Skoda Transportation has won the tender for the delivery of trams for the transport authority of the City of Chemnitz. In total, the company will deliver 14 modern vehicles of the ForCity family to the German city. The total price of the contract is about 950 mn Czech crowns (35.1 mn euros).
Skoda Transportation will deliver to Chemnitz the 100% low-floor ForCity Classic trams, equipped with a stainless steel case with an axle-support chassis and gearless drive. The first tramcar will be delivered for a trial operation for several months in the summer of 2018. The entire fleet will be delivered by the summer of 2019.
„This success proves that our ForCity trams can compete successfully against the world’s biggest manufacturers in one of the most demanding markets; therefore, they can successfully serve in Western European cities’ public transport,” said Zdenek Majer, vice president of Skoda Transportation.
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