Pesa Twist

PESA Twist
Manufacturer PESA
Constructed 2006-present
Capacity 58-102 (Seated)
Specifications
Width 2.4m
Height 3 400mm
Articulated sections 3-4
Maximum speed 70-75 km/h
Track gauge 1,435mm

Pesa Twist is a three-carriage low floor tram produced in Bydgoszcz by Pesa SA. The Twist is currently operated in Czestochowa, Górnośląski Okręg Przemysłowy, Moscow, Kiev, Kraków and Wrocław.

History

Pesa Bydgoszcz started production of trams in 2006. The first model produced was the Tramicus (2006-2008), and since 2010, the Swing.[1]. Their structures, however, were close to each other (30-meter trams have about 5 sections moving on six wheels).

At that time, MPK Częstochowa issued a tender for the purchase of brand-new low-floor trams because of the planned opening of a new tram line have increased need for rolling stock.[2] In 2012 Silesian Interurbans bought 30 Pesa twist-step trams, and a year later Moscow bought 120 Pesa Fokstrot units (based on Twist-Step). In the following year, MPK Kraków bought 36 trams, and in 2015 MPK Wrocław also bought Pesa Twist trams.

References

  1. ↑ Modrzejewski, Jacek (1995). Świat Kolei : parowozik : magazyn sympatyków komunikacji szynowej. Lódz: EMI-Press.
  2. ↑ Haładyj, Thomas (1995). Świat Kolei : parowozik : magazyn sympatyków komunikacji szynowej. Lódz: EMI-Press.
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