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Global Light Rail Industry
Published on July 2010

Report Summary

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Light Rail in US$ Million. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for
the North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2006 through
2015. The report profiles 65 companies including many key and niche players such as Aecom Technology Corp., Alstom SA, Ansaldo
STS SpA, AnsaldoBreda, Inc., Balfour Beatty Plc, Bombardier Transportation, Invensys plc, Metrolinx, Siemens Transportation
Systems, Inc., Solaris Bus & Coach S.A, Valley Metro, and Veolia Transportation, Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from
primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Table of Content

LIGHT RAILMCP-6059
A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORT

CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1
Disclaimers I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW II-1
Market Outlook II-1
Light Rail Vehicles Market to Surge II-1
Table 1: Number of Installed Light Rail Vehicles in Select
Regions Worldwide: 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-2
Major Players II-2

2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW II-3
Light Rail II-3
Categorization II-3

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History II-3
Germany II-4
North America II-4
The United Kingdom II-4
Light Rail Vis-à-vis Other Rail Transit Modes II-4
LRT - Streetcars/Trams II-4
LRT - Heritage Streetcar II-4
LRT - Rapid Rail Transit II-5
Key Features of Light Rail Vehicles II-5
Train Operation II-5
Floor Height II-5
Power Source II-5
Advantages and Disadvantages II-5
Trams Worldwide ' A Review II-6
Capacity of Light Rail II-6
Light Rail Share Space with Heavy Rail System II-7

3. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY II-8
Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen Inks Deal with Stadler Pankow II-8
LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT LINE 1 Establishes 2 New Stations II-8
AECOM Technology Wins Contract for Program Management Services II-8
Telvent to Install Telvent SmartMobility' Light Rail System II-8
Kawasaki Rail Car Unveils Innovative Light Rail Vehicle II-9
West Bengal Government and SREI Sign Agreement for LRTS Project II-9
Agence Metropolitaine de Transport to Purchase Deux-Montagnes
Line II-10
Virginia Beach to Establish Light Rail Line with Norfolk II-10
TAMC Chooses Light Rail for Monterey Branch Line II-10
CRS Nanjing Puzheng Vehicle Delivers Light Rail Vehicles to
Hong Kong II-10
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Selects Hill International II-11
Oregon Commences Westside Express Service II-11
Montgomery County Council of Maryland Grants Approval for
Light Rail Transit II-11
OCTA Commences Phase I of CenterLine Project II-11
Houston Establishes Light Rail Links II-11
Los Angeles Launches New light Rail Link from Union Station II-12
CMTA to Commence Revenue Passenger Service II-12
Sound Transit Commences Operations of Link Light Rail II-12
Metrolinx Commences Construction of Sheppard East LRT II-12
Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment and Deutsche Bahn Enter
into Joint Venture II-12
Mass Transit Railway Corp. Purchases 22 Light Rail Vehicles II-13
Brasilia Inks Deal with Brastram to Construct Light Rail Network II-13
Solaris to Foray into LRV Market II-13
Noida Board Sanctions Extension of LRT System II-13
PARIS Transport Authority Enters into Joint Venture with Veolia II-14



Belgian Government to Construct Light Rail Line II-14
Dallas to Start Light Rail Orange Line II-14
CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Wins Light Rail Contract II-14
Siemens Mobility Wins Contract II-14
Aecom Technology Wins Extension Contract from DART II-15
HRT Joint Venture Bags Contract II-15
Railway Procurement Agency Awards Maintenance Contract to
Dalkia and Alstom II-15
Veolia Transportation Wins Operations and Maintenance Contract II-15
Veidekke Entreprenad Wins Collaborative Performance Contract II-16
MTAB Awards Light Rail Contract to Parsons Transportation Group II-16
China Railway Construction Corporation Receives Construction
Contract from Saudi Arabia II-16
Bombardier Wins Contract from Toronto Transit Commission II-16
Sound Transit Establishes Light Rail Extension Link II-17
FTA Signs Funding Agreement for the West Corridor Light Rail
Project in Denver II-17
Waterloo Region to Establish Light Rail System II-17
Los Angeles Metro to Expand Light Rail II-17
ARINC Bags Contract from San Diego Association of Governments II-18
Phoenix Commences Operations of Light Rail Service II-18
Sacramento Regional Transit District Chooses Lockwood, Andrews
& Newnam II-19
TriMet Endorses Light Rail Extension Projects II-19
Phoenix Government Selects Stacy & Witbeck and Sundt for
Construction Project II-19
Serco Group Purchases Majority Stake in InfoVision Group II-19
Utah Transit Authority Commences Construction of Airport TRAX
Light Rail Line II-19
Changchun to Construct Urban Rail Network II-19
Emaar Properties to Construct Light Rail Line in Burj Dubai II-20
Nanning to Build Light Rail Transit Project II-20
Balfour Beatty Rail Expands Hiawatha Light Rail Line II-20
Lagos to Construct Light Rail System II-20
Seattle Tunnel and Rail Team Selects CH2M Hill and Jacobs II-20
Metro Sanctions Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Project II-20
Alston Receives Contract from Bourgreg Valley Development II-21
ABS Consortium Obtains Contract from Road and Transport Authority II-21
Siemens Transportation Receives Order from TRAX Light Rail System II-21
Brasilia to Expand Existing Metro Network and Build Light Rail
Network II-21
Utah Transit Authority Selects Parsons, Herzog, and Kiewit
Southwest II-21

