CAF is awarded a contract to supply and maintain LRVs to Zweckverband Schönbuchbahn, in Germany

CAF-LRV-Zweckverband
CAF-LRV-Zweckverband

Zweckverband Schönbuchbahn (ZVS), public transport authority in Germany, has awarded CAF a contract which comprises the supply of 9 three-car Light Rail Vehicle units for the Schönbuchbahn and the integral maintenance over 19 year.

The new electrical LRVs will be operated on the network of ZVS between Böblingen – Holzgerlingen-Dettenhausen. The trains will be delivered in 2020 with start of operation end of 2020.

Each three-car unit will provide a capacity to transport a large number of passengers and will also be fitted out with spacious gangways, as well as areas allotted specifically for persons with reduced mobility. The vehicles are easily accessible in its entirety from one end to the other, making it easy to move between modules during the journey. In terms of their external visual appearance, the vehicle will follow the corporate design concept, dynamic shaped and featuring fluid lines.