Ukrainian tramway manufacturer Tatra-Yug is the winner of the tender for delivery of 17 low-floor tramways to the Southwestern Romanian city of Craiova. Two-module, 24.7 m long tramways of the K-1T206 model will be supplied for the 16.7 km long route – operated by 3 different lines) , in order to replace most of the existing of fleet of secondhand vehicles purchased from Germany, Austria and the Netherlands years ago. Tramways are operating in the 300,000 inhabitants city since September 1987. The municipal transport company Regie Autonoma de Transport Craiova (RAT Craiova) had started the tender process for the purchase of new vehicles in October 2019. Still pending is an appeal by one of the other bidders before the signing of the supply contract can take place. Contract value is 136 mn Lei (approx. 28 mn EUR).
The KT4D fleet has been partly modernised in recent years I © Thierry Leleu 
Craiova also operates some ex-Vienna E1 six-axle cars I © Thierry Leleu 
Craiova received a number of ex-Dresden and ex-Leipzig T4D trams of which some are still in operation I © Thierry Leleu 
In 1998, Craiova received a total of 9 KT4D trams from BVG Berlin I © Thierry Leleu 
Craiova received a total of 9 ex-Vienna E1 cars which were earlier operated in Rotterdam – the new front light has been added in Craiova in recent years I © Thierry Leleu
For Tatra-Yug this is its second export order after delivery of 15 vehicles to Alexandria en Egypt in 2018/19, which we already presented here: https://www.urban-transport-magazine.com/en/tram-modernisation-in-alexandria-egypt/
A network scheme of Craiova’s tramway you may find here: http://www.urbanrail.net/eu/ro/craiova/craiova.htm
11.08.2020
