GERMANY: The first Siemens Avenio tram entered passenger service on September 17 on Route 19 in München.
It had been publicly unveiled in the city in November 2013, following an order from München utility body SWM in September 2012. Eight Avenio vehicles are starting to enter service alongside the Bombardier/Siemens Type R3.3 and Stadler Variobahn Type S fleets.
The 100% low-floor four-section tram is 36·85 m long and 2 300 mm wide, with a capacity of 220 passengers.
NETHERLANDS: The first of 60 Avenio low-floor LRVs being supplied to Den Haag’s urban transport operator HTM by Siemens was demonstrated to the customer’s senior management at the Wildenrath test centre on May 22. The visitors were able to ride car 5001 while it was being put through its paces ...
NETHERLANDS: Den Haag city transport operator HTM placed a €55m order for 20 more Siemens Avenio low-floor trams on March 13, as an option on a contract for 40 signed in 2011. As with the original order, these will be produced in Siemens’ Wien factory. This batch of trams ...
GERMANY: München utility body SWM and transport operator MVG have announced planned investments of €335m for 2014. This is more than double the investment made in 2013. The budget includes €175m for new metro cars, including completion of payments for the Siemens C2 trainsets ordered in 2010. A tender ...
