Pesa Twist

Pesa Twist is a articulated low floor tram produced in Bydgoszcz by Pesa SA. The Twist is currently operated in Częstochowa, Górnośląski Okręg Przemysłowy, Moscow, Kyiv, Kraków and Wrocław.

PESA Twist
ManufacturerPESA
Constructed2006-present
Number built213
Capacity58-102 (Seated)
Specifications
Width2.4m
Height3 400mm
Articulated sections3-4
Maximum speed70-75 km/h
Track gauge1,435mm

History

Pesa Bydgoszcz started production of trams in 2006. The first model produced was the Tramicus (2006-2008), and since 2010, the Swing.[1]. Their structures, however, were close to each other (30-meter trams have about 5 sections moving on six wheels).

At that time, MPK Częstochowa issued a tender for the purchase of brand-new low-floor trams because of the planned opening of a new tram line have increased need for rolling stock.[2] In 2012 Silesian Interurbans bought 30 Pesa twist-step trams, and a year later Moscow bought 120 Pesa Fokstrot units (based on Twist-Step). In the following year, MPK Kraków bought 36 trams, and in 2015 MPK Wrocław also bought Pesa Twist trams.

References
  1. Modrzejewski, Jacek (1995). Świat Kolei : parowozik : magazyn sympatyków komunikacji szynowej. Lódz: EMI-Press.
  2. Haładyj, Thomas (1995). Świat Kolei : parowozik : magazyn sympatyków komunikacji szynowej. Lódz: EMI-Press.

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