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ŠKoda Tram for Bergamo: New Line & Cycle Path Replaces Rail

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The anti-collision system is one of the features of the new tram from the Škoda Group intended for Bergamo in northern Italy. On Monday, the company presented it to journalists at the test track in Pilsen; in about a month, the more than thirty-meter-long set will set off on test runs directly in Bergamo.

The first new low-floor tram of the Škoda Group for the second line of the Bergamo tram network was officially presented to the press today: these new trams are based on the Škoda ForCity Classic platform, but have been fully adapted by the manufacturer to the requirements of Bergamo. These include, among other things, the operation on the local infrastructure, including urban and overland sections, [...]

Pilsen-based Škoda Group on Monday presented the first of ten trams it will deliver to the city of Bergamo in northern Italy this year. The five-unit low-floor Škoda Forcity Classic 49T tram is equipped specifically for the local operator. Among other things, it will be the first tram in Italy with an anti-collision system.

·Čestlice, Czechia
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Novinky.cz broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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