trams were used only during rush hours at the busiest stops between Utrecht Centraal and Nieuwegein Stadscentrum. Special sign boards indicated to passengers where the Vienna trams stopped. When received, the trams had no noteworthy defects, and they had run well in Vienna. However, in Utrecht the Vienna trams had technical problems costing the operator 3.2 million euros in maintenance; they also caused extra wear to the rails. The rise in ridership expected in 2008 when the trams were purchased did not materialize. The trams were sold to Krakow, Poland and were disposed of by the summer of 2014. Low-floor trams The new generation of trams are articulated, low-floor Urbos 100 trams built by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF). Two versions were ordered: a shorter version with 5 articulated sections and a longer version with 7: On the SUNIJ-lijn, one tram of each length will be coupled together which will yield a train length of and a capacity of about 490 passengers. Storage and Maintenance The depot (Tramremise Nieuwegein) on the SUNIJ-lijn is the main storage and maintenance facility of the sneltram system, handling both low- and high-floor trams. The depot building houses: offices traffic control for trams and busses check-in area for tram operators workshops for the maintenance of trams service department to handle emergencies and breakdowns There are 8 tracks through the workshop including one for the tram wash. Outside in the yard, there is space to store the fleet of trams. The roof of the workshop building has 810 solar panels able to produce 292 kilowatts of electricity. Just beyond the P+R Science Park stop on the Uithoflijn, there are additional storage tracks. See also Amsteltram about the conversion of a high-floor sneltram line to low-floor trams in Amstelveen List of town tramway systems in the Netherlands References External links Bestuur Regio Utrecht is the public transportation authority in the Utrecht region Regiotram Utrecht manages tram system assets U-OV is the website for public transport in Utrecht Qbuzz operates trams and buses on behalf of Bestuur Regio Utrecht Utrecht at UrbanRail.net published 3 July 2020 1983 establishments in the Netherlands Light rail in the Netherlands Tram transport in the Netherlands Railway lines opened in 1983 Transport in Utrecht (province) Rail transport in Utrecht (city) Nieuwegein IJsselstein