Stadtwerke Augsburg has announced that they have awarded Stadler the contract to supply eleven TRAMLINK trams.

Another part of the contract is the maintenance of the vehicles over a period of 16 years.

This is the first maintenance contract in the light rail segment for Stadler in Germany. The order volume amounts to 57 million Euros.

The contract also contains an option for the delivery of another 16 trams.

According to contract, the seven-part unidirectional trains enter service from 2022

What did the officials say?

Managing director of Stadtwerke Augsburg, Dr. Walter Casazza said

We are sure that TRAMLINK is the ideal vehicle for our needs. With Stadler, we have gained an experienced and proven partner

In the Europe-wide invitation to tender, Stadler submitted the offer that best met our previously formulated performance criteria for technology, equipment and cost-effectiveness.

Christoph Klaes, Sales Manager LRV and Metro Stadler Group said:

We are very pleased to supply the trams to the Bavarian metropolitan region with the order of StadtwerkeAugsburg. By this the TRAMLINK will be in operation for the first time in the Free State of Bavaria from 2022 onwards

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