National Rail on track with electric minibus roll out

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Company takes on two Mercedes Vito E-Cell to transport employees to a local train station

Network Rail's high profile electrification drive has extended off the track to its road fleet, after the company this week started running two all-electric Mercedes minibuses. The eight-seat Vito E-CELL...

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