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Buses and trains to run on biodiesel

February 16, 2005

Adelaide, Australia - Coinciding with the official introduction of the Kyoto Protocol yesterday, the State Government announced the city's buses and trains will be partly powered by biodiesel – an environmentally friendly fuel that can be made from recycled frying oil.

All metropolitan trains and diesel buses will run on 5 per cent biodiesel from March 1. Over time, this will be increased to 20 per cent.

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