AUSTRALIA: The first tram for the Gold Coast was presented to project stakeholders by Bombardier Transportation on September 20. The first two Flexity 2 trams arrived in Brisbane from Bombardier’s Bautzen factory in Germany on September 10 and were transported to the depot in complete units using a specially designed 20-axle steerable trailer. The project is an 18-year public-private partnership between the Queensland government and the GoldLinQ consortium of Bombardier, KDR Gold Coast, McConnel Dowell Constructors (Aust) Pty Ltd and Plenary Group Pty Ltd. GoldLinQ is responsible for design, construction, operations and maintenance.