Bremen tram operator BSAG has ordered additional ten Avenio trams from Siemens, which will be delivered starting 2021. The order is part of an option under the contract signed in June 2017, when BSAG ordered 67 Avenio trams. Including the new order, city’s fleet of Siemens trams will grow to a total of 77.
“Bremen has placed the biggest order to date for our latest generation of trams, and this further order from BSAG confirms the trust in our future-oriented product,” said Sabrina Soussan, CEO of the Mobility Division at Siemens.
The first four-section trams ordered last year will begin service in Bremen starting in spring 2019. The approximately 37-meter-long tram carries up to 259 passengers and has a top speed of 70 km/h.
The tram is fitted with energy-efficient LED lighting system, multifunctional areas at the entrances, as well as air conditioning system, on-board wireless internet and information systems.
Avenio is up to 90-percent recyclable, using large part of its recovered braking energy for heating or feeds it back into the power grid. In addition, all wheels are equipped with sound absorbers to ensure smooth and low-noise operation.
“With this supplementary order, BSAG will now be able to replace the entire fleet of old and defective 77 trams with just as many new and modern Avenios,” said BSAG board spokesman Hajo Müller.
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