CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Transportation has delivered the first of two ForCity Smart X34 (40T) trams ordered by Plzeň operator PMDP, and test running is planned to get underway in August.
In September 2018 Škoda Transportation was the sole bidder for a contract to supply trams to Plzeň, with a firm order for two and options for up to 20 more.
The design was unveiled in October 2019 and the first vehicles were scheduled to be ready in a year, but delivery has taken longer than expected.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Plzeň municipal transport operator PMDP has awarded Škoda Transportation a firm contract to supply a further 10 ForCity Smart X34 trams, designated Type 40T by the manufacturer. Valued at KC55m per vehicle, the order signed in October represents the first series build to be ...
CZECH REPUBLIC: Plzeň transport authority PMDP has opened the first tramway extension in the city for almost 30 years, with the inauguration on December 16 of a 1·4 km extension of Line 4 to the Borská Pole industrial zone. Line 4 is the city’s busiest, linking Lochotín, ...
CZECH REPUBLIC: Škoda Transportation has emerged as the sole bidder in a tender to supply 22 trams to operated in its home city of Plzeň Transport operator PMDP is likely to purchase Škoda’s ForCity Smart model. The bid came in at KC1·1bn excluding VAT.
