POLAND: Modertrans has submitted the best offer to supply 50 trams to MPK Poznań, the transport authority announced on January 23. The Poznań-based supplier beat Pesa and a Stadler-Solaris consortium.
Modertrans will supply 30 unidirectional and 20 bidirectional trams of 30·5 m to 32·5 m long under the 397m złoty contract.
The order is the first for Modertrans’ 100% low-floor Gamma tram, a prototype of which was unveiled in November.
POLAND: The first of 10 bidirectional Moderus Beta trams has entered service on Route 1 of the Poznań network. This is the first bidirectional tram in MPK Poznań’s fleet that is not completely high-floor. Until now the only bidirectional trams in service were fully high-floor GT8 vehicles, which are ...
POLAND: Transport authority MPK Wrocław has ordered a further 13 Moderus Beta trams from Modertrans for 50m złoty. The partly low-floor vehicles are due to be delivered by the end of 2017. The latest order calls off the remaining options from a 23m złoty contract placed in 2015. The ...
POLAND: Modertrans unveiled its first fully low-floor tram at its factory in Poznań on November 18. The official premiere of the Moderus Gamma was followed by a ceremonial test run. The five-section Gamma is 32 m long with capacity for 244 passengers. There are 66 seats including three tip-up ...
