Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ)
Year of manufacture
2020
Kummler+Matter Services
Route length
-
Short description
For the renewal of the tracks on tram lines 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10 (Zurich Public Transport (VBZ)), Kummler+Matter Ltd. installed the catenaries on the Tannenstrasse to Rämistrasse sections (including the Universitätsstrasse stop), and also installed new support structures and new loop insulators (KULOOP) using the latest hybrid overhead line maintenance vehicles. The traffic police closed the area to all road traffic for this central reconstruction work, except that uninterrupted vehicular access for emergency admissions to the University Hospital had to be ensured. Kummler+Matter met these requirements by deploying its state-of-the-art cherry picker (in compliance with safety regulations) so that the entire tram traffic was able to resume operation punctually at the scheduled start time.