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The Midland Metro is a passenger light rail line in the West Midlands conurbation in England, which opened in 1999. Its rolling stock consists of 21 Urbos 3 trams which came into service in 2014/15, replacing the older T-69 trams which had operated the line since 1999. ==Urbos 3== A new fleet of 20 CAF Urbos 3 trams began to enter service in September 2014, they replaced the old T-69 fleet in 2015.〔 In February 2012 Centro named CAF the preferred bidder for a contract to supply 19 to 25 Urbos 3 trams. A £40 million firm order for 20 was subsequently signed, with options for five more. The first of the new trams was unveiled at the Wednesbury depot in October 2013, with the first four entering service on 5 September 2014. The new fleet will provide an increased service of 10 trams per hour in each direction, with an increased capacity of 210 passengers per tram, compared with the 156 passengers on the former T69 trams. The Urbos 3 trams are 33 metres long; 9 metres longer than the former T69 stock, and have a maximum operating speed of 70 km/h (43 mph). They are low floor throughout, and consists of five segments with four articulations. Three of the modules are mounted on bogies and the other two modules are suspended.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.therailengineer.com/2013/05/03/caf-trams-for-midland-metro-expansion-project/ )〕 A 2.65 metres wide, The Urbos 3 trams are slightly wider than the 2.48 metre wide T69s. The line was closed for two weeks during March/April 2013, in order for the platforms on each of the stops to be narrowed by 15 centimetres to accommodate the new trams. The T69s were modified with wider steps to be compatible with the narrower platforms.〔 File:Midland Metro tram no. 20 on display - interior, St. Georges, Bilston Street, Wolverhampton, geograph-4026945-by-P-L-Chadwick.jpg|Interior of an Urbos 3. File:Midland Metro trams nos. 09 & 20 at St. Georges, Bilston Street, Wolverhampton, geograph-4026922-by-P-L-Chadwick.jpg|Urbos 3 No.20 alongside T-69 tram No.09. File:New Midland Metro trams (14960892188).jpg|Urbos 3's at the depot in Wednesbury. File:Soho Benson Road tram stop, geograph-4713083-by-Alan-Murray-Rust.jpg|An Urbos 3 at Soho Benson Road. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Midland Metro rolling stock」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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