Sirio

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Sirio (Italian for Sirius) is a low-floor tram built by Ansaldobreda, an Italian manufacturer of trains, trams and light rail vehicles. It can be ordered as either one-directional or bi-directional.

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[edit] Gothenburg

The City of Gothenburg has ordered 40 one-directional Sirio trams to be put into service on the Gothenburg tram network during 2007 and onwards. The city has decided to buy 25 more, and there are negotiations with Ansaldobreda about this.

[edit] Milano

Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM), the city transport company of Milan, has bought 93 Sirios (all one direction cars). In 2002, the first carriages were delivered. The ATM has 58 seven section Sirios (7100 series) with a length of 35.35 meters. These trams have a capacity of 285 people, of which 71 can sit. The ATM has also 35 five section Sirio's (7500 series) with a length of 25.15 meters. These trams have a capacity of 191 people, of which 50 can sit. Both types of Sirios have a with of 2.40 meter and have been built for the exceptional rail gauge of 1445 mm. The maximum speed is 70 km/h.

[edit] Gallery of Sirio trams

A bi-directional Sirio in Athens, Greece

Sirio in Göteborg, Sweden

Sirio in Milano, Italy

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