4.7 billion on vehicle fleet renewal

Ostrava Transport Company spends CZK 4.7 billion on vehicle fleet renewal

25. June 2018 | Editor: Helena Pajurková

Sustainable Urban Mobility

At this year’s Czech Raildays in Ostrava, the Ostrava Transport Company (DPO) introduced new public transport vehicles, which it will purchase as part of a continuous fleet renewal process. According to its plan, the DPO will be purchasing the new vehicles worth CZK 4.7 billion until 2022.

At the Czech Raildays, the most visited vehicle at the DPO stand was the Stadler nOVA tram. In addition, the transport company introduced a new battery-powered trolleybus, an electric minibus and Ekova Electron electric bus.

: a new battery-powered trolleybus

: an electric minibus

: Ekova Electron electric bus

The average age of the DPO vehicle fleet is approximately 15 years (23 years for trams). In 2018, this replacement will decrease the average age of trams and trolleybuses by 3 years. “I understand that public transport paints a picture about the city. We have promised to the Ostravians that by 2020 we would have no more diesel engines, and a significant fleet renewal is part of our vision and goal to be the most modern transport company in the Czech Republic”, said Daniel Morys, Director of DPO.

All the new vehicles that the transport company will purchase as part of this renewal will be have a new colour design – turquoise with reflective white accessories and Ostrava exclamation marks over the second door.