Hartveldseweg - Diemen (Netherlands)
Hartveldseweg 23/11/2020 09h05
A testrun of the brandnew 15G Urbos tram in Diemen before diving under the Ring A10.
This tram with the R-Net livery is intended for line 25, which will connect Amsterdam Zuid with Amstelveen in December 2020.
In urban morning backlight this tram is driving down to the Watergraafsmeer. This photo is taken less than 3 weeks before start of operation of line 25.
Tram series 15G Amsterdam
The tram series 15G is a series of tram equipment in delivery for the Amsterdam tram. On 12 September 2016, transport company GVB announced that, after a tendering procedure that started in 2015, the Spanish railway manufacturer CAF has been selected as the supplier of the new trams.
The trams are of the Urbos 100 type. On 11 November 2016, the GVB signed a contract with CAF for the delivery of 63 15G trams. Delivery started from the second half of 2019.
GVB initially purchases 63 trams and has taken an option for an additional 60 cars. Nine extra trams were ordered and added to the first badge. The first, still numberless, car was delivered by special trailer to the Hoofdwerkplaats (workshop) in Diemen on 26 April 2019. The first test drive in the city of tram No. 3001 took place on the night of May 29, 2019. From September 19, 2019, test drives were also made during the day across the entire tram network.
Of the series of 72 trams, 25 are supplied in R-net version (gray-black with red doors) and 47 are supplied in GVB version (white-blue). The series is expected to be fully delivered in 2022.
FACTS & FIGURES
Type: Urbos 100
Series and fleet numbers: 15G (3001 - 3072)
Manufacturer: CAF
Costs: € 209,1 million for 63 tram cars
Built: 2019 - 2022
In Service: 2020
Length: 30 meters
Width: 2.40 meters
Speed: 70 km/h
Capacity: 50 seating / 125 standing
[ Source and more Information: Wikipedia - Amsterdam Tram 15G ]
Hartveldseweg - Diemen (Netherlands)
Hartveldseweg 23/11/2020 09h05
A testrun of the brandnew 15G Urbos tram in Diemen before diving under the Ring A10.
This tram with the R-Net livery is intended for line 25, which will connect Amsterdam Zuid with Amstelveen in December 2020.
In urban morning backlight this tram is driving down to the Watergraafsmeer. This photo is taken less than 3 weeks before start of operation of line 25.
Tram series 15G Amsterdam
The tram series 15G is a series of tram equipment in delivery for the Amsterdam tram. On 12 September 2016, transport company GVB announced that, after a tendering procedure that started in 2015, the Spanish railway manufacturer CAF has been selected as the supplier of the new trams.
The trams are of the Urbos 100 type. On 11 November 2016, the GVB signed a contract with CAF for the delivery of 63 15G trams. Delivery started from the second half of 2019.
GVB initially purchases 63 trams and has taken an option for an additional 60 cars. Nine extra trams were ordered and added to the first badge. The first, still numberless, car was delivered by special trailer to the Hoofdwerkplaats (workshop) in Diemen on 26 April 2019. The first test drive in the city of tram No. 3001 took place on the night of May 29, 2019. From September 19, 2019, test drives were also made during the day across the entire tram network.
Of the series of 72 trams, 25 are supplied in R-net version (gray-black with red doors) and 47 are supplied in GVB version (white-blue). The series is expected to be fully delivered in 2022.
FACTS & FIGURES
Type: Urbos 100
Series and fleet numbers: 15G (3001 - 3072)
Manufacturer: CAF
Costs: € 209,1 million for 63 tram cars
Built: 2019 - 2022
In Service: 2020
Length: 30 meters
Width: 2.40 meters
Speed: 70 km/h
Capacity: 50 seating / 125 standing
[ Source and more Information: Wikipedia - Amsterdam Tram 15G ]