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France’s First Battery-Electric Regional Trains Enter Service

Alstom has announced the introduction into commercial service of France's first two battery-powered regional trains (TER), launched in the Occitanie and Sud regions as part of a 41 million EUR national programme. The programme was launched alongside SNCF Voyageurs, as well as the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hauts-de-France and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions, where the initiative will later be rolled […]

France’s First Battery-Electric Regional Trains Enter Service

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Alstom has announced the introduction into commercial service of France's first two battery-powered regional trains (TER), launched in the Occitanie and Sud regions as part of a 41 million EUR national...

The programme was launched alongside SNCF Voyageurs, as well as the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hauts-de-France and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions, where the initiative will later be rolled […]

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Alstom has announced the introduction into commercial service of France's first two battery-powered regional trains (TER), launched in the Occitanie and Sud regions as part of a 41 million EUR national programme. The programme was launched alongside SNCF Voyageurs, as well as the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Hauts-de-France and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions, where the initiative will later be rolled […]

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