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Article: Strasbourg buys Citadis LRVs.(Transit News)
- Article from:
- International Railway Journal
- Article date:
- August 1, 2003
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ALSTOM Transport has won a 98.3 million [euro] order from the Strasbourg public transport operator, CIS, for 35 Citadis full low-floor light rail vehicles. The contract includes options for up to 12 additional LRVs, spare parts management, and vehicle maintenance.
The vehicles have been adapted for the Strasbourg environment, most notably by the fitting of a small bogie at either end of the 45m-long LRVs to enable them to negotiate ...