Observatory for Automatic Metros

UITP’S OBSERVATORY for Automatic Metros held its 2nd meeting at RATP’s offices in Paris, France, on 10 July. Representatives from Barcelona, Copenhagen, Dubai, Nuremberg, Paris, Rome and Singapore shared their experiences on the safety of Platform Screen Doors and Remote Train Management. Updates on the major projects in Singapore and the recent start of operation of line 3 in Nuremberg provided lively discussion. The group is preparing a seminar to take place next year.

CONTACT: Laurent Dauby, laurent.dauby@uitp.org

Metro Assembly meets in Baku

NEW reports on outsourcing operation activities and the accessibility of rolling stock were presented at the Metro Assembly, hosted by Baku Metropoliten in Azerbaidjan in May.

The Assembly was also the occasion for a workshop on modernising ageing metro systems in the former Soviet Union, with a focus on asset renewal and overhaul in Saint Petersburg, Karkhov and Baku. Other topics of the Assembly included the renewal of line 3 in Madrid, the business review of Seoul Metro, as well as the extension of U2 and preparations for the European football championship, EURO 2008, in Vienna.

Following the meeting, the Metro Association elected Yuri Grishechkin as new President. UITP’s Metro Assembly paid a tribute to the outgoing President, Mr Dubchenko, who largely contributed to bring together UITP and metro stakeholders from the former USSR.

CONTACT: Laurent Dauby, laurent.dauby@uitp.org