URBAN TRANSIT NEWS
Köln (Cologne) shuns Siemens:
Following the confidence-shattering accident involving the prototype Siemens CitySprinter LRV, the KVB has decided to have nothing further to do with the design, and the second car stands idle at the factory.
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Confirming this position, the undertaking has announced an order for 53 LRVs to be delivered by Bombardier from June 2001, with an option for a further 93. The first batch will complete the replacement of the city's first-generation articulated cars. The second batch will be used to replace the Stadtbahn-B cars from the 1970s/80s.
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