Germany: The fleet of four three-car ForCity Plus 47T was launched in the German city. The rest 18 ordered vehicles are to be deployed by the end of 2026.
Each 29 m long tram can accommodate 158 passengers. The passenger area has 67 seats, with six of them folding, and multi-purpose spaces for two wheelchair users. The price tag for one unit is €2.6 mln.
The ForCity Plus 47T has two pivoting end bogies and a central one with a limited steering angle of 3°. Each bogie is fitted with two 100 kW motors from Škoda Electric, coupled to a reduction drive, manufactured by Siemens. The vehicle boasts a 70% low-floor.
First Škoda Group trams in Cottbus. Source: Lausitz TV
Under the 2021–2022 contract and option, Cottbus, Frankfurt an der Oder, and Brandenburg have ordered 39 trams worth €110 mln from Škoda Group in total. The rolling stock is being assembled at its site in Plzeň, Czechia.
