Bratislava: DPB Orders Longest Trams in History of Slovakia's Public Transport

Bratislava, March 1 (TASR) - The Bratislava Public Transport Company (DPB) picked a consortium of Skoda Transportation, Skoda Ekova, Skoda Electric and ZOS Trnava with its high-capacity Skoda ForCity Smart tram as the winner of the DPB tender on the procurement of 60 bi-directional trams, TASR has learnt from DPB spokesperson Jozef Vozar. The consortium was the only bidder in the tender, worth €397 million VAT-free. Measuring 49 metres in length, the new trams boast a capacity of more than 380 passengers, which makes them the longest trams in the history of Slovakia's public transport, and will come equipped with an anti-collision system, a supercapacitor to enable high-efficient use of energy and state-of-the-art information, communication and control systems. mf/ko