Major order for Vossloh Kiepe and Vossloh Rail Vehicles

Consortium partners Vossloh Kiepe (Düsseldorf) and Vossloh Rail Vehicles (Valencia) have been awarded the tender announced by the transit operators Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe (VBK) and Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (AVG), the public transport company of the city of Karlsruhe, to supply 25 modern vehicles with an option for 50 additional vehicles...

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