How has Medellín’s cable system changed communities?
Imagine an extensive network of cable cars that connects a city from above. Fascinating, right? In Medellín, Colombia, this is part of daily life for the population.
The Medellín Metrocable has completely changed the city’s transport and connected communities like never before. But how did this unique system come to be, and what impact has it really had on the people who use it every day?
In this video, Carlos Cadena, Associate Professor at EAFIT University, guides us through the history of this urban transformation. We also speak with Cielo María Holguín and Yuricza Ovalle Mazo, two representatives who share powerful stories about how the Metrocable has transformed their lives and neighbourhoods.
Vidéo de Mikael Colville-Andersen sur le tramway de Konotop, Ukraine
The Amazing Story of the Ukrainian City That Built Its Own Tram in 1949 - Konotop
In 1949, the Ukrainian city of Konotop did something extraordinary. With no budget, no master plan, and no Soviet funding, thousands of citizens decided to build their own tram network. On April 24, 3,372 volunteers—10% of the city’s population—came out with their own tools, clearing the route while five brass bands played. In just eight months, Konotop laid 3.4 km of track, built a substation, and launched regular tram service by Christmas. It was a true #toloka, a people’s construction effort that became a symbol of resilience and community.
This short film tells the inspiring story of the Konotop Tram, from its unlikely birth in the post-war years, through its golden age in the 1980s and 1990s, to its survival today despite war and crisis. Along the way, the system grew to nearly 29 km across three routes, making Konotop one of the smallest cities in Ukraine with a full tram network.
Even after occupation and attacks in 2022, the trams still run—thanks to solidarity from across Europe. Riga donated nine Tatra trams in 2018, and in 2023 Warsaw sent 23 Konstal 105Na cars. Ostrava, Czechia, also provided used Tatra T3 and T6 trams. Local mechanics keep them rolling with ingenuity and pride, proof of Konotop’s stubborn determination.
The Konotop tram is more than public transport. It’s a living lesson in DIY urbanism, civic pride, and resilience under fire. It shows how communities can shape their own future—even with rails, sleepers, and borrowed cars from other cities.
La marche à blanc du Tzen 4 en région parisienne va bientôt commencer.
Ce service sera assuré par des bus articulés de 24 mètres de long (composés de 3 sections) et entièrement électriques (recharge rapide à certains arrêts).
I took the Brisbane “Metro” - operated by 24.7 m Hess lighTram 25 bi-articulated electric buses – in July. It’s pretty good. It reminds me of our Azurs, except larger, and just as jiggly on regular roads; on the newer concrete of the dedicated busway it’s almost indistinguishable from a tram.
Ce sont des Van Hool mais la compagnie a fait faillite ce qui a retardé tout le projet justement.
Ajout : D’après la page Wikipédia Van Hool la société a été rachetée par une autre compagnie qui a honoré les commandes en cours et qui a même relancé la commercialisation de bus sous la même nom.
The Canadian city’s transit agency, TransLink, bounced back from Covid even as other North American systems have struggled. Its leader explains why riders returned.
By North American standards, Vancouver’s regional transit system, known as TransLink, is a success story, now moving around 90% as many people as in 2019. According to the American Public Transportation Association, TransLink has recovered ridership faster than almost any other major transit system on the continent (Washington, DC’s WMATA is another standout). Metro Vancouver recently pulled ahead of Toronto to post the second-most transit trips per capita in Canada, behind only Montreal.
The city has a few aces up its sleeve when it comes to supporting transit: Regional land-use policy has long promoted dense development as a way to preserve open space, and many residents can zip to their destination aboard the SkyTrain, a 54-station network of automated trains on mostly elevated lines.
Il reste une semaine avant la mise en service du premier train MF19.
Le calendrier de déploiement est quand même long mais on parle de 410 trains. L’automatisation prévue de la ligne 13 aura lieu avec les mêmes trains qui seront d’abord avec conducteur.
Les fameux MF88 qui ont fait pouet pouet étaient sensés remplacer les MF67. Finalement le projet MF01 a fait seulement 3 lignes pour des raisons de longueurs de train inflexible je pense.
Dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi, la #RATP a expérimenté une solution de nettoyage par drone sur la lentille de la station Saint-Lazare. Une opération réalisée avec @cleanalta, entreprise française spécialisée dans le nettoyage de façades et de toitures en drone.
Les systèmes sur pneus avaient été pensés et développés notamment afin d’offrir plus de confort que la roue fer sur rail… Que de progrès faits depuis!
Rien de plus “smooth” qu’un déplacement à bord d’une voiture du REM (Alstom Metropolis)… Notre bon “vieux” métro sur pneus nous brasse bien plus.
Là où la technologie pneu a encore un avantage important est son adhérence et sa capacité à monter de forte inclinaison et d’offrir de fortes accélérations/décélérations entre stations très rapprochées.
Linear induction est aussi capable de propulser un train même en cas de manque d’adhérence, et je pense que j’ai lu qu’il peut aussi monter les fortes inclinaisons. Je sais que le technologie est utilisé pour les applications de mouvements verticaux.
In this video, Carlos Cadena, Associate Professor at EAFIT University, guides us through the history of this urban transformation. We also speak with Cielo María Holguín and Yuricza Ovalle Mazo, two representatives who share powerful stories about how the Metrocable has transformed their lives and neighbourhoods.
