Alstom – from trams to buses

Alstom, known as a manufacturer of rail transport, introduced its new model of electric bus Aptis

French firm Alstom, is known as a manufacturer of high-speed trains, for example, the Allegro, which is used on the route St. Petersburg–Helsinki made by this manufacturer. Electric locomotive EP20 our brand "Transmash" was also produced under licence by Alstom, but the most famous road in the world (pneumatic tires) the Translohr tram, introduced in several cities in France, China and other countries.

PNEVMATIKA tram Translohr by Alstom (power from the pantograph and the Central conductive track)

 In 2016, the firm NTL and Alstom have developed a new concept electric bus Aptis. The second prototype electric bus was built in 2017 and tested, starting from September 2017 at Versailles. Now Alstom interacts with the transport division of Siemens AG, which gives the project additional solidity.

Polnopravnym electric bus Alstom and NTL Aptis 

Electric bus is 12 meters long you'll be the super short front and rear overhangs, which made for obespecheniya functioning polnopravnym chassis (awadagin scheme ten years ago, showed the Swedish Scania). The total capacity of the bus Aptis – 94 people and a couple of wheelchairs.
Now the car passes tests in several countries, and in the series it is going to start next year. This is bad news for such small producers as electric buses ebus, Hybricon, Linkker and others.