📋 Tender Overview
Scope development production and approval of the vehicles as well as maintenance for up to 32 yearsThe project launched in July 2017 aims to ensure the future viability of the Karlsruhe model for tram-train systems and potentially open it up to new operators. This has the great advantage of the manufacturer being responsible for the maintenance for the duration of the expected vehicle life. The full delivery of the order is expected to take 10 years.The project will start with the development and approval of a standard model with the costs shared by the partners resulting in major savings. From this five variants will be produced that meet operator-specific requirements.The tender was launched by Albtal Transport Company AVG Karlsruhe Transport Authority VBK Saarbahn the State of Salzburg the Neckar-Alb tram-train association and Upper Austria infrastructure manager Schiene O. This follows the signing of an agreement in Karlsruhe on March 11 2019 to jointly procure tram-trains through the VDV TramTrain project with the aim of achieving significant savings in resources lead times and costs.As Saarbahn does not require any modifications from the base variant it will receive the first vehicles which are due to be delivered in July 2024.Previous Event07 August 2020 Tender for 504 LRVs worth 4bn launchedOther Owners Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH GermanyTel 49 721 6107-0Fax 0721 6107-5809httpswww.vbk.infoSaarbahn GmbHNassauer Str. 2-466111 SaarbrckenGermanyhttpswww.saarbahn.de
