Berlin’s remaining East German veteran trams to be replaced
wide doors at each end plus a 1.3m wide central door. Each LRV will have 22 seats but capacity for up to 76 passengers. The vehicles will be equipped with four 50kW traction motors powering each axle and will also feature battery packs enabling temporary operation in the event of power supply failure. They are due to be delivered from mid-2023 and will replace the Gotha cars, although some of these are set to be retained for heritage services. POLISH manufacturer Modertrans is to build three new single car LRVs for German tram operator Schöneicher– Rüdersdorf Strassenbahn for use on the isolated Line 87 tram route in the eastern suburbs of Berlin from Berlin-Rahnsdorf to Woltersdorf. The route is currently the last non-heritage route anywhere in Germany operated with 1950s East German built ‘Gotha’ trams. Three new 15 metre long Moderus Gamma LF 10 AC BD low-floor trams have been ordered at a cost of €4 million and an option for one more has been agreed. The new air-conditioned vehicles will have three entrances on each side; 650mm