Alstom to supply Le Havre with 20 Citadis trams for
42 million
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The Metropolitan Community of Le Havre
(CODAH), in France, today announced its choice of Alstom to
supply 20 Citadis tramsets for its first tramline. The contract
is worth a total of approximately 42 million. In response
to the aesthetic choices made by the CODAH, Alstom has created an
external livery and internal layout with flowing lines and
architectural references that will help integrate the new
tramsets into Le Havres environment.
Alstoms Citadis trams, which were designed to offer
optimal onboard quality of life and maximum passenger comfort,
feature platform-height floors, air conditioning, a
video-surveillance system and onboard audio and visual
information. Each tramset will be 32 metres in length and can
accommodate more than 200 passengers (equal to the capacity of
three buses ).
Citadis helps protect the environment as well: not only are the
units 98% recyclable, but their composite materials and improved
traction system mean they consume 10% less energy than a
traditional tram one-quarter the energy of a bus and
one-tenth that of a car (in Kwh per seated passenger). Citadis
also helps improve a citys quality of life by generating
one-quarter the noise of motor traffic (about five decibels
less).
The Le Havre metropolitan area will be receiving trams that have
proven their value on the market, as Citadis tramways now set the
global performance benchmark. To date, a total of 1,382 Citadis
trams have been ordered by 33 cities around the world, while a
further 60 have tramway projects in the pipeline.