Metrolink to be operated by Keolis Amey.

[507 001]

It has just been announced that the new operators of Metrolink are to be Keolis Amey......

 

[Simon11]

Finally! It was supposed to have been announced back on 12th December!

It will be interesting to see what the press think of Keolis with their Southern performance!

I can't seem to find any press material yet.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Keolis tend not to lead consortia - their involvement in old TPE and GTR seem very much secondary to First and Go-Ahead. So this will be interesting.

 

[507 001]

Finally! It was supposed to have been announced back on 12th December!

It will be interesting to see what the press think of Keolis with their Southern performance!

I can't seem to find any press material yet.

The MEN have been reporting it and apparently AMEY have released a statement. TfGM also have a video. Nothing from Keolis themselves yet.

I wonder, does this mean I can have an SNCF badge?
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Keolis tend not to lead consortia - their involvement in old TPE and GTR seem very much secondary to First and Go-Ahead. So this will be interesting.

Indeed!

 

[Simon11]

One article

https://www.placenorthwest.co.uk/news/council-leaders-opt-for-new-metrolink-operator/

 

[Clip]

Keolis tend not to lead consortia - their involvement in old TPE and GTR seem very much secondary to First and Go-Ahead. So this will be interesting.

They are the lead in the DLR franchise 60/40 ISTR and with Keolis taking on the customer service side of things and Amey delivering the infrastructure side of it.

Apart from delivering the first ever strike on the DLR they seem to be doing alright.

 

[daikilo]

Keolis tend not to lead consortia - their involvement in old TPE and GTR seem very much secondary to First and Go-Ahead. So this will be interesting.

Yes, this looks more like the DLR model. Intersting if Keolis is seen as better at this than RAPT-Dev!

 

[WatcherZero]

Didn't realise Keolis had 51% of a partnership with an engineering firm to run Yarra Trams, the largest network in the world.

 

[Stonesourscotty]

As a User of both Yarra Trams and Metrolink i hope the standards don't slip Vandalism on Yarra is hardly ever covered up or replaced.

 

[Camden]

As a User of both Yarra Trams and Metrolink i hope the standards don't slip Vandalism on Yarra is hardly ever covered up or replaced.

That's some commute!

 

[glbotu]

As a User of both Yarra Trams and Metrolink i hope the standards don't slip Vandalism on Yarra is hardly ever covered up or replaced.

I think that's a cultural thing though. In Britain we're pretty good at cracking down on vandalism, whereas in pretty much most other countries, it's just seen as a mild nuisance, which means that they're quite happy to see vehicles out with graffiti.