- Sirio
Sirio (Italian for
Sirius ) is alow-floor tram built by Ansaldobreda, an Italian manufacturer oftrain s,tram s and light rail vehicles. It can be ordered as either one-directional or bi-directional.Gothenburg
The City of
Gothenburg has ordered 40 one-directional Sirio trams to be put into service on the Gothenburg tram network during2007 and onwards. The city has decided to buy 25 more, and there are negotiations with Ansaldobreda about this.Milano
Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM), the city transport company of Milan, has bought 93 Sirios (all one direction cars). In 2002, the first carriages were delivered. The ATM has 58 seven section Sirios (7100 series) with a length of 35.35 meters. These trams have a capacity of 285 people, of which 71 can sit. The ATM has also 35 five section Sirio's (7500 series) with a length of 25.15 meters. These trams have a capacity of 191 people, of which 50 can sit. Both types of Sirios have a width of 2.40 meter and have been built for the exceptionalrail gauge of 1445 mm. The maximum speed is 70 km/h. Part of the 7500 will be numbered in the 7600 series because of minor modifications. It is not exactlay known how many Sirio will be built.Gallery of Sirio trams
See also
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CROTRAM
*Citadis
*Combino External links
* [http://www.ansaldobreda.it/ita/files/prodotti.asp?id_prodotto=12 Ansaldobreda Sirio official page]
* [http://www.milanotram.com/Tram7100.htm Ansaldobreda Sirio type 7100 pictures]
* [http://www.milanotram.com/Tram7500.htm Ansaldobreda Sirio type 7500 pitures]
* [http://www.tramvia.fi.it/ Florence tramway project official site]
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