CSR Puzhen awarded catenary-free tram order

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CSR Puzhen has won an order for 15 catenary-free Flexity-style trams for the Chinese city of Nanjing.

The new trams, which come off the back of an order for 18 light rail vehicles won by CSR Puzhen earlier this year, will operate on two lines in the city’s downtown districts.

CSR Puzhen will build the trams, based on Bombardier’s Flexity 2 technology, at its site in Nanjing.

Bombardier will supply the propulsion and controls equipment, the bogies and battery systems as well as support the project under a 10-year technology license agreement signed in 2012 for CSR Puzhen to sell and manufacture trams using Bombardier’s technology in China.

They are due to enter revenue service in 2014 in Hexi New City, which is in the south-west of Nanjing, and in Qilin Science and Technology Innovation Park, which is in the east of Nanjing.

André Navarri, president and chief operating officer, Bombardier Transportation, said: “Cities are looking for smarter and more environmentally friendly forms of transport like these modern trams to sustain economic growth while ensuring the health and quality of life of citizens.”

Jianwei Zhang, president of Bombardier China, added: “There is a big potential market for low-floor trams in China.

“Through the successful partnership with CSR Puzhen, Bombardier has become one of the pioneers in this field in China.”

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