Railway Gazette reported that Casablanca tramway development company Casa Transports has selected Alstom Citadis trams for the 29 kilometers Y-shaped network which is due to open in December 2011.

The agreement announced on November 17th 2009 is worth EUR 120 million and covers the supply of 74 trams and 15 years of maintenance. Options for additional trams could take the total value to more than EUR 190 million.

The trams will operate in paired sets 65 meter long. This is a similar configuration to that planned for the 22 trams which are under construction for Rabat, which Alstom says will help optimise spares and maintenance costs for both networks.

According to Alstom 1 291 Citadis trams have now been ordered by 32 cities.

(Sourced from Railway Gazette)