The Škoda 19 T is a five carbody section low-floor bi-directional

tram A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...

, developed by

Škoda Transportation Škoda Transportation Akciová společnost, a.s. is a Czech Republic, Czech manufacturer of vehicles for public transport, including Tram, trams, Electric multiple unit, electric multiple units, and Bus, buses. The company was formerly a divisio ...

for

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

. The tram is not different from currently used Škoda 16 T trams, except for the fact that it has two driver's cabins and doors on both sides of the tra mim. It also features more

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, place for bicycles and baggage in the centre section, and the seats in the end sections are located in the driving direction, not sideways as the predecessor's. The type used to serve Wrocław's 31, 32 33 lines almost exclusively, those lines have since been replaced by 12, 21 and 22, which also see other tram models. Skoda 19T now also run on other lines sparsely. The vehicle is designed by Porsche Design Group. The low-floor area represents 65% of the entire vehicle floor. The tram is air-conditioned.

Production

As of 2010, there are going to be 31 trams produced and delivered Wrocław. The first vehicle was delivered in December 2010 and all of them were in

by the end of 2011.

Tramwaj Plus

The Tramwaj Plus was a special tram line project which included the use of Škoda 19 T. The vehicles moving along the designated tracks of the line always had the green light on intersections. The line terminated at the Euro 2012 Stadium in Wrocław. Lines 31,32 and 33 no longer run and have been replaced by 12, 21 and 22 There were stewardesses in the tram during the UEFA Euro 2012 Championships, who were instated to assist tourists and fans. There is a seat marked '"i"' designated for a stewardess in each tram.

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