Bucur LF

Series of low-floor trams

4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Bucur LF is a series of low-floor tram vehicles produced by the URAC section of the STB (formerly RATB) transit company of Bucharest, Romania.^[1] The tram is configured as a three-section 65% low floor vehicle, with two powered and one unpowered bogies.^[2] The vehicle has four double-leaf 1,305 mm (4.281 ft) wide doors, and at the outer ends there are two other single leaf 650 mm (2.13 ft) wide doors.^[2]

The first deliveries for STB started in 2009.^[3] Initially, the trams were manufactured in the LF-CH version, with direct current motors with chopper, and since 2012 in the LF-CA version, with inverter and alternating current motors.^[4] A five-section vehicle design of 100% low floor and 29 m (95 ft) length was also proposed as Bucur LF2.^[5]

Product list

Name	Production	Units constructed	Registration
Bucur LF (prototype)	2007–2008	1	401
Bucur LF-CH	2010–2011	4	402–405
Bucur LF-CA	2012–2016	11	406–416
Bucur LF-CA (2020 series)	2023	1 (18 proposed)^[6]	417

References

^ "STB SA va introduce in circulatie noua generatie de tramvai Bucur LF". mobilitate.eu. 31 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Bucur LF-CA specifications" (PDF). Bucharest: stbsa.ro. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ Bărbulescu, Adrian (22 November 2020). "În primăvară ar putea fi gata primul tramvai Bucur LF, după cinci ani de pauză". clubferoviar.ro.
^ Andone, Anemona (21 September 2019). "Facelift de 6,5 milioane de euro pentru cele mai noi tramvaie din Bucureşti". economica.net.
^ "Prototipul BUCUR LF 2, 100% LF". Asociația Ro-Trans. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^ Bărbulescu, Adrian (14 May 2021). "În acest an ar putea intra în circulație primul tramvai nou la STB după șase ani". clubferoviar.ro.