GERMANY: The first of 19 second-generation Stadler Citylink tram-trains ordered by Mittelsachsen transport authority VMS for use around Chemnitz has been delivered for testing.
The latest vehicles are similar to the first generation electro-diesel Citylink tram-trains supplied from 2015 by Vossloh’s light rail business, which was subsequently acquired by Stadler.
However, the second-generation vehicles ordered in March 2022 will be electric-only, using 600/750 V DC in the city area and 15 kV 16·7 Hz elsewhere.
The three-section 100 km/h LRVs are 37·1 m long with four wide double doors per side and level boarding at both 380 mm and 550 mm high platforms. Features include tactile flooring to assist visually impaired passengers.
