Urbos
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Urbos is a family of light rail vehicles built by CAF
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles is a rail equipment manufacturer based in Beasain in the Basque Country, Spain. Equipment manufactured by CAF includes light rail vehicles, rapid transit trains, railroad cars and locomotives, as well as variable gauge axles that can be fitted on any...

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There are three generations of Urbos:

Urbos 1

This series was only sold to Euskotren
EuskoTren
EuskoTren is a commuter rail service which operates in the Basque Country provinces of Biscay and Gipuzkoa. It is one of the three commercial brands of the public society owned by the Basque Government, Eusko Trenbideak - Ferrocarriles Vascos...

 to operate tram services in Bilbao
Bilbao
Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...

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Urbos 2

  • Tranvía de Vélez-Málaga
  • Tranvía de Vitoria
  • Metro de Sevilla
  • Metrocentro de Sevilla (replaced by Urbos 3 in March 2011)
  • Tranvía de Antalya
    Antalya
    Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...


Urbos 3

Urbos 3 has several technical innovations including supercapacitors, allowing brief operation without an external electrical supply. They have low floors and a maximum speed of 70 km/h. It is only in one tram network: the Zaragoza
Zaragoza tram
The Zaragoza tram is a tram system in the Spanish city of Zaragoza, capital of the autonomous community of Aragon. Line 1 will be expanded with a second and third line.- History :In 1885, the first animal traction tram line was established....

. They have been ordered by light rail networks in:
  • Belgrade
    Belgrade tram system
    The Belgrade tram system is a large network with 12 lines totalling 127.3 route km. It is operated with around 200 trams, including ČKD Tatra KT4, CAF Urbos, and DUEWAG Be 4/6 vehicles. The first tram line was introduced in October 1892...

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  • Seville
    Seville metro
    The Seville metro is a light metro network serving the city of Seville, Spain and its metropolitan area. The system is totally independent of any other rail or street traffic. All stations were built with platform screen doors....

  • Granada
  • Cádiz
  • Edinburgh
    Edinburgh
    Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

  • Málaga
  • The new light rail service between Chalezeule
    Chalezeule
    Chalezeule is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:...

     and Hauts du Chazal
    Hauts du Chazal
    Hauts-de-Chazal is a new sector of the area of Planoise, located in the west of Besançon .- History :Hauts-de-Chazal is a sector of Planoise, located in the French city of Besançon. The area was built in 2007 and will receive the new hospital pole of the city, a library, and a midicine faculty...

    , in France
    France
    The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

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  • Stockholm
    Public transport in Stockholm
    Public transport in Stockholm consists of bus, metro, regional/suburban rail, light rail, tram and archipelago boat operation in Stockholm County, Sweden. The bus and rail is organized by Storstockholms Lokaltrafik , SL, which is owned by the Stockholm County Council...

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  • Besançon
    Besançon
    Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...

     (15 to 18)
  • Nantes (8)
  • Zaragoza tram
    Zaragoza tram
    The Zaragoza tram is a tram system in the Spanish city of Zaragoza, capital of the autonomous community of Aragon. Line 1 will be expanded with a second and third line.- History :In 1885, the first animal traction tram line was established....

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