Brussels, 31/08/2012 (Agence Europe) - The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted, on Friday 31 August, a loan of €70 million to the Communauté d'Agglomération du Grand Besançon (France). Funding will help towards the building of the first tramway (east-west) for Grand Besançon, which extends over 14.5 km and has 31 stops with the acquisition of 19 trains for 132 seated passengers, as well as the construction of a maintenance centre and five park & ride facilities to encourage the...