That will deflate the promoters of tyred tramways.
Tony P
On Monday, 3 December 2018 10:28:56 UTC+11, Greg Sutherland wrote:
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> Subject: [eurotrams] Production stop of tyred tramways announced by
> ALSTOM in 2019
> Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2018 23:14:32 +0000
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> Hi all members of this group!
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> According to not confirmed rumours ALSTOM will stop the production of
> tyred tramways (tramway sur pneus) from 2019.
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> Cities like Venezia and Mestre will have the need to find solutions for
> the availability and the delivery of spare parts. If this rumour will be
> proven to be right, the production halt will cause the shutdown of the
> tyred tram services in 2036. The responsible alderman of Venezia has
> contacted the authorities of Padova and representatives from ALSTOM to find
> solutions for the availability of spare parts.
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> The problem has been caused by the unsuccessfull marketing and sales
> efforts related to the Translohr (NTL) product line. Only 7 (seven) cities
> worldwide have implemented the tyred tramway until now. These cities are:
> Mestre/Venezia (I), Padova (I), Clermont-Ferrand (F), Paris (F), Medellín
> (Colombia), Tianjin (China), Shanghai (China).
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> Any member of this group having more information about the validity of the
> rumours, is invited to share this information within this group.
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> Eduard
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