Lviv residents are preparing to appreciate all the benefits of Swiss trams

30 January 12:56

Lviv is updating its tram fleet: it is preparing to launch trams that are being donated to the city by Bern. This is reported on the website of the Lviv City Council, according to Komersant ukrainskyi.

The city has already received 6 such trams. The remaining 5 units are expected to be delivered in March. All of them are low-floor trams.

“We didn’t have to re-equip the bogies of the cars themselves, as the track gauge in Lviv is the same as in Switzerland, which is 1 meter. But we are still making certain adjustments to the cars to operate on our routes. After that, certification will take place, and we plan to put the first two trams on the routes in mid-February,” said Oleh Zabarylo, director of the city council’s urban mobility and street infrastructure department, at a briefing.

The city council reminded that the Bern Trams for Lviv project is being implemented with the support of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. In addition to the transfer of 11 trams, the project also includes the transfer of spare parts and related tools, training of technical staff, and a comprehensive analysis of Lviv’s tram infrastructure.

Also this week, Lviv received the first 2 trams from Basel free of charge. In total, the local transportation company will provide Lviv with up to 25 used large trams with a low-floor section. And another 10 smaller cars will be used for spare parts.

In addition, in 2024, 12 energy-efficient KT4D trams and spare parts were donated to Lviv by the Berlin Transport Company. All trams from this batch are now running on city routes.

Also, during 2021-2024, with loans from the European Investment Bank under the Urban Public Transport of Ukraine project Lviv purchased 10 modern low-floor trams.

Partners help Ternopil with trolleybuses

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is providing a €10 million loan to Ternopil Electric Trans for the purchase of energy-efficient trolleybuses.

As reported by [Kommersant], the EBRD financing will help the city upgrade its outdated fleet. Up to 39 new energy-efficient low-floor trolleybuses will be purchased along with repair and diagnostic equipment. The bank’s money will also help improve the power supply for the rolling stock by modernizing the substation. The project will also reduce annual carbon emissions.

Василевич Сергій
Editor