Manufacturer Stadler Rail Wheel arrangement Bo'2'Bo' | Year(s) of manufacture 2007– | |
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Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ⁄2 in) standard gauge Length over couplers 28,200 mm (92 ft 6 ⁄4 in) Height 3,650 mm (11 ft 11 ⁄4 in) | ||
The Tango is a light rail vehicle and tram made by Stadler Rail. It can be built as either a 100% high-floor or 70% low-floor articulated unit. It is in use in Bochum, Basel, Geneva and Lyon.
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Characteristics
The cities operating Tango are demanding the following characteristics for their rolling stock: speed (up to 100 km/h or 62 mph), robustness, security and compatibility with the common use of infrastructure, economic (capacity adapted to the traffic and prospects for their development) as well as comfort and aesthetics. In the case of Appenzell Bahnen, the light rail needs to deal also with strong gradients in the foothills south of St. Gallen.
Usage
In Lyon, the Tango tram is serving the express line Rhônexpress linking downtown with Saint Exupéry Airport, and its TGV train station, opened in 2010.
An order of 32 vehicles has been placed by the city of Geneva in December 2009. 20 were ordered by Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen, the first one being completed in September 2012.
Appenzeller Bahnen (AB) has contracted Stadler Rail to deliver seven new Tango for use on the new St. Gallen cross-town link from Trogen to Appenzell starting from 2017. So far, the western line from St. Gallen to Appenzell is operated by heavy rail with a rack section.
Aarhus Letbane will receive a mix of 12 Stadler Tango and 14 Stadler Variobahn, with a total of 26 units.