International Transit Supplier News Roundup for June 2021
Alexander Dennis Limited, a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc., has accumulated more than one million kilometers (621,371.2 miles) of zero-emission bus operation in New Zealand and has eliminated more than 1,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions in the process. The company says the biggest carbon reduction has been achieved by the fleet of initially six, later eight, electric buses operated by Fullers360 on Auckland Transport services in Waiheke Island, which have prevented the emission of 300 metric tons of CO2 in eight months.
The first pre-production Coradia Polyvalent France-Germany cross-border train left the Alstom Reichshoffen site on May 12, for the DB Systemtechnik test center in Minden, Germany, where it will undergo its first tests for certification and approval. Mechanical tests will be conducted to check how the train behaves in curves. It will then go to the Velim test center in the Czech Republic, where it will undergo traction, braking, electro-magnetic and acoustic stress tests.
Keolis Downer, Keolis’ Australian subsidiary, was awarded an eight-year contract to operate and maintain 406 buses in Greater Sydney for Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) starting Oct. 31, 2021. It is the first time this network will be managed by a private operator. To improve the passenger experience and boost ridership, Keolis Downer has committed to enhance transport services and facilitate the network’s energy transition by introducing 125 electric buses by 2030.
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