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    Alstom APS, also known as Alimentation par Sol or Alimentation Par le Sol (which literally means "feeding via the ground"), is a form of ground-level power...
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    used conduit current collection. Systems in the 21st century, such as Alstom APS, Ansaldo Tramwave, CAF ACR, and Elways, were developed to modern standards...
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    The Alstom Citadis is a family of low-floor trams and light rail vehicles built by Alstom. As of 2017[update], over 2,300 Citadis trams have been sold...
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  • pedestrian crossing Alstom APS, electrical ground-level power supply for trams Auxiliary Propulsion System of the S-IVB launch vehicle APS underwater rifle...
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    Alstom SA (French: [alstɔm]) is a French multinational rail transport systems manufacturer. It is active in the fields of passenger transportation, rail...
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    tramway opened on 21 December 2003. The system is notable for using the Alstom APS ground-level power supply system in the city centre. It has been operated...
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    loops, a form of ground-level power supply competing directly with the Alstom APS system. The Flexity Freedom cars were designed for the Transit City plan...
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    by the Alstom APS ground-based electric supply system. The planning and construction of the Dubai Tram was undertaken by a consortium of Alstom, Besix...
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    line are Alstom Citadis 302. They consist of five body sections and have capacity for 205 passengers, with 56 seated. The line uses the Alstom APS, a third...
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    both in the traction systems and in the styling of the cars: APS third rail: The Alstom APS system uses a third rail placed between the running rails, divided...
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    rail segments are only powered when an appropriate vehicle is over them. Alstom APS was the first modern commercial ground-level power supply system, first...
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    The Alstom Coradia is a family of diesel multiple units, electric multiple units, and unpowered rail cars for intercity and regional service manufactured...
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    The Alstom Citadis Spirit is a low-floor articulated light rail vehicle developed by Alstom for Ottawa's O-Train. It is marketed as part of its Citadis...
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    areas. The tram system uses Alstom APS a form of ground-level power supply technology developed by French company Alstom and designed to preserve the...
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    piles. The total travel time was assumed to be 35 minutes. The line uses Alstom's APS (a third rail embedded in the ground between the tracks) for electrification...
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    "UITP 2015: Alstom launches SRS, a new ground-based static charging system, and extends its APS solution to road transportation". Alstom. 1 June 2015...
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    the buses redeployed throughout the rest of the metropolitan area. The Alstom APS ground-level power supply has been used on two parts of the line totalling...
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    Alstom Traxx (sold as Bombardier TRAXX before 2021) is a modular product platform of mainline diesel-electric and electric locomotives. It was produced...
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  • technology at stations (such as Kinkisharyo's e-Brid technology), and Alstom's APS Ground-Level Power Supply system. The existing red line will also be...
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    Character At-grade Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Electrification Alstom APS Operating speed 15 km/h (9.3 mph) (average) 50 km/h (31 mph) (maximum)...
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    operational tram networks in France, with 3 more planned. France is also home to Alstom, a leading tram manufacturer. One of the key inventions in the world history...
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    Character At-grade Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Electrification Alstom APS Operating speed 15 km/h (9.3 mph) (average) 50 km/h (31 mph) (maximum)...
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    competitor is the ground-level power supply (APS) marketed by Alstom; CAF differentiates ACR against APS through its support of regenerative braking....
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    assembled by Alstom at its plants in Aytré, near La Rochelle, France, and Barcelona, Spain. The trains are 32 m (105 ft) long, have APS equipment and...
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    achieved via battery storage. In December 2014, it was announced that Alstom's proprietary APS technology would be used in place of batteries. The length of the...
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    Company (BTH), and the French companies Thomson SA (now Technicolor SA) and Alstom (formerly Alsthom). Thomson was notable both for his emphasis on models...
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    find overhead lines too expensive. Alstom has developed a ground-level power supply (alimentation par le sol - APS) system for use with buses and other...
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    Most trams made since the 1990s (such as the Bombardier Flexity series and Alstom Citadis) are articulated low-floor trams with features such as regenerative...
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    acquired by ACEC of Belgium. In 1983, the company was acquired from ACEC by Alstom, then by AEG in 1993. During this time Kiepe had become a provider of electrical...
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  • Main contract with the RATP 2002 : Design of the Paris Tramway Line 3 for Alstom transport 2003 : PREDIT Program with the SNCF – Direction de l’Innovation...
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