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AUG 2014

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70 < m ETRO m AGAZINE AUGUST 2014 metro-magazine.com business briefs information about the location of the trains and improves line operability and safety. BOMBARDIER TRAINS START SERVICE IN AUSTRALIA Bombardier Transportation celebrated the start of passenger services on the Gold Coast light rail system in Queensland, Australia. The GoldLinQ consortium has successfully delivered 14 Bombardier Flexity 2 trams in just three years, as part of an 18-year public- private partnership. CUBIC FORMS DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS UNIT Cubic Transportation Systems announced the formation of Urban Insights Associates Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Urban Insights' mission is to deliver data-driven insights that will shape the urban transportation network of the future, enable greater mobility and make cities more efcient in the provisioning of transportation services. Ariz. agency adds 24 Gillig CNGs The City of Tucson, Ariz. and Sun Tran unveiled the frst of 24 new buses utilizing compressed natural gas (CNG) built by Gillig. Once all are received by January 2015, the buses will replace 14 year-old CNG-fueled vehicles, decreasing the average age of the feet from 5.97 years to 5.02 years. All of the replacement buses are low-foor, ofering ramps and kneeling features for the convenient boarding of passengers with disabilities, as well as an on-board camera system for added passenger safety.

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