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Edinburgh Airport set for Tram Service
2010-05-06 16:31:04Edinburgh Airport to get tram service in 2012.
The first of 27 CAF trams has been delivered to Edinburgh, and is now on public display in Princes Street. The first tram is one of 27 low-floor trams CAF trams that will eventually work the light rail network being developed in the Scottish capital. The trams are being built in Spain by CAG. The 18·5 km route from Edinburgh Airport to Newhaven, with 22 stops, is due to enter service in 2012. The seven-module bi-directional tram was transported by road across Europe to Edinburgh in three sections, following completion of trial running at the Wildenrath test track in Germany. It is now on public display in Princes Street.
The vehicle is 42·8 m long and 2 650 mm wide, with 78 seats and space for 255 standees. Six luggage racks are fitted as Edinburgh’s first light rail route will serve the airport as well as the city’s two principal railway stations. The stainless steel carbody rides on three motor bogies and one trailer bogie. Total weight is 56 tonnes and maximum speed is 70 km/h.
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