(20/06/2018) 

CAF will supply the operator Luxtram with 12 trams for an amount in excess of 40 million euros. CAF signed a contract in 2015 for the supply of 21 units, eight of which are currently in operation.

Urbos 3 trams, similar to those already in service, are fitted with supercapacitor accumulator technology and ground-level rapid charging at stations. CAF Power & Automation will supply the facilities and charging equipment for each tram stop.

The city of Freiburg in Germany has awarded CAF a contract for the supply of an additional five trams. This order is an extension of the 12 trams that are currently providing revenue service in the city. Furthermore, the contract contemplates an option for the procurement of yet another seven units.

Besides, Skånetrafiken, the transport operator of the Skåne region in the south of Sweden, has selected CAF for the supply of seven Urbos trams for the city of Lund. These units will run along the 5.5 km line with nine stops that is currently being built in the city. CAF's scope includes the maintenance of these bidirectional units, which comprise five modules each for a total length of 32 metres, for 10 years.