we’re replacing diesel engines with lithium batteries—a move that will cut CO2 emissions and reduce energy consumption by up to 20% 5 French regions and train manufacturer Alstom Occitanie and Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur regions to trial battery-powered TERs The challenge: transform 5 high-capacity railcars into fully electric dual-mode trainsets powered by catenaries/batteries replacing two thermal engines with lithium-ion batteries high-capacity railcars converted to dual-mode multiple units lower nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions thanks to battery-powered TERs 2 dual-mode railcars have gone 100% electric after having their diesel engines replaced with lithium-ion batteries The tests at the Centre d'Essais Ferroviaires de Bar-le-Duc (Meuse) and on the Réseau Ferré National have been successfully completed These trainsets still have to undergo in-depth investigations to rule out any safety risks before commercial service starts in partner regions The lithium batteries will be charged primarily by catenaries and in electrified stations but recovered braking energy will also be stored in the batteries The new TERs should be able to cover 80 km of non-electrified line on battery power alone One battery-powered TER will run in each of the 5 regions taking part in the trial We expect them to serve regional lines such as: TER project manager Jérôme Leroy tells us more using battery power is part of our effort to reduce the carbon footprint of our trains by limiting emissions of key pollutants And the batteries have enough power to perform a number of journeys the new trains can run up to 80 km before they need to recharge A key goal of PlaneTER—our campaign to shrink the TER fleet’s environmental impact—is to develop innovative new trainsets that run on hybrid power Learn more This site is in partial compliance 98,53% (with RGAA 4.1 standards) Organisation name: Région Hauts-de-FranceLocation: Hauts-de-france the French railway reform enshrines in law the opening of the passenger rail market to competition the French regions can allocate franchises for the operation of regional trains by tender the high speed network will be opened to competition under open access rules from December 2023 The Hauts-de-France region has positioned itself as a pioneer of market opening in France, having been among the first regionals authorities to confirm that it would open its local passenger rail network to competition the region issued a Prior Information Notice in OJEU (numbers 2019/S 090-217357 It is now formally launching a call for tenders for three operating concessions The first concession concerns Amiens node services which includes lines from Amiens towards Abancourt and Creil and lines from Creil to Beauvais from Beauvais to Le Tréport and from Laon to Hirson These lines cover a 3 400 000 train/kilometer estimated traffic volume The concessionaire should particularly ensure passengers transport services delivery related to transport (marketing, animation fraud prevention…) and also assets management and maintenance essential to operate the service An option related to the management and the exploitation of Abbeville line towards le Tréport is expected. The service exploitation will start by mid-December 2023 The contract is concluded for an exploitation period of 9 years The second concession concerns Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise node services This node includes lines from Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise towards Étaples These lines cover a 700 000 train/kilometer estimated traffic volume The concessionaire should particularly ensure passengers transport services delivery related to transport (marketing security, fraud prevention…) and also assets management and maintenance essential to operate the service one of which is related to the construction of a maintenance workshop.The service exploitation will start by mid-July 2024 The third concession concerns Beauvais – Paris line which includes the main commercial line Beauvais – Paris-Nord This line cover a 900 000 train/kilometer estimated traffic volume The concessionaire should particularly ensure passengers transport fraud prevention…) and also assets management and maintenance essential to operate the service An option related to the construction of a maintenance workshop is expected.The service exploitation will start by mid-July 2024 The contract is concluded for an exploitation period of 9 years.  You will find full details of each tendering process here: First concession Amiens node services : BOAMP ET AU JOUE N° 20-96726Second concession Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise node services : BOAMP et au JOUE N° 20-96779Third concession : Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise node services : BOAMP et au JOUE N° 20-96779cession Beauvais - Paris: BOAMP et au JOUE N° 20-96781 https://marchespublics596280.fr/. Prospective operators have until October 21th 2020 12 am for Amiens node services and Beauvais – Paris line and November 23th 2020 12 am for Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise node services to respond to each consultation indicating their desire to participate in the tendering process FRANCE: The Lille municipal government has approved a provisional budget of €150m for replacement of the city’s tram fleet as part of a programme to expand the capacity of the network Rolling stock renewal is a core element in the €2bn operating contract awarded to Keolis .. 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