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Converted diesel-to-battery regional trains enter service in southern France in €41m AGC retrofitting trial

Converted diesel-to-battery regional trains enter service in southern France in €41m AGC retrofitting trial

FRANCE: Three AGC regional multiple-units will be in commercial use across southern France by the end of October as part of a two-year assessment of work to convert them from diesel to battery-electric operation. Delivered by Bombardier from 2004, the 699 AGC multiple-units are widely used on TER services across France.

FRANCE: Three AGC regional multiple-units will be in commercial use across southern France by the end of October as part of a two-year assessment of work to convert them from diesel to battery-electric operation. Delivered by Bombardier from 2004, the 699 AGC multiple-units are widely used on TER services across France.

Source: railwaygazette.com

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