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Richard is a transportation attorney with a focus on the rail sector.  He has built a strong reputation in the rail industry based on advising financiers, franchise owning groups and government on issues of rolling stock procurement and financing, rail franchising, and third-party investment in rail infrastructure.  Richard has advised on several of the most innovative rail finance deals on the international market.

Zero-emission bus (ZEB) technology has reached a stage where the whole-life cost of a ZEB fleet is broadly similar to that of an equivalent internal combustion engine (ICE) bus fleet.
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Procuring zero-emission buses (ZEBs) involves complete system procurement and requires a fundamentally different approach to that taken in respect of new diesel or petrol buses. In this first of two
Continue Reading Procurement of Zero-Emission Buses in the UK and Associated Infrastructure