08/06/2008 06:37. LATVIA: Riga urban transport authority SIA Rigas Satiksme has awarded a €51·7m contract to Skoda Transportation for the supply of 20 low-floor trams.

The contract was formally signed on May 23, following an international tender launched in December 2007.

The 1 524 mm gauge trams will be based on Skoda's latest Type 15T design, branded ForCity, of which 250 standard-gauge cars are due to be delivered to Praha in 2008-17. The Riga contract includes an option for a further 32 vehicles, making it the largest tram export order won by Skoda since 1990.

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