Stadler Tango


The Tango is a light rail vehicle and tram made by Stadler Rail. It can be built as either a 100% high-floor or 70% low-floor articulated unit. It is in use in Bochum, Basel, Geneva, Lyon and Aarhus.

Characteristics

The cities operating Tango are demanding the following characteristics for their rolling stock: speed, robustness, security and compatibility with the common use of infrastructure, economic as well as comfort and aesthetics. In the case of the Appenzell Railways, the light rail needs to deal also with strong gradients in the foothills south of St. Gallen.

Usage

In Lyon, the Tango tram is serving the express line Rhônexpress linking downtown with Saint Exupéry Airport, and its TGV train station, opened in 2010.
An order of 32 vehicles has been placed by the city of Geneva in December 2009. 20 were ordered by Stuttgarter Strassenbahnen, the first one being completed in September 2012.
Appenzeller Bahnen has contracted Stadler Rail to deliver seven new Tango for use on the new Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen railway starting from 2017. Previously, the western line from St. Gallen to Appenzell was operated by heavy rail with a rack section.
Aarhus Letbane will receive a mix of 12 Stadler Tango and 14 Stadler Variobahn, with a total of 26 units.