About this reported the Czech Daily.
The new model was tested in the Czech city of Pilsen. The tram consists of six carriages, has 144 seats and accommodates 368 passengers. It is designed for a track width of 1000 mm. The maximum speed of the tram is 80 kilometers per hour.
Mannheim ordered 12 trams of this model from Škoda. The supply contract was signed back in 2018, the value of the deal is 250 million euros. Then they decided that the trams would be of different lengths.
Photo: Škoda
Later, the German city ordered 34 more trams from the Czech manufacturer, the delivery of which is planned by the end of 2026. So far, 16 units of 40-meter "Škoda ForCity Smart 38T", nine 30-meter and one 60-meter units have been received. These trams are produced at the "Skoda" factories in Pilsen and "Skoda Transtech" in Finland.
The previous record belonged to the tram "Urbos", produced by the Spanish company "CAF". Its length is 55,9 m. The tram consists of nine cars and runs in Budapest.
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