW radio on the valley rail project. All the TV stations did reports, as did all the regional (semi)weekly newspapers, which is credit to their profession; but […]

Tramway Turnkey Solutions

Alstom Citidas Dualis Tram-Train Combining the best of trains and tramways The challenge The urban fabric now extends well beyond the city centre, with regional and urban networks tending to merge. Users’ needs are changing. They want to be able to move with ease from the city centre to neighbouring towns without having to change […]

Adios TransLink?

Recent events are pointing that TransLink’s time may soonAi??come to an endAi??and a new regional (or two) transit authority(s) may come into being. The trouble with funding for the $1.4 billion Evergreen Line and TransLink’s strict adherence with SkyTrain and or light-metro is highlighting TransLink’s endemic financial woes. TransLink is getting a rough ride from […]

A New Look and a New Resolve!

The growing support for the Rail for the Valley TramTrain/Interurban project has made the new look Rail for the Valley website and blog a must as the old blog was rather dowdy. Zweisystem welcomes Cardinal Fang to the blog role, but lest the SkyTrain Lobby think they have chased old Zwei away, think again! The […]

AdiA?A?s the Evergreen Line?

It seems TransLink’s game of brinkmanship will be their undoing. They have played this hand too often and regional politico’s are tired playing against a stacked deck. We all know that public transit is good, but when you have Gordon Price saying on the radio, that the LRT/SkyTrain debate is theological and radio personality singing […]

Rail for the Valley News in the EUROPEAN Press!

Ha, ha, ha……… If TransLink, the provincial government and the Vancouver Sun don't think the Rail for the Valley/Leewood TramTrain report isn't worth responding too, Railway Strategies do. Here we have a situation of the RftV/Leewood report being deemed more important overseas than in the Vancouver metro area! This just furthers the evidence that our […]

Dont dismiss South-of-Fraser transit as VALTAC Supports Rail for the Valley!

The following letter, printed in the Surrey Leader,Ai??Ai??from Mr. Holt from the Valley Transportation Advisory Committee is most welcome and shows the growing support for the RftV/Leewood Report for a TramTrain service in the Fraser Valley, using existing railway infrastructure. DonA?ai??i??ai???t dismiss South-of-Fraser transit The recent announcement by TransLink, concerning the Surrey Rapid Transit Study, […]

DonA?ai??i??ai???t dismiss South-of-Fraser transit A?ai??i??ai??? VALTAC Supports Rail for the Valley!

The following letter, printed in the Surrey Leader,Ai??Ai??from Mr. Holt from the Valley Transportation Advisory Committee is most welcome and shows the growing support for the RftV/Leewood Report for a TramTrain service in the Fraser Valley, using existing railway infrastructure. DonA?ai??i??ai???t dismiss South-of-Fraser transit The recent announcement by TransLink, concerning the Surrey Rapid Transit Study, […]

The Budapest HA?ai??i??V System A?ai??i??ai??? Budapest’s Interurban

Although not a classicAi??Ai??tram or light rail system, the Budapest HA?ai??i??V system deservesAi??Ai??a mentioning, because the rail line combines on-street operation (on a reserved rights-of-ways) in downtown Csepel, as well as classic railway operation. SeeAi??Ai??the HA?ai??i??V System Ai??Ai??http://hampage.hu/trams/thg2bp/csepel.html

The Vogtlandbahn TramTrains & Interurbans A Template For The Valley Interurban

The following is a summery of the Vogtlandbahn TramTrain operation in Germany. Contrary to TransLink’s (and Metro Vancouver and Liberal government) spin that one needs oodles & oodles of density for ‘rail‘ transit, the continues success of new TramTrain operations dispels the many negative myths. The SkyTrain lobby is also desperately hard at work spreading […]