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FirstGroup has signed an agreement to acquire RATP Dev Transit London for a value of 90 million pounds (around 108 million euros). In 2023, RATP London’s revenues reached 271 million pounds. The acquisition, as noted by trade media Bus & Coach Week, “will see the Group re-enter the L...

The most likely direct cause of the fires involving RATP e-buses (by BlueBus) that went on fire in 2022 in Paris “is an intercell short-circuit caused by thermal runaway in the high-voltage batteries that power these all-electric vehicles”, reads the report of the technical investigation...

The CEO of the RATP, Jean Castex, announced on May 10, 2023, that the 148 electric Bluebus buses of the 5SE series operated by the RATP will only be put back into service when all safety guarantees are met. In April 2022, two Bluebus buses caught fire in Paris, leading to the removal from service [&...

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...

RATP has recalled 149 BlueBus electric buses that used to be in operation in Paris. The decision is due to safety reasons, following the recently-occurred fires of two vehicles. Indeed, it comes after an electric bus on line 71 caught fire today in the 13th arrondissement, without causing any injuri...

RATP has a fleet of 4,700 buses in Paris and is pursuing the target of converting the whole fleet to low and zero emission buses by 2025. In that year, two thirds of the fleet must be electrically powered, one third biogas powered. The effort realized by RATP with public transport authority Ile-de-F...