Breaking: a tram has collided with an electric trolleybus in central Brno this afternoon shortly before 14:00.

According to preliminary reports from Brno firefighters HZS JMK, an estimated 40 injuries have been recorded at the scene, five of which are serious injuries.

More recent estimates pinpoint the number of injuries at 38, with 12 serious injuries.

“It is a mass accident, the paramedics have divided the wounded according to the severity of their injury,” fire brigade spokesperson Jaroslav Mikoška told Novinky.cz at the scene.

Both the tram driver and trolleybus driver are among those with serious injuries, though neither have life-threatening injuries.

The collision occurred at the Masná tram stop in Brno’s city center; its cause is currently unknown.

Because a stroller has been recovered at the scene of the accident, some have speculated that the accident was a result of the trolleybus driver swerving to avoid hitting a woman with a stroller crossing the street on a red light.

“I know about this speculation, but I cannot confirm or disprove it at the moment,” Hana Tomaštíková, spokesperson for Brno’s transit authority, told iDnes.cz.

Busy Křenová street in central Brno is currently closed to all automotive and pedestrian traffic as police and firefighters attend to the accident.

According to safety inspectors, the tram did not contain any passengers at the time of the collision. Damages have been initially estimated at over one million crowns.

This is a developing story; we will update as more information becomes available.

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A apărut și un film, dar nu se prea vede nimic traversând prin fața troleibuzului. Mai mult, dacă una cu căruciorul traversa pe roșu prin fața tramvaiului și apoi a troleibuzului, iar troleibuzul ar fi ocolit-o și a intrat în tramvai, atunci individa și-o fura suprem de la mașina care a trecut și aceea în viteză pe lângă troleibuz și nici măcar nu a încetinit, deci puțin probabil ca asta să fie cauza.
Mai curând, cum s'ar spune pe limba lor, șoferul a confundat pedala de "Brzda" cu cea de "Jizda" și troleibuzul s'a dus în .... (tot un cuvânt care se termină așa)

Skoda va livra 40 de troleibuze și 40 de tramvaie la Brno:

The Brno Transport Company will refresh its public transport fleet with 40 new Škoda trolleybuses and 40 Škoda ForCity Smart trams. The first 20 trolleybuses will arrive in January next year and five trams will be delivered by February 2023. Photo Credit: KK / BD.

Brno, Feb 3 (BD) – The Brno Transport Company (DPMB) has finalised a contract for up to 40 new articulated low-floor Škoda 27Tr trolleybuses, to be delivered by Škoda Electric. The first 20 new trolleybuses will arrive by the end of January 2022, and DPMB will have the possibility to purchase another 20 for the same price by 2024. The total cost of the vehicles will be CZK 478 million.

“With almost 150 vehicles, Brno boasts the largest fleet of trolleybuses in the entire Czech Republic. I am glad that we are continuing this trend, as this is an environmentally friendly means of transport that does not add to air pollution in the city. Almost 70 percent of DPMB’s fleet runs on electricity, and 160 buses run on natural gas, and we are at the forefront of green public transport and smart solutions,” said Mayor of Brno Markéta Vaňková (ODS).

The new trolleybuses will operate mainly on the busiest lines: 25, 26 and 37. “The new vehicles will replace the 15Tr, 22Tr and 25Tr types, which are at the end of their service life. Some of them have been in operation for almost 30 years,” said Miloš Havránek, General Director of DPMB.

DPMB has also signed an agreement to purchase 40 new two-way trams from the Škoda Group in the years 2022–2026. The trams are part of Škoda’s ForCity Smart series of trams, already operating in other cities including Ostrava, Plzen, Helsinki, Tampere, Bonn and Mannheim. Five trams will be delivered by February 2023, and further deliveries will depend on DPMB’s financial situation. The framework agreement is valued at CZK 2.4 billion.

“Not only will our modern trams gradually change the face of Brno’s streets, but in particular they will help attract more passengers onto public transport and make it more attractive than individual car transport. Investments in modern vehicles clearly have a positive effect on reducing emissions and thus contribute to improving air and life in cities. Reducing emissions from transport is also the goal of the Green Agreement for Europe, and the gradual modernization of public transport and massive investments in emission-free vehicles will be a necessary basis for meeting these goals in the future,” said Tomáš Ignačák, Deputy Chairman of the Škoda Transportation Group.

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The Škoda ForCity Smart trams are two-way, low-floor and air-conditioned vehicles with high passenger capacity and multifunctional spaces for wheelchairs, prams or bicycles. The interior also includes widescreen information LCD monitors, as well as a camera system to ensure traffic safety and prevent vandalism. The vehicles meet the latest safety standards and perform reliably in poor weather conditions while running at low operating costs.

The two-way trams will operate mostly on line number 8 which meets a dead end in Líšeň. After the completion of the newly commissioned line to Bohunice university campus, line 8 will end at a dead end on both end stops.

Sursa: Brno Daily

The contract between Škoda Transportation and the Brno Transport Company (DPMB) will see 20 further trolleybuses added to the DMPB fleet by the end of 2022.

Brno, 15 Dec (BD) – Brno will receive 20 new Škoda 27Tr trolleybuses in 2022. Following a CZK 478 million contract signed at the beginning of this year, Škoda have already delivered 13 new vehicles to the city, with another 7 to come by the end of 2021, and 20 more by the end of 2022. The vehicles are designed according to the City of Brno’s aim of minimising the harmful effect on the environment from trolleybuses, and are technologically advanced, with air-conditioning and USB charging available. From Monday, the buses that have already been delivered will come into operation on Brno trolleybus routes.

“Reducing emissions in the city and greening public transport are a priority for the city management,” said the Mayor of Brno Markéta Vaňková (ODS). “In addition to finding new solutions, such as hydrogen propulsion, we will continue to focus on the renewal of cars in electric traction.” Although this is a positive step towards reducing emissions from Brno’s public transport network, some buses in the fleet have been in operation since the 1980s and 1990s, albeit with many upgrades and services. Vaňková added that the city aims to replace all the outdated models by the end of 2023, and will keep expanding and improving the city’s fleet every year.

“The last major renewal of the fleet of this extent took place in 2015, when we bought thirty 31Tr cars.” said Miloš Havránek, General Manager of the DPMB. Brno is the largest trolleybus operator in the country with around 140 trolleybuses running through the city daily.

Sursa: Brno Daily

O incursiune interesanta prin noul tunel recent inaugurat iar la sfârșit vizită la Depou.
https://youtu.be/sTaRdaa6jH8

A se vedea ca la sfarsitul zilei de lucru, pe langa igienizare, vagonul a primit si o scurta inspectie tehnica, o persoana a inspectat pe afara si a obtinut un raport de la mecanic iar alta a inspectat pe dedesubt in canal, la noi circula vagonul cu jumatate din faruri / iluminat arse si nu se uita nimeni la el pana cand nu se strica in traseu.