Urbos
| CAF Urbos 3 | |
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Urbos 3 tram in Besançon
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| Manufacturer | Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles |
| Assembly | Various locations worldwide |
| Constructed | 2011-present |
| Predecessor | CAF Urbos 2 |
| Capacity | 129-327 seated and standing total, depending on tram length |
| Specifications | |
| Train length | 18 m (59 ft)-43 m (141 ft) |
| Width | 2,300, 2,400 or 2,650 millimetres (7.55, 7.87 or 8.69 ft) |
| Floor height | 356 mm (14.0 in) |
| Low-floor | 100% |
| Doors | 8-20, depending on tram length |
| Articulated sections | 2-7 |
| Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
| Weight | 34,860 kg (76,850 lb) (3-car tram) |
| Acceleration | 1.34 m/s/s (3.0 mph/s) |
| Deceleration | 1.34 m/s/s (3.0 mph/s) |
| Power supply | 750 V DC optional internal supercapacitor |
| Electric system(s) | Overhead catenary |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| Bogies | fixed |
| Minimum turning radius | 18 m (59 ft) (3-car tram) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) or 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
Urbos is a family of trams, streetcars, and light rail vehicles built by CAF.
The Basque manufacturer CAF previously manufactured locomotives, passenger cars, regional, and underground trains. In 1993, CAF started building trams for Seville Metro, with the delivery of 16 trams through 1999. This was a variant of a Siemens design and some components were delivered by Siemens, including bogies and traction motors. This design was also sold to Lisbon Trams in 1995; CAF then decided to design and build the Urbos in-house.
There are three generations of Urbos, known as Urbos 1, Urbos 2, and Urbos 3. The first generation was ordered by the Bilbao tram operator, who received six trams between 2004 and 2006. The second generation was sold to other operators in Spain, and the third generation is sold in Spain, elsewhere in Europe, the United States, and Australia. Manufacturing locations include Saragossa and Linares, Spain; Elmira, New York, USA; Hortolandia, Brazil and Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France.
This series was only sold to Euskotren Tranbia to operate tram services in Bilbao. The original Bilbao tram system was shut down in 1964 and the second generation opened in December 2002 with extensions in 2004.
The Urbos 3 is the successor of the Urbos 2; all new sales are of Urbos 3. The standard variants, the Urbos 100 and Urbos 70, have either a 100% or 70% low floor design, respectively, and a maximum speed of 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph). The tram type is offered in meter gauge and standard gauge and allows for a tram width of 2,300, 2,400 or 2,650 millimetres (7.55, 7.87 or 8.69 ft). Trams can be assembled from 3, 5, 7 or (only for the Urbos 100) 9 modules, with the length ranging between 23 and 56 metres (75 and 184 ft).
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