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Since a few days, rail transport in Paris is even more complete. On 6th July, the new 18.8 km long T13 Express line, operated by RATP – Ile de France Mobilites, was opened, connecting Saint Germain en Laye to Saint Cyr l’Ecole in the Versailles area. The route runs west of the city of Pa...

RVBW (Baden-Wettingen Regional Transport in Switzerland), after extensive testing, opted for the Mercedes eCitaro including its charging infrastructure as a turnkey solution Baden-Wettingen Regional Transport (Regionalen Verkehrsbetriebe Baden-Wettingen – RVBW) AG in the Swiss canton of Aargau...

Cracow has once again opted for Solaris buses. A contract was signed for the delivery of 20 Urbino electric buses to the city. 7 articulated and 13 12-metre e-buses will join Cracow’s fleet in just one year’s time, manufacturer states. The total value of the contract, concluded as a result of a tend...

Jennifer Rumsey is going to take the role of President and CEO of Cummins starting 1st August 2022. Currently she hold the position of President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). She’ll replace Tom Linebarger, who will continue to serve as Chairman of the Board and Executive Chairman. Jennife...

UITP has signed a declaration to improve accessibility within public transport. The ‘Lecco Declaration’ (named after the Italian city where the agreement was reached and signed) is a crucial framework aligning key principles that organisations can build on to improve their own implementation of...

Voith will exhibit at IAA Transportation 2022, from 20 to 25 September in Hannover. The company is going to put on display its portfolio of solutions for electric mobility, in the field of trcks, LCVs and buses. In particular, Voith has developed the Voith Electrical Drive System (VEDS), designed fo...

Navya’s autonomous shuttles have been launched in Turin. On the morning of Thursday 14 July, at GTT Nizza depot, two driverless vehicles were presented. They will be the protagonists of the first driverless public transport pilot in Italy. It’ll involve a regular city line with passenger...

On the path to full electrification of Berlin bus fleet by 2030, BVG announces it will be using ACCURE Battery Intelligence during a one-year trial. “Each battery system continuously generates operating data and transmits it to the cloud. It’s then evaluated by ACCURE’s solution using artifici...

Arrival is planning a business reorganization. Up to 30 per cent of the workforce is going to be eventually reduced, Reuters says. The agency reports: “The restructuring, which the company said is in response to a challenging economic environment, aims at a 30% cut in spending to help meet its...

Following completion of final UK testing, the electric bus Agrale MT17.0LE, whose powertrain has been developed by Equipmake, leaves Norfolk today on its journey to Buenos Aires where it will begin in-service trials. The Equipmake ZED-powered Agrale MT17.0LE is a 12m single deck model capable of car...