Metropolis developed for safe, reliable city transportation Alstom has developed the Metropolis concept to provide growing cities with safe, reliable and comfortable transportation for ever-increasing numbers of passengers while reducing environmental impact. The first deliveries are scheduled for 2015. The MRT uses state-of-the-art technologies that place a key emphasis on reliability and low maintenance to ensure optimized total cost of ownership (TCO). Alstom required backup power batteries to deliver a reliable service over many years with low running costs. Saft’s MRX batteries provide essential back-up power on board Alstom’s Metropolis driverless trainsets in Singapore. The compact batteries deliver reliable power for up to 60 minutes for lighting, air conditioning, door operat

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