Škoda 26 T

Škoda 26 T
Škoda 26 T
Stock typeElectric multiple unit
ManufacturerŠkoda Transportation
DesignerAufeer Design
AssemblyPlzeň, Czech Republic
Family nameŠkoda ForCity
Constructed2012-2014
Number built31
PredecessorŠkoda 19 T
SuccessorŠkoda 28 T
CapacityMore than 300 passengers
Specifications
Train length32.1 m (105 ft)[1]
Width2.65 m (8.7 ft)[1]
Low-floor100%
Doors8 double doors, 4 single doors[1]
Articulated sections4 (5 body sections)
Bogies3 x fixed
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Škoda 26T (trade name ForCity Classic, originally designated 25T[2][3]) is a five carbody section low-floor bi-directional tram, developed by Škoda Transportation for Miskolc, Hungary. 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 were done between 2013 and 2015.

Design

The tram's design is based on the Škoda 14T, which operates in Prague, and was designed by Aufeer Design.[4] The trams are 100% low-floor five-unit bidirectional trams with three two-axle bogies, of which the front and the back bogies are driving, and the middle bogie is non-powered. The doors are located in both sides of the tram, on one side of the tram there are six doors, of which the outermost doors are single-leafed. The total transport capacity of the fully air-conditioned car is over 300 passengers, the price for one tram is 55 million koruna.[2]

The tram concept allowed for variability; it was possible to produce various cars with three to seven sections, which were in lengths from 18–60 metres (59–197 feet), while the sections themselves could be of several lengths. At the customer's request, a three-section tram could also be produced with six driving bogies.[4]

The 26T is the basis for the Škoda 28 T, which Škoda Transportation delivered to Konya, Turkey,[5] and the Škoda 30 T for Bratislava.[6]

Development, Delivery, and Service

The development of the 26T began in autumn 2010.[2] The production of the first prototype began in July 2012.[4] The first prototype of the tram[a] was completed in February 2013.[3] On 12 May 2013, the tram was assembled in the morning at the Slovany depot in Plzeň, from where it set off on test runs without passengers on the Plzeň network with the registration number 118, which followed a series of test vehicles that were not owned by the Pilsen City Transport Company. The test runs were completed on 7 July, after which the car returned to Škoda, from where it was transported to Miskolc in August after minor modifications, where it received the registration number 600.[7] The first tram to be delivered to Hungary on 2 July 2013 was the second prototype, which was completed in June 2013, marked in Miskolc with the registration number 601.[1] During the autumn, tests followed in Miskolc, the cars were approved for operation, and on 20 January 2014, tram no. 600 was first dispatched for regular passenger service.[8] A total of 31 trams were made. In February 2016, all 31 trams had travelled two million kilometres (one million two hundred thousand miles) combined.[9]

Notes

  1. ^ designated Škoda 26THU3.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tajthy, Ákos (2 July 2013). "Már Miskolcon érte a keddi napkelte az első Skodánkat (videókkal!)" [Our first Skoda arrived in Miskolc at sunrise on Tuesday (with videos!)]. Minap.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Sůra, Jan (14 February 2012). "Škoda vyvinula novou tramvaj pro Maďarsko. Vyjde levněji než pro Prahu" [Škoda has developed a new tram for Hungary. It will be cheaper than for Prague]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Hinčica & Šlehofer 2013, pp. 22–24.
  4. ^ a b c Hinčica 2012, pp. 12–16.
  5. ^ Nevyhoštěný, Jan (4 March 2013). "Plzeňská Škoda uspěla v Turecku, dodá tam 60 tramvají za 2,6 miliardy" [Pilsen-based Škoda succeeds in Turkey, will deliver 60 trams for 2.6 billion]. iDNES.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Obojsmerné nízkopodlažné električky dodá Škoda Transportation" [Two-way low-floor trams will be supplied by Škoda Transportation]. Imhd.sk (in Slovak). 18 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  7. ^ Hinčica & Šlehofer 2013, pp. 22–24; Hinčica 2014, pp. 6–8.
  8. ^ Hinčica 2014, pp. 6–8.
  9. ^ "Tramvaje Škoda 26 T ForCity Classic v Miskolci najely už dva miliony kilometrů" [Škoda 26 T ForCity Classic trams in Miskolc have already covered two million kilometers]. Československý Dopravák (in Czech). 14 February 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

Sources

  • Hinčica, Libor; Šlehofer, Jan (2013). "Škoda 26T pro Miskolc na zkouškách v Plzni" [Škoda 26T for Miskolc at tests in Pilsen]. Československý Dopravák (in Czech) (3).
  • Hinčica, Libor (2012). "Tramvaje Škoda 26T pro maďarský Miskolc" [Škoda 26T trams for Miskolc, Hungary]. Československý Dopravák (in Czech) (2).
  • Hinčica, Libor (2014). "Tramvaje Škoda 26THU3 v Miskolci v provozu s cestujícími" [Škoda 26THU3 trams in Miskolc in operation with passengers]. Československý Dopravák (in Czech) (2).
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