MTS C016 – Siemens Combino Plus
Light rail vehicle operated by MTS seen at Terminal de Corroios, Lisboa, in September 2019. This light rail vehicle with fleet number C016 is a Siemens Combino Plus completed in 2005. It features a four-section articulated body and low-floor. With an overall length of 119.3 ft, it can accommodate 74 seated passengers and 237 standees (74+237+1). SKA seats. Bi-directional operation. Fed via pantograph by 750 V DC, this light rail vehicle uses six 100 kW (136 hp) traction motors. Wheelset arrangement is Bo‘Bo‘2‘Bo. Track gauge is 4 ft 8 ½ in. Top speed is 43 mph. Based in Seixal , MTS, or Metro Transportes do Sul, operates regular services on its surface metro system serving the cities of Almada and Seixal, south of Lisbon. The system has 8.4 miles and three routes. Public service starts in May 2007 in the Corroios–Cova da Piedade section. The fleet consists of 24 Siemens Combino Plus light rail vehicles, numbered C001–C024. Here, we see this Siemens Combino Plus on regular service...