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Sofia Municipality presented first upgraded tram

Tue, Jan 29 2008 16:09 CET

bySpasena Baramova

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On January 29 Sofia Municipality presented the first tram that had been upgraded and modernised by Czech company INEKON.

In compliance with its contract the company would modernise 18 trams for 14 million euro, zagrada.bg said.

The modernised tram was tested by the National Railway Transport Institute. It has an induction motor and saves electricity when the stops, 40 per cent of the electricity goes back into the system and is absorbed by other trams currently on the line.

The design of the tram is brand new and comfortable both for passengers and the tram-driver. The tram has a low floor in its middle section, which enables disabled people to use it.

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