Gauteng's ambitious R211 billion budget allocation reveals major investments in education and healthcare, with R69. 6 billion and R66 billion respectively earmarked for these crucial sectors. MEC ...

The first R211 trains put on the C line last February have sped up boarding thanks to their wider door openings, Chrichlow said. “They are running more reliably, they have larger doors ...

The first R46 trains hit the tracks in the summer of 1975. ... The R211 cars will be equipped with more accessible seating, brighter lights, security cameras and better signage.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is exercising Option 2 with Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. for 435 additional R211 rapid transit railcars—355 R211A/S (traditional closed-end) cars and ...

The MTA recently announced its plans to replace all of its R46, R62/62A and R68/R68A cars with new R211/R211S trains in the new year, as laid out in its 2025/2029 capital plan, titled "The Future ...

The new batch of 435 train cars modifies an existing $1.7 billion MTA contract with Kawasaki, which was first inked in 2018 for 535 subway cars. ... 345 R211 train cars are in operation, ...

First, the cars’ debut was already nearly three years behind schedule: The MTA inked an eye-watering $1.4 billion with Kawasaki in January 2018 to produce a total of 535 R211 cars, but delivery ...

In 2023, New York's MTA showcased the new R211 subway cars manufactured by Kawasaki, which are the first in the system's history to connect a train's cars with accordion-like walls as part of an ...

I rode in Montreal’s new Azur cars for the first time this fall. Like the R211, they are open-gangway, have illuminated signals around the doors, and also tout lighting as one of its innovations.

They're the first of their kind in the country, and on Thursday CBS New York got up-close look at what makes them so unique. ... FLASHBACK: MTA unveils new R211 open gangway subway trains.

C train riders will be the first to experience the brand new R211 “open gangway” subway cars, which entered passenger service on the Washington Heights-to-East New York local line on Thursday. Two ...

The first versions of the R211 cars debuted on A line trains in early 2023. The latest version with the open gangway is similar to what passengers see on the London Tube, Paris Métro, or Boston T ...