Pesa Bydgoszcz has delivered the first Twist tram for Craiova, Romania, under a EUR 31.85 million contract signed in 2021 for the supply of 17 light rail vehicles.
For the city of Craiova, this is the first new tram delivered in the last 20 years.
The new light rail vehicles are 27-m long providing 58 seats with a total capacity for 218 passengers and special amenities for passengers with reduced mobility. They are equipped with air conditioning, Wi-Fi connection and modern diagnostic systems that will avoid breakdowns.
The new trams were tested in November at a facility in Olszyn which provides a tram infrastructure with parameters similar to those of Craiova. The first Twist tram has been delivered on December 1, 2022, Romania’s Great Union Day.
“Twist trams are ecological and modern that will provide the inhabitants of Craiova and tourists with a comfortable journey. I would also like to thank Pesa for the design of these trams, taking into account the aesthetics and colors we proposed, referring to the colors of our city,” Lia Olguta Vasilescu, the Mayor of Craiova said at the ceremony.
In the next period, the new light rail vehicle will be tested with a load of 15 tonnes of sandbags to travel up to 500 km during nigh time. Following final stage of testing and acceptance, they will enter passenger services.
“Test drives on the tram infrastructure following the train drivers trials will stat soon. The contract is being implemented according to the schedule, the production for the remaining trams is in progress, and we are already preparing to deliver more trams to Craiova,” Piotr Szarafiński, Sales Manager of Pesa Bydgoszcz said.
The Twist tram for Craiova is bringing comfort and dedicated interior to passengers equipped with technical solutions according to local requirements of the public transport company RAT Craiova.
In Romania, Pesa is currently delivering its trams to the City of Iasi under a contract signed in 2020 for 16 Swing trams which all have been delivered in April 2022.
Cluj has also acquired Pesa trams. So far, the Polish rolling stock company has delivered 20 trams to Romanian market.
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