Germany: The six-car 58.7 m long ForCity Smart 38T will transport passengers in the city of Mannheim, where it was officially unveiled.
The streetcar was built as part of a 2018 contract between the Rhine-Neckar region’s public transport operator RNV and the tram builder. The previous record for tram length was held by the nine-car 55.9 m CAF Urbos for Budapest.
The first photos of the 38T were published in June. For 368 passengers, each 38T offers 156 seats, including 12 flap-up ones. The operating speed of the tram is 80 km/h.
The six-car 58.7 m long ForCity Smart 38T at the presentation in Mannheim. Source: RNV
Škoda Group has contracted to deliver 12 38Ts and 68 shorter trams: the 36Ts with a length of 30.5 m and the 37Ts with a length of 40.7 m. All trams, based on the Arctic platform, have been adapted to 1,000 mm track gauge and will operate in Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, and Heidelberg.
