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Crotram is a Croatia

Croatia

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n consortium of two companies, which produces the first Croatian low-floor tram (the TMK 2200). It consists of Končar Elektroindustrija d.d. and TŽV Gredelj d.o.o.

TŽV Gredelj

TŽV Gredelj is a Croatian rolling stock factory. It was founded in 1894 as main workshop of the Hungarian state railways for repair and general overhaul of steam locomotives....

, both from Zagreb

Zagreb

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. Although theoretically both companies are of the same importance in the consortium, Gredelj produces only 13% of the worth of the tram, producing only bodies for the vehicle, and Končar made general projects for the tram, electrics, electronics, and final assembly. Initially, Đuro Đaković factory was also the part of the consortium, but they have eventually left it soon after the project started, and the development and production of hydraulics and bogie mechanics was transferred to German

Germany

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companies SAMES Hydro-Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG and Henschel Antriebstechnik GmbH

Henschel & Son

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TMK 2200

The TMK 2200 (also known as NT 2200) is a 100% low-floor tram

Tram

A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...

that operates in Zagreb

Zagreb

, the capital of Croatia

Croatia

. ZET

ZET

The Zagrebački električni tramvaj is the major transit authority responsible for public transport in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, and one part of the Zagreb County. ZET is now a branch of the Zagreb Holding...

(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 AG

Siemens AG

Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....

(Combino

Combino

The Combino is a low floor tram produced by Siemens Transportation Systems . The first prototype was produced in 1996 at the Duewag works in Düsseldorf; the trams are currently made in Krefeld-Uerdingen. Because of its modular design using standardised components, and the resulting reduced costs,...

) and AnsaldoBreda, S.P.A.

Ansaldobreda, S.P.A.

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(Sirio

Sirio

).

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.

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 Western 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:

Łódź Regional Tram project, for which the Crotram won on public tendering, but it was eventually annulled and Polish PESA
PESA SA
PESA is a train manufacturing company based in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The company is the oldest producer of railway vehicles in Poland. It delivers vehicles to a number of customers in European countries, including Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Italy, and Poland...

won the repeated tender
In September 2006 an arrangement was made with Belgrade
Belgrade
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authorities to bring one tram for trial, but the arrangement failed.
In 2007 HKL (Helsinki City Transport
Helsinki City Transport
Helsinki City Transport or HKL is the official city-owned public transport company in Helsinki, Finland. It operates the Helsinki metro, Helsinki tram and ferry boat traffic...

), Helsinki
Helsinki
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, Finland
Finland
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showed interest for the TMK 2200. Končar sent one of ZETs vehicles (Nr. 2263) to Helsinki on 5 December 2007 and later submitted an offer in the initial round of HKL's tender process for 40 new trams. However, Končar was not selected for the second round and the board of HKL decided on 2 December 2010 to order 40 new articulated trams from the Finnish manufacturer Transtech Oy
Transtech Oy
Transtech Oy is Finland's major domestic manufacturer of railway rolling stock. It specialises in building railway vehicles for extreme climatic conditions, such as those encountered in Finland.-History:...

. The final selection was made between Bombardier, CAF and Transtech. In test service the TMK 2200 received various criticisms and ultimately HKL decided to acquire trams with a more conventional bogie design.
In 2008 authorities of Zagreb agreed with authorities of Sofia
Sofia
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, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
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to bring one of vehicles for trial. In October 2008 vehicle no. 2282 was sent to Sofia.
In 2009 Crotram participated in tender for 30 new trams for Belgrade, but the city decided in favour of Spanish CAF.

Technical

The tram is 32 meters long, with three bogied 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 70 kilometre per hour, and the trams are equipped with air-conditioning and CCTV

Closed-circuit television

Closed-circuit television is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors....

cameras.

Technical data:

operator: ZET Zagreb
system: 600 V, DC
continuous output: 390 kW
max. electronically limited speed: 70 kilometre per hour
max. speed: 100 kilometre per hour
wheel arrangement: Bo+ Bo+ Bo+
gauge:
min. curve radius: 16.5 m (54.1 ft)
overall length: 32000 mm (1,260 in)
width: 2300 mm (90.6 in)
floor height: 300 (350) mm
seated passengers: 46
standees: 156 (4 pass/m²)

TMK 2200 K

TMK 2200-K is a shorter version of TMK 2200. Two have been delivered, with ZET planning to order 60 more of them. TMK 2200-K is listed as TMK 2300 in ZET register.

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TMK 2200

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TMK 2200 K

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