Basel’s public transport operator, BVB, has accepted delivery of its first new Flexity tram from Bombardier.
The operator is investing CHF 255 million in 61 new low-floor trams – an order it describes as the largest vehicle procurement in the organisation’s 119-year history.
Having arrived at BVB’s Wiesenplatz depot on September 4, the tram will now begin testing and commissioning.
Bombardier is expected to deliver a second seven-car vehicle in the autumn. From 2017, BVB will start receiving the first five-car trams.
Once the order is completed, Basel will operate an entire fleet of modern vehicles, retaining just a handful of the older trams as spares to support the mixed Flexity and Combino fleet during major public events.
