Germany's new tram broke the world record with a length of 58 meters!
The world's longest tram has made its debut on a line connecting three cities in southwestern Germany.
Running along the lines of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region, which includes Manheim, Ludwigshafen and Heidelberg, the giant tram measures exactly 58.61 meters from end to end a world record.
It carries 368 passengers, has air conditioning and can travel at a speed of 80 km/h.
Essentially serving as metropolitan trains, these record-breaking trams will travel along urban and intercity routes. A modular design means it can be split into sections for maintenance or to create trams of different lengths.
The tram, which was delivered to Mannheim in September, was manufactured by the Czech Republic's Škoda Group. It is part of a package of more than €260 million worth of trams ordered by the transport operator, which will be fully delivered by the end of 2026.
The Rhine Necktar Region Network (RNV) is no stranger to setting records for the length of its trams. In the 1960s, its 38.55 meter vehicle was also the longest tram in the world at the time.
The record was previously held by a nine-section, 55.9-meter-long tram in Budapest, which has been running through the city since 2016. These very long trams have been dwarfed by record-length trains.
In 2022, a Swiss railway company set a record for the longest passenger train in the world, which consisted of 100 carriages and 25 engines for a length of 1910 meters. In total, the train weighed about 3,000 tons.
A Rhaetian Railway (RHB) train is on course to set a world record for the longest passenger train.
A Rhaetian Railway (RHB) train is on course to set a world record for the longest passenger train. Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP
If that wasn't impressive enough, she sailed around 789 meters in altitude from Preda via Bergün to Alvaneu. There are 4,550 seats on board, but unlike high-speed trams, it can only travel at about 30 to 35 km/h.
The entire 61 kilometer journey along the UNESCO World Heritage Albula Line took around 46 minutes, traveling along historic viaducts and spiral tracks. The train entered the Guinness Book of World Records for its incredible length.
Rhaetian Railway led the world record train in honor of the 175th anniversary of Swiss Railways in 2022.
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