The Czech SOR became the winner for trolleybus tender in Szeged

For the second time, the public procurement procedure launched by Szegedi Közlekedési Kft. was won by the czech SOR Libchavy with the trolleybus model called TNS 12. The municipal company re-launched a tender to supplement the trolleybus fleet with four more units after the tender at which the sole bidder was Belkommunmash, a trolleybus and bus manufacturer in Belarus, procedure laun ched in mid-October last year. The main financial source for the acquisition is the net grant amount of HUF 577,461,000 from the Green Bus Program tender, with the necessary self-sufficiency provided by the local government in Szeged.

At the request of SZKT, two bids were received by the deadline for submission of bids, one from the successful bidder and one from Solaris Bus & Coach. The Polish trolleybus manufacturer offered the 4 trolleybuses and spare parts, which were to be delivered together with the vehicles, at a net value of EUR 2,251,868, an offer more than EUR 400,000 more expensive than the SOR offer. In addition to the 15-kilometer self-propelled capacity, the Poles would have given a full 36-month vehicle warranty.

The Czech company won the right to complete the tender with a net bid of HUF 682,987,873 million at the central rate of MNB of EUR 1,833,180, but this exceeds the pre-calculated available margin, but the Szeged General Assembly met a few days ago to decide that the procedure it could be successfully completed by increasing self-sufficiency and ensuring coverage. The summary of offers shows that the manufacturer offers a full 48-month warranty for the model offered. The 12-meter-long trolleybuses will have a 2-2-2 door format and will be able to carry 77 passengers at the same time, based on 5 people standing / m2, and all passenger doors will be electrically operated. According to the manufacturer, the trolleybuses will be able to cover quite a long distance in self-propelled battery-powered mode, up to 50 kilometers, of course without the use of comfort aids (such as air conditioning and heating).

In addition, vehicles must be equipped with air conditioning systems in both the passenger compartment and the passenger compartment, visual and acoustic passenger information equipment outside and inside, at least 7 lockable windows, on-board WiFi connections and USB sockets. Trolleybuses must also be equipped with an on-board reversing system, traffic monitoring and two-way external rear-view cameras.

Only SOR Libchavy is listed as the main contractor on the tender side, so it is not yet known if they will come with a Škoda BlueDrive (IGBT) propulsion system or receive electronics from Cegelec In-Motion-Charging (IGBT) in France.

In addition to the framework contract for four trolleybuses, the contracting authority may opt for two additional vehicles, with which SZKT may exercise any number of installments of its choice within 48 months of the conclusion of the contract. Delivery of the basic quantity or completion of the test without 1000 kilometers requested by the operator must take place within a maximum of 15 months from the entry into force of the contract of sale, and the contract can be concluded no earlier than May 20. Magyarbusz Info

Mai degraba vor merge pe mana celor de la Cegelec avand in vedere planurile Skoda.

Exact.

„In the past, our company supplied electrical equipment to Szeged for the modernization of trams and trolleybuses and our products were also used in the last delivery of new trams. The order for new partial trolleybuses for Szeged will mean for us a new project for a traditional customer, which we are extremely happy about”, said Miroslav Opa, CEO of Cegelec, as the supplier of the electrical part.

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Szeged's first SOR TNS trolleybus will arrive in February 2024

Although with a significant delay, according to the current situation, the 4-unit SOR TNS 12 fleet ordered in June last year will finally arrive in Szeged in the first quarter of 2024 - we found out from the competent chief engineer of Szegedi Közlekedési Kft. According to the contract, the manufacturer was supposed to hand over the vehicles purchased under the Green Bus Program to SzKT by November 2023, but this deadline could not be met due to problems with the supply of parts from Cegelec, the supplier of the drive system.

The first unit of the fleet is expected to arrive in February 2024 and the remaining three trolleybuses will enter the city in the following weeks. Since Cegelec is still unable to fulfill the orders of SOR in a balanced manner, the Czech bus and trolleybus manufacturer offered the option of installing another drive electronics in order to meet delivery deadlines and minimize delays for several orders. The Škoda Group's BlueDrive drive system will be installed in the Bratislava trolleybuses, while the Czech Rail Electronics electronics were chosen for the Prešov and Szeged units.

The contract, at the expense of which SzKT can recall two more vehicles, will be fulfilled by the Czechs for a net price of 1,833,180 euro. After a delay of 80 days, the customer may charge a maximum of 20% of this amount as a penalty, if the delay is not considered force majeure. Magyarbusz Info

Un prim troleibuz gata de livrare. Troleibuzele sunt echipate cu baterii ce le oferă o autonomie de până la 50 de km.

Interiorul imi da asa o senzatie de vehicul vechi, aproape de retragere... pacat.

Primul SOR livrat alături de primul troleibuz Ikarus-Skoda ce a efectuat RK în Budapesta la BKV.

Troleibuzele au fost prezentate publicului ieri, astăzi a avut loc predarea acestora către operatorul de transport, iar de mâine vor începe să circule pe liniile 5 și 6.

Au primit numerele de parc T-400 - T-403.