Urbos is a family of light rail vehicles built by CAF.
There are three generations of Urbos:
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Urbos 1 [edit]
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This series was only sold to Euskotren to operate tram services in Bilbao.[1]
Urbos 2 [edit]
- Tranvía de Vélez-Málaga
- Tranvía de Vitoria
- Metro de Sevilla
- Metrocentro de Sevilla (replaced by Urbos 3 in March 2011)
- Tranvía de Antalya
Urbos 3 [edit]
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Urbos 3 has several technical innovations including supercapacitors, allowing brief operation without an external electrical supply.[2] This ACR system (Acumulador de Carga Rápida[3]) allowed the tramway operator in Sevilla to remove the overhead wires in key locations during Holy Week 2011.[4] They have low floors and a maximum speed of 70 km/h. It is only in use on two tram networks: the Zaragoza and Belgrade. They have been ordered by light rail and tram networks in:
- Cuiabá, Brazil (40 ordered)[5]
- Belgrade, Serbia (30/20 delivered)[6]
- Seville, Spain
- Granada, Spain
- Cádiz, Spain
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Málaga, Spain [7]
- Besançon, France (19)[8]
- Stockholm, Sweden (15)[9]
- Nantes, France (8)[9]
- Zaragoza, Spain (21)[10]
- West Midlands, England [11] (£40 million order for 20, with options for five) [12]
- Kaohsiung, Taiwan[13]
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA[14]
References [edit]
- ^ Revista Vía Libre, mayo 2009, «Urbos3, la nueva generación de tranvías»
- ^ "The CAF Rapid Charge Accumulator: Technology for removing catenary between stations". 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ es:Acumulador de Carga Rápida
- ^ http://www.diariodesevilla.es/article/sevilla/656857/las/catenarias/seran/desmontadas/este/fin/semana/cara/la/semana/santa.html
- ^ "VLTs de Cuiabá serão fabricados na Espanha (in Portuguese)". Retrieved 2012-08-23.
- ^ "Beograd to buy 30 CAF trams". Railway Gazette International. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ "Railway Gazette: Urbos 3 concept on display in Málaga". Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "CAF wins Urbos tram contracts". Railway Gazette International. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ a b "CAF wins Urbos tram contracts". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ "Zaragoza tram Line 1 enters service". Railway Gazette International. 2011-04-26.
- ^ "CAF named preferred bidder to supply new Midland Metro trams". Railway Gazette International. 2 February 2012.
- ^ "Work begins on £128m Midland Metro expansion project". Railway Gazette International (London). 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Kaohsiung picks CAF to build catenary-free trams". Railway Gazette International. 2013-01-07.
- ^ "CAF USA Selected As Preferred Vendor For Streetcar Vehicles". 2013-04-12.
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