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Tram in Zagreb, Croatia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The TMK 2200 (also known as NT 2200) is a low-floor tram that operates in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia. ZET (tr. Zagreb Electric Tramways, the city public transportation company), ordered 70 vehicles in 2003 after Crotram consortium won the tender on the ground of lower price, competing with offers by Siemens (Combino) and AnsaldoBreda (Sirio).
TMK 2200 | |
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![]() TMK 2200 at Trg kralja Tomislava, Zagreb | |
Manufacturer | Crotram |
Constructed | 2003-09 |
Capacity | 46 (seated) 156 (standing) |
Operators | ZET Zagreb |
Specifications | |
Train length | 32 m (105 ft 0 in) |
Width | 2.3 m (7 ft 6.6 in) |
Floor height | 300–350 mm (1 ft 0 in – 1 ft 2 in) |
Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
Minimum turning radius | 16.5 m (54 ft) |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
The first batch of vehicles was delivered, as the contract requested, from May 2005 until June 2007. Satisfied with the quality of the trams, ZET ordered another 70 vehicles in mid-2007, which are due to be delivered by May 2009. All 140 vehicles ordered by ZET are 32 m long, 5-part version, but ZET have also announced a purchase of 60 shorter (3-part, about 21 m long) trams of this type.[1]
The price of the second batch is €130 million (€1.85 m. per vehicle) and is somewhat higher than price for the initial 70 ordered in 2003 (€112 million). However, due to lower production costs the increased price is still very competitive compared to other European equivalents, which are priced up to €2.5 million each per similar vehicle.
Other transport companies also have been interested. International interest in purchasing the TMK 2200 series tramway exists. Although Croatian press articles have suggested many operators being seriously interested in the TMK 2200, the more concrete arrangements so far have been:
The tram is 32 meters long, with three bogeyed and two fully suspended articulated sections, but the modular construction allows longer and shorter versions using the same design of the sections. Wider body and standard gauge versions will also be available for construction.
The tram is entirely guided by synchronous computers. Suspension and articulations are run by hydraulics. Maximum speed is electronically limited to 50 km/h (31 mph), and the trams are equipped with air-conditioning and CCTV cameras.
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