The contract also includes 25 year exclusivity for spare parts and an option to buy 12 more units. If all options were filled, the contract would be worth approximately CZK 4 billion (EUR 157.24 million).
Delivery of the first trams is expected in 2022. The 30 meter long, three-part sliding chassis, low-floor trams carry up to 180 passengers.
They include all the modern needs for today’s world like places for bikes, wheelchairs and strollers, and no-barrier entry. The cars will be outfitted with cameras to help fight vandalism, Prague Monitor says.
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