Trams in Ulm
Ulm tramway network | |
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Operation | |
Locale | Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
Open | 1897 |
Status | Operational |
Lines | 2 |
Operator(s) | Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH (SWU) |
Infrastructure | |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
Propulsion system(s) | Electricity |
Stock | 10 Siemens Combino NGT 6 UL (2003), 12 Siemens Avenio M NGT 6 UL [1] |
Statistics | |
Route length | 20.1 km (12.5 mi) |
Website | http://www.swu-verkehr.de Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH Template:De icon |
The Ulm tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Ulm) is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Ulm, a city in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Opened in 1897, the network is currently operated by Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH (SWU).
History
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Lines
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Fleet
Currently, the SWU traffic has 10 trams Combino NGT 6 UL and 12 trams Avenio M NGT 6 UL, both manufactured by Siemens. All use a 1000 mm gauge.
Combino trams
In 2003, the previous fleet of GT4 trams was replaced with eight Combino NGT 6 UL vehicles manufactured by Siemens. Two more trams were delivered in 2008 to service the extended number 1 line.
Fleet Numbers:
41 – Albrecht Berblinger
42 – Agathe Streicher
43 – Albert Einstein
44 – Max Eyth
45 – Otl Aicher
46 – Johannes Kepler
47 – Jörg Syrlin
48 – Sophie Scholl
49 – Hans Scholl
50 – Resi Weglein
Avenio trams
For the newly built number 2 tram line, SWU invited tenders for twelve more vehicles.
Fleet Number | Named after | Delivered |
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51 | Inge Aicher-Scholl | January 2018 |
52 | Lina Einstein | February 2018 |
53 | Anna Essinger | March 2018 |
54 | Felix Fabri | April 2018 |
55 | Agnes Schultheiß | June 2018 |
56 | Hildegard Knef | August 2018 |
57 | Conrad Dietrich Magirus | August 2018 |
58 | Kurt Schumacher | September 2018 |
59 | Heinrich Parler the Elder | Oktober 2018 |
60 | Mathilde Planck | November 2018 |
61 | "Emmy" (Emilie) Wechßler | November 2018 |
62 | Alfred Moos | November 2018 |
See also
References
- Riechers, Daniel (1997). 100 Jahre Straßenbahn Ulm/Neu-Ulm [100 Years of the Ulm/Neu-Ulm Tramway] (in German). Ulm.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Schwandl, Robert (2012). Schwandl's Tram Atlas Deutschland (in German and English) (3rd ed.). Berlin: Robert Schwandl Verlag. p. 138. ISBN 9783936573336.
- ^ "Fuhrpark und Vermietung" (in German). Stadtwerke Ulm. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
External links
Media related to Trams in Ulm at Wikimedia Commons
- Stadtwerke Ulm/Neu-Ulm GmbH – official site Template:De icon
- Tram line maps for Ulm
- Ulm database / photo gallery and Ulm tram list at Urban Electric Transit – in various languages, including English.
- Ulm database / photo gallery at Phototrans – in various languages, including English.