The World's First Hybrid Train Built by Bombardier Officially Enters Commercial Service in the Champagne-Ardenne Region of France; Trailblazing Technology Enables Bombardier Hybrid AGC to Run Across the Entire French Rail Network Hybrid AGC Ensures Fleet Optimization and the Introduction of New Non-Stop Services.

Canadian Corporate News, October, 2007

TROYES, FRANCE, Oct 9, 2007 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- Champagne-Ardenne regional and transportation authorities and Bombardier Transportation today inaugurated the first dual-mode and dual-voltage AGC (Autorail Grande Capacite, high-capacity railcar) in the presence of French National Railways (SNCF) CEO Anne-Marie Idrac. This event is a world premiere in that the hybrid AGC combines certain operating features for the first time ever in a train.

Dual-mode (electrical and diesel) and dual-voltage (1500 and 25000 V) technology enables the Hybrid AGC to glide seamlessly across the ...