Škoda 26 T

Škoda 26 T
Manufacturer	Škoda Transportation
Designer	Aufeer Design
Assembly	Plzeň, Czech Republic
Constructed	2012-2014
Number built	31
Predecessor	Škoda 19 T
Successor	Škoda 28 T
Specifications
Articulations	4 (5 body sections)
Length	32,000 mm (1,300 in)
Width	2,650 mm (104 in)
Passenger capacity seats	56
Passenger capacity standing	244
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Low-floor	100%
Floor height	330 mm (12.99 in)/350 mm (13.78 in)
Steep gradient	(?)
Bogies	3 x fixed
Minimum turning radius	25 m (82 ft)/20 m (66 ft)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

Škoda 26 T (also known as Škoda ForCity Classic) is a five carbody section low-floor bi-directional tram, developed by Škoda Transportation for Miskolc. The low-floor area of the fully airconditioned tram represents 100% of the entire vehicle floor. Miskolc transport authority ordered 31 units, the deliveries of which are planned in years 2014-2016. Currently the two prototypes are transporting passengers in Miskolc.^[1]

Vehicle design

As a heavily modified version of Škoda 14 T, the tram was designed by Aufeer Design, Mladá Boleslav. It consists five sections with three bogies. The doors are located both sides of the vehicle (6+6), the first and the last doors are smaller. The total capacity of the fully air conditioned car is over 300 passengers.

References

1. "Plně nízkopodlažní obousměrná tramvaj" (in Czech). Retrieved 2012-02-20.

External links

• (Czech) News on Škoda webpages