Barcelona CITADIS tram update: the driver's cab is
presented
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Among the guests attending the event were the Mayors of the
towns to benefit from the tramway project and main Transport
Authorities of the Catalonian Region. The attendees were given a
guided tour of the workshop where the entire tram order is being
carried out, with the project manager explaining the different
phases of construction.
Mr. Felip Puig, Secretary of the regional Government of
Catalonia, accompanied by the Transport Authority; Mr. Albert
Vilalta, President of Tramvia Metropolità and Mr. Antonio
Oporto, President of ALSTOM Spain, unveiled the driver's cab on a
specially-built stand and each person spoke in turn about the
tram, which will run along 15,8 km, and its future positive
impact on the city's transport situation.
The tramsets, fully air-conditioned, will feature a full low
floor to facilitate access for all passengers, and will be
equipped with
ONIX
traction and motorised Arpege bogies. The 30m tramsets
will each be equipped with two motorised and one non-motorised
bogie. Passenger capacity will be 218 people per tramset (4
people/M2). The aesthetic design of the tramsets will be
specially adapted to maximise compatibility with the local
Barcelona environment.
The light rail system, which will link Diagonal with Cornella,
Hospitalet, Sant Joan Despi, Sant Feliu, Sant Boi, Sant Just
Desvern and Esplugues, is scheduled to enter commercial service
in 2003. The line, which will have 31 stops, is expected to carry
more than 19 million passengers per year.
Tramvia Metropolità is the concessionary company set up
to undertake the project on a Finance, Design, Build, Operate and
Maintain (FDBOM) basis. Within this, ALSTOM is responsible for
the overall technical management of the project and the supply of
the electromechanical system including the provision of up to 19
CITADIS light rail vehicles, the signalling and communication
systems, and the traction power supply system. ALSTOM is also
investing equity in the concession company which will be
responsible for the system throughout the design and construction
period and for the subsequent 25 years of operation and
maintenance.
The shareholders in this concessionary company are:
- FCC CONSTRUCCION S.A, COMSA S.A, ACCIONA S.A and NECSO of
Spain who will undertake the civil works plus the provision of
the track and the overhead catenary.
- CGEA CONNEX S.A
of France and SARBUS, SOLER Y SAURET S.A
and CGT of Spain who will operate the system.
- Banks SABADELL and SOCIETE GENERALE.