The German operator Bremer Straßenbahn (BSAG) has ordered 67 Avenio trams from Siemens. The order includes an option for up to 17 additional trams. The four-section trams will begin service in Bremen’s tram network step by step beginning in spring of 2019. The city’s network is comprised of seven lines with 163 stations and has a total length of 79 kilometers. The Avenios will replace the GT8N-series trams currently in service and will have the type designation GT8N-2.
„Following Munich, The Hague and Doha, Bremen is now the fourth city we are supplying with the Avenio. Our modular design ensures that the Avenio can be tailored to each city’s particular needs and can also be flexibly used in a demanding infrastructure,” said Jochen Eickholt, CEO of Siemens Mobility.
„The Avenio is the ideal tram for Bremen’s community. With its spacious interior, wireless Internet access and information system with double monitors, it fulfills all the demands for comfort and quality that we and our riders expect of a modern tram”, Hajo Müller, board spokesman of BSAG, said.
The tram is up to 90-percent recyclable. The Avenio uses a large part of its recovered braking energy for heating or feeds it back into the power grid. The tram uses energy-saving LED lighting exclusively.
The interior design allows speedy boarding and alighting, shortening stops at the stations. A reflector strip runs along the exterior of the Avenio and is interrupted at the doors. The four-section modules form a single, spacious interior. Large windows and LED lighting provide pleasant lighting conditions.
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