New Urbos tram from Amsterdam under climate tests in Germany
The Amsterdam public transport company GVB has dispatched a new Urbos tram for the climate tests. All systems and functionalities of the vehicle are being examined in the extreme weather conditions. The trials are taking...Read more
Night tests of Urbos tram in Amsterdam
GVB, a public transport operator for Amsterdam, has started the nocturnal tests of the brand new Urbos tram. The trials will take six weeks. The nocturnal tests began in the late evening of 28 May. Firstly,...Read more
BAM to prepare Utrecht tracks for Urbos trams
Dutch contractor BAM Infra will replace the tracks of the Utrecht sneltram network being used for more than 30 years. The works will be carried out in summer 2020 on the route between Utrecht Centraal...Read more
First Urbos tram delivered to Amsterdam
Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF has supplied the first Urbos 100 tram to Amsterdam. The vehicle will be stalled at the workshop in Diemen. Hereafter the Amsterdam public transport operator GVB will test the tram...Read more
Australian capital inaugurates tram service
Australian capital city of Canberra has launched the first tram line. The 12-kilometre route with 13 stops connects the city centre with the northern district of Gungahlin. Canberra became the sixth city in Australia to...Read more
CAF to deliver 23 Urbos trams to Antwerp
Flemish transport company De Lijn has called the third batch of Urbos 100 trams. The operator has ordered 23 low-floor vehicles for its Antwerp service within the 2017 deal. The deal is worth 44 million...Read more