Five Solaris Urbino 18.75 will be delivered to municipal operator Hagener Straßenbahn AG by the end of May 2013. Solaris will deliver its 18.75-metre vehicles for the first time. The contractalso includes the delivery of five Solaris Urbino 12. Solaris Urbino 18.75 is the longest Solaris bus ever offered.
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According to a contract signed with the city’s municipal operator Hagener Straßenbahn AG in January 2013, Solaris will deliver five Solaris Urbino 18.75 to the German city of Hagen. The delivery will be completed by the end of this month.
The cooperation between Hagener Straßenbahn AG and Solaris started in 2011. So far, the operator has bought nine Solaris Urbino 12 buses, but this number will increase by the end of this month. According to the recent contract, Solaris will deliver five 18.75-metre buses, fulfilling its first order for vehicles of this type, and five Solaris Urbino 12 buses.
The Urbino 18.75, the longest Solaris bus ever offered, was presented during IAACommercial Vehicles exhibition in autumn 2012. The vehicle gives the possibility of installing an extra row of four seats, enhancing its passenger capacity.
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Solaris is a leading European manufacturer of innovative buses and urban rail vehicles. The family business, founded by Krzysztof and Solange Olszewski, has supplied almost 10,000 buses to customers in 26 countries since production started in 1996. Solaris specialises in state-of-the-art city and intercity buses and offers the world’s largest range of diesel-electric hybrid buses. Trolleybuses and electric buses provide public transport that is emission-free at the point of operation. The Solaris Tramino low-floor tram is built for attractive urban rail services.
Mateusz Figaszewski
Head of Public Relations
mateusz.figaszewski@solarisbus.com
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Solaris Bus & Coach sp. z o.o. is one of the leading producers of city and intercity buses in Europe. It focuses in particular on the development of zero-emission vehicles, i. e. electric and hydrogen buses as well as trolleybuses. This has resulted in the widest zero-emission product range in the European market and a leading position in this segment with a market share of 15.2%. Nearly 25,000 Solaris vehicles have been delivered so far and they ply the streets in 850 towns and cities across 33 countries located throughout Europe as well as beyond it. Solaris is part of the Spanish CAF Group (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) S.A. From conception, to the design and manufacturing phases, all Solaris buses are produced in Poland. Moreover, all activities undertaken by the manufacturer are in line with the brand’s mission, which is reflected in the motto “We are changing the image of public transport”. Solaris also actively partners with public transport operators and provides them with comprehensive support in their transition to zero-emission mobility.
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Mateusz Figaszewski
E-mobility Development & Market Intelligence Director
mateusz.figaszewski@solarisbus.com
