05/08/2003

Megacontract for Vossloh Kiepe

The Budapest transit authorities BKV Rt. have contracted a consortium consisting of Siemens Transportation Systems (TS) and Vossloh Kiepe to supply 40 Combino low-floor trams. The order is worth just under €150 million, of which around €50 million will accrue to the Vossloh company in charge of supplying the electrical equipment for the dual-direction vehicles. In fact, this project is a continuation of the partnership successfully practiced by Siemens TS and Vossloh Kiepe for the Combino trams destined for the city of Düsseldorf.

Measuring 53 meters in length and 2.40 meters in width and with space for 351 passengers, these trams are the world's first designed as nine-section vehicles. This multisectional configuration allows the trams to adapt ideally to the rails running through downtown Budapest. The challenging electrical drive requirements are met by three identical modules, each outputting 200 kW. The vehicles which will convey daily around 220,000 passengers along the spacious boulevards of Budapest. are scheduled for delivery at the start of 2005.

Werdohl/Düsseldorf, May 8, 2003

More information from:
Werner Andree, phone: (+49-2392) 52407