4. FOCUS ON SELECT MARKET PLAYERS II-22
Aecom Technology Corp. (USA) II-22
Alstom SA (France) II-22
Ansaldo STS SpA (Italy) II-22



AnsaldoBreda, Inc. (USA) II-23
Balfour Beatty Plc. (UK) II-23
Bombardier Transportation (Germany) II-23
Invensys plc (UK) II-24
Metrolinx (Canada) II-24
Siemens Transportation Systems, Inc. (USA) II-24
Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. (Poland) II-25
Valley Metro (USA) II-25
Veolia Transportation, Inc. (USA) II-25

5. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE II-26
Table 2: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Light Rail Vehicles by Geographic Region ' North America,
Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets Analyzed with
Annual Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-26

Table 3: World 10-Year Perspective for Light Rail Vehicles by
Geographic Region ' Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World Markets
for Years 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) II-27

III. MARKET

1. NORTH AMERICA III-1
A.Market Analysis III-1
North American Light Rail Market III-1
The United States III-1
Light Rail Transit Systems to Witness Robust Growth III-1
Table 4: US Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
for Light Rails with System Mileage in Statute Miles for
Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-2
Traffic Congestion Paves Way for Light Rails III-2
Light Rail Vehicles Rapidly Gaining Ground III-2
Table 5: US Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
for Light Rails by Category ' Vehicle-Miles and
Passenger-Miles with Figures in Million Miles for Years
2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-3
Location of New Light Rail, Streetcar and Heritage Light
Rail Constructed in US: 1995-2009 III-3
Table 6: Year of Launch and Length of Light Rail Transit
in the US by City (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-4

Table 7: Light Rail Unlinked Passenger Trips in US:
1999-2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-4



Impact of Economic Slowdown on Transit Ridership III-5
Light Rail Fosters Phoenix's Real-Estate Market in the US III-5
Canada III-5
TTC Taking Initiatives to Extend Toronto's Light Rail Transit III-5
Demand for Light Rail Transit Increases in Calgary III-5
Strategic Corporate Developments III-6
Focus on Select Players III-15
B.Market Analytics III-17
Table 8: North American Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Light Rail Vehicles Market Analyzed with Annual
Revenues in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-17

2. EUROPE III-18
Market Scenario III-18
Table 9: European Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Light Rail Network by Country ' France, Germany, Italy,
UK, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Poland, Romania, Czech
Republic, and Rest of Europe Independently Analyzed with
Network Length in Kilometers for Years 2006 through 2015

Table 10: European 10-Year Perspective for Light Rail
Network by Country ' Percentage Breakdown of Network for
France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Austria, Belgium,
Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, and Rest of Europe for
Years 2006, 2009 and 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-20
European Light Rail and Underground Systems Market Surges Ahead III-20
Market Consolidation - A Predominant Trend III-21
Rising Environmental Awareness Fosters Light Rail Demand in
Europe III-21
Light Rail Systems in England III-22
Table 11: Route Length of Light Rail Systems in England:
1997-98 to 2007-08 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-22

Table 12: Passenger Boardings and Kilometers on Light Rail
Systems in England: 1997-98 to 2007-08 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-23

Table 13: Number of Light Rail Vehicles Operated in England
by Light Rail System (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-23
Focus on Select Key Players III-25
Table 14: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Light Rail Vehicles Market Analyzed with Annual Revenues



in US$ Million for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-28

3. ASIA-PACIFIC III-29
Light Rail Transport To Witness Robust Growth in Asia III-29
Table 15: LRV/Metro Rolling Stock Inventories in Asia
(Including Japan): 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-29
Macau Set to Have its Own Light Rail Transit System III-29
Table 16: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future

4. REST OF WORLD III-33
North African & The Middle Eastern Light Rail Market Flourishes III-33
Focus on the Middle East III-34
Dubai III-34
Market Overview III-34
Challenges III-34
Saudi Arabia III-35
Qatar Plans for Light Rail III-35
Table 17: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 65 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 68)

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Region/Country Players
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The United States 37
Canada 3
Japan 1
Europe 18
France 4
Germany 2
The United Kingdom 6



Italy 1
Spain 2
Rest of Europe 3
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 8
Middle-East 1
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