In mid-November 2022, the last of the fourteen contracted low-floor trams for public transport in the city of Liepāja, Latvia, left our manufacturing facility, and joined the customer’s fleet on 20 November.

In November 2018, we won an agreement with Liepājas tramvajs for the delivery of six low-floor trams, with the option of subsequent additional deliveries. In late August 2020, Liepājas tramvajs secured funds for six more trams, followed by two trams in September 2021, when KONČAR was yet again entrusted with the task of manufacturing and delivery.

The vehicles were co-funded by the EU as part of the Comprehensive Reconstruction of Tram Route and Adjacent Territory program.

Our low-floor trams, along with their key sub-systems, are a product of our proprietary knowledge and dedicated development efforts. The trams boast a variety of KONČAR’s proprietary solutions for key sub-systems, such as the main electric drive, auxiliary power supply systems, control and communication systems, steel structures for driving wheel sets, bogies and the like. The vehicles are equipped with a controlled hydro-pneumatic suspension system, which enables the floor height to be adjusted to the track conditions. They are also air-conditioned, equipped with video surveillance and a PSA system.

We delivered all vehicles on time - against the backdrop of complex epidemiological conditions, supply chain disruptions, surging prices of raw materials and commodities, and other challenges. Our employees and partners can be credited with this success, as they went above and beyond, sometimes in impossible conditions, in order to deliver every tram to Liepāja on time.