Pesa Twist is an articulated low floor
tram
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produced in
Bydgoszcz
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by
Pesa SA
Pesa SA (Polish language, Polish: Pojazdy Szynowe Pesa Bydgoszcz) is a Polish rolling stock manufacturer based in Bydgoszcz. The name 'Pesa' derives from the initials PS which stand for ''Pojazdy Szynowe,'' 'railway vehicles' in Polish. Pes ...
. The Twist is currently operated in
Częstochowa
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,
Metropolis GZM
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,
Kyiv
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,
Kraków
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,
Wrocław
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,
Craiova
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and
Tallinn
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.
History
In 2006 Pesa Bydgoszcz started the production of trams. The
Tramicus model was built until 2008, and in 2010 the production of wagons from the Swing family began. Their constructions were similar – the tram with a length of about 30 m had 5 sections and moved on 3 fixed bogies.
In the same year announced a tender for the purchase of brand new low-floor trams, because due to the planned opening of a new tram line, the needs of rolling stock increased. The carrier, due to the poor condition of the tracks, wanted to purchase trams with a lower static axle load on the track than provided for by the Polish standard. Another requirement of the customer was all swivel bogies with a classic axial wheelset.
In 2012
Silesian Interurbans
Silesian Trams () is one of the largest tram systems in the world and the largest and longest tram system in Poland, located entirely within the Silesian Voivodeship. Started as a part of the German Empire in 1894, the system currently has 677 st ...
bought 30 Pesa twist-step trams, and a year later Moscow bought 120 Pesa Fokstrot units (based on Twist-Step). In the following year, bought 36 trams, and in 2015 also bought Pesa Twist trams.
Gallery
File:Twist on Niepodległości Avenue2.jpg
File:Pesa Twist Wroclaw 01.JPG
File:Pesa2014N„Krakowiak”-UlicaBasztowa-POL, Kraków.jpg
File:KyivTram2018.jpg
File:Pesa Twist Gorzów.jpg
File:Twist_2017N_Bytom_Jagiellońska.jpg
File:Twist 2012N-10 Sosnowiec 3 Maja.jpg
See also
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Transport in Poland
Transport in Poland involves air, water, road and rail transportation. The country has a large network of municipal public transport, such as buses, trams and the metro. As a country located at the 'cross-roads' of Europe, Poland is a nation wit ...
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List of rolling stock manufacturers
Throughout railroad history, many manufacturing companies have come and gone. This is a list of companies that manufactured railroad cars and other rolling stock. Most of these companies built both passenger and freight equipment and no distinct ...
References
External links
The Twist on PESA's Website
{{UTM tram cars
Twist
Twist may refer to:
In arts and entertainment Film, television, and stage
* ''Twist'' (2003 film), a 2003 independent film loosely based on Charles Dickens's novel ''Oliver Twist''
* ''Twist'' (2021 film), a 2021 modern rendition of ''Olive ...
Tram vehicles of Poland
Tram vehicles of Russia
Tram vehicles of Ukraine