All Railway Gazette International articles in May 2017 – Page 9
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Metro Report InternationalAmsterdam electric bus charging contract awarded
NETHERLANDS: Transdev subsidiary Connexxion has awarded Heliox a contract to supply electric bus charging infrastructure for a fleet of 100 electric buses that are to be put in service in Amsterdam by 2018. Last month VDL announced that it is to supply 100 Citeas SLFA Electric 18 m long ...
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Metro Report InternationalStrukton forms Chinese joint venture
CHINA: Strukton Rolling Stock signed a joint venture agreement on May 31 with Jinan-based Rnomac Group subsidiary SiCC Co, which specialises in the manufacture of semiconductor materials. The joint venture, named Shandong SRCC Rail Transport Technology Co, aims to supply traction equipment and railway systems for the Chinese market. ...
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Metro Report InternationalLiquid nitrogen bus engine tested
UK: Testing of a prototype liquid nitrogen hybrid bus engine has been completed at Horiba Mira’s facility in Nuneaton. The CE Power bus is being developed under a project supported by government R&D agency Innovate UK. Led by Dearman, which is supplying the engine, the consortium also includes Air ...
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NewsNordic Vectron locomotives enter service
FINLAND: The first eight locomotives from the Nordic version of the Vectron family entered revenue service with VR Group on May 31, after being approved for operation by safety agency Trafi and formally handed over by Siemens on May 26. The first revenue trip was a freight service from Tampere ...