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June 6, 2024 – Alstom SA (Paris: ALSO), the global market leader for smart and sustainable mobility will supply twelve additional trams to VBZ. In 2017, VBZ had ordered 70 vehicles, including the option to ordering an additional 70 trams. VBZ now has ordered 52 of these optional vehicles, for a total of 122 trams.
More than 60 Alstom Flexity trams are already in operation in Zurich. The fleet is equipped with the modern smart solution ODAS (Obstacle Detection Assistance System), which supports the driver by recognising obstacles along the tracks. The installed fleet has a high level of availability.
The vehicles in the initial order of 70 trams will be delivered by the end of 2024. The optional vehicles will be delivered by Spring 2028.
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