Aliance TW Team explained

Aliance TW Team (often called TW Team) is a Czech engineering alliance that manufactures electric trams. It consists of Pragoimex (Pragoimex a.s.), KOS (Krnovské opravny a strojírny s.r.o.) en VKV (VKV Praha s.r.o.).

History

The alliance started with renovations of trams in 2001, often also adding low-floor sections to existing Tatra models.^[1]

Products

TW Team modernised Tatra T3 trams operated for several Czech cities. In 2012, the alliance produced its first own tram, the EVO2,^[2] which was gradually delivered to Czech tram operators starting in 2019. This was followed by the EVO1 which has four axles, while the EVO2 has six axles.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: EVO 2: New tramways for Plzen . Urban Transport Magazine . 22 October 2024 . 13 August 2019.
2. Web site: Trams ordered for Plzeň . Railway Gazette International . 22 October 2024 . en.
3. Web site: Most-Litvinov orders six EVO2 trams . www.mainspring.co.uk . 22 October 2024 . en-gb.