Customer : NTL – Groupe Alstom
Since 2012, NTL, an Alstom Group subsidiary, has been the designer and manufacturer of Translohr wheeled tramways, initially designed, developed, manufactured and marketed by the Alsatian company LOHR. At the heart of today’s ecomobility challenges, the solutions developed by NTL are part of the new generation of urban transport systems: accessible, electric and capable.
Areas of intervention
<iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/WHRYqwFCAwk?si=c_fkcR0jxn0vA5bQ” title=”YouTube video player” frameborder=”0″ allow=”accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” referrerpolicy=”strict-origin-when-cross-origin” allowfullscreen></iframe>Translohr STE is a high-capacity urban public transport system with a small footprint, available in a range of trams with 3 to 6 passenger modules, from 25m to 46m in length. Its pneumatic tyres and integral, permanent guidance system, combined with an innovative architecture, offer a host of advantages: light infrastructure, controlled gauge reduced in width and height, small radius of curvature, silent operation, high grip, short braking distance, integral flat floor, continuous interior circulation, modularity of interior fittings, etc.
For NTL, HAIKU DESIGN has been involved since the creation of the Translohr tramway in the definition, generation of ideas, design studies and experiments relating to the various variants, developments and customer customisations of the models in the range. HAIKU DESIGN’s product design services cover product architecture, exterior and interior bodywork, materials and colour schemes, interior fittings and equipment for passengers and the driver’s cab: accessibility, ergonomics, supports, seating, information and communication, lighting, ventilation, etc. HAIKU DESIGN also creates and supplies images and documents for communication purposes.
To date, 8 transport networks around the world have opted for Translohr tyred trams:
– Clermond-Ferrand, France, since 2006,
– Padua (Italy) since 2007,
– Tianjin – Teda (China) since 2007,
– Shanghai (China) since 2009,
– Venice – Mestre (Italy) since 2010,
– Saint-Denis – Sarcelles (Paris, RATP line T5) since 2013,
– Châtillon – Vélizy – Viroflay (Paris, RATP line T6) since 2014.
– Medellín, Colombia, since 2016
