Italy: In 2026, the Italian city will begin receiving LRVs with a length of 35.5 m and a maximum speed of 70 km/h. Each vehicle will be capable of accommodating 278 passengers, 54 of whom will be seated.
At this time, no information about the operating range or charging time has been disclosed.
Furthermore, Hitachi Rail has won a €17 mln tender for the maintenance of 46 five-car Sirio trams. From 2009 to 2017, these were initially delivered by AnsaldoBreda and then by Hitachi Rail, which acquired the Italian company.
The battery-powered AnsaldoBreda Sirio with a regenerative braking system on a route in Florence. Source: Hitachi Rail
One of these trams has already been fitted with batteries and a regenerative braking system. In 2011, a commercial trial of the refurbished tram was conducted in Florence. Then, the vehicle traversed a portion of its route with batteries, and another with catenary.
Following a half-century hiatus, the streetcar service was reinstated in Florence in 2010.
