Å koda 26 T (also known as Å koda ForCity Classic) is a five carbody section
low-floor
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bi-directional
tram
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, developed by
Å koda Transportation
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for
Miskolc
Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
,
Hungary
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. The low-floor area of the fully airconditioned tram represents 100% of the entire vehicle floor.
Miskolc transport authority ordered 31 units, the deliveries of which were done between 2013 and 2015. Currently, all 31 units are in service in Miskolc.
Vehicle design
As a heavily modified version of
Å koda 14 T
The Å koda 14 T (also called Porsche and Elektra) is a five carbody section uni-directional low-floor tram, developed by Å koda Transportation for the Prague tram system.
The vehicle's body was designed by Porsche Design Group. The 14 T has six ...
, the tram was designed by Aufeer Design,
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav (; german: Jungbunzlau) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 42,000 inhabitants.
Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region and a major centre of the Czech automotive ind ...
. It consists five sections with three bogies. The doors are located both sides of the vehicle (6+6), the first and the last doors are smaller. The total capacity of the fully air conditioned car is over 300 passengers.
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