BUSINESS

Swiss Trams Start Regular Operation

in Ostrava

A test run of Tango NF2 trams on the tracks of the Public Transport Company, Ostrava (Dopravní

podnik Ostrava, DPO) was successfully carried out in October 2018. From early November,

the street cars began regular operation. By the end of the year, the manufacturer delivered

26 streetcars. A remaining 14 street cars will be dispatched from Siedlce, Poland to the depot

in Ostrava-Poruba in the first half of 2019, thus concluding the first stage of DPO’s streetcar fleet

renewal.

industry. The technical solution of their

design was made by the construction

studio STADLER Praha, who contracted

a range of Czech track and rail technologies

suppliers in the development of a new

tram for Ostrava. The Czech contribution

therefore represents nearly 40  of the

%

total material and developmental costs,

and implies a promising cooperation with

the Swiss company in future.

The main attraction of the Tango streetcar

is not simply the modern look. Its technical

parameters enhance the travel comforts

in many ways. The interior is similar to

modern STADLER streetcars made for

western markets. ABB traction hardware is

famous for its high technological level and

reliability. This, and good quality motors

by the Austrian company TSA, allowed the

concentration of the traction apparatus of

the streetcar in its central and back chassis,

significantly reduced noise in the driver’s

compartment, and improved the working

environment of the tram operators. Overall

noise and the travel dynamics of the street

car showed even better results in test

operation than the manufacturer initially

guaranteed.

Passengers will undoubtedly appreciate

efficient air-conditioning in the new street

cars: its operation was tested long-term

in a laboratory, and passengers checked

the results over the summer during test

runs. Besides the main room, the driver’s

compartment is equipped with an air

-conditioning unit allowing independent

adjustment, which will make the heat in the

working environment history.

The articulated low-floor streetcar, mark

Tango NF2, is the first foreign tram on

the Czech market in recent history.

Swiss producer STADLER designed it in

co-operation with German studio Innova

Design Team, who specialise in aviation

Text:

Ing. Bohumír Kráčmar

Foto:

archiv Stadler Praha s.r.o.

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