A revival of tramways is taking place all over the world. Today’s vehicles, however, have nothing in common with the well known old-fashioned tram. Nowadays design- orientated vehicles are dominating cities in Europe and all over the world.
Successful supplier in this growing market is the French manufacturer ALSTOM, who is offering with the CITADIS a complete vehicle system enabling the operator to adapt the vehicle exactly to his individual needs.
A perfect exterior design needs a corresponding interior outfitting: in most of the CITADIS tramways nora rubber floor coverings are installed. Contacts and negotiations with designers and the manufacturer are handled through our French sales organisation in Les Ulis, Paris.
The vehicles for Paris, Bordeaux, Strasbourg, Nice and ten other cities in France are manufactured at the ALSTOM facilities in La Rochelle-Aytré and Barcelona and have been equipped with noraplan plus and noraplan stone.
Also in Dublin, on the Canarian island Tenerife, in the Dutch city of Ranstadt, in Jerusalem, Tunis and Istanbul as well as in Darmstadt and Gera in Germany passengers enjoy the ride in a CITADIS tram with nora rubber floor coverings.
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nora® rubber floor coverings: functionality, durability and versatility for sophisticated railway projects:
- Outstanding fire-protection properties: fire/smoke behaviour tested according to EN 13 501-1, DIN 5510-2, NF F 16-101, ASTM E-648 and E-662, BS 476 p.7, BS 6853 App. B.5.4, UIC-Codex 564- 2/12. Carbonisation gases are non-toxic; no corrosive vapours, no source for dioxins and furans occur.
- Free of PVC, plasticizers (phthalates) and halogens (e.g. chlorine) as well as asbestos, cadmium, CFCs and formaldehyde
- Extraordinary wear-resistance: extremely long lifespan, thus less frequent need of for renovation and disposal
- Dirt-repellent and easy to clean surface: thanks to its extremely dense surface and “nora cleanguard®“, the factory post-curing surface finishing
- No need for extra coating: significantly reduced care and maintenance costs as well as wastewater loading
- Dimensionally stable: does not contain any plasticizers; thus is shrinkage resistant
- Resistant to cigarette burns: no surface damage
- Permanently resilient: lasting high walking comfort
- Excellent footfall sound absorption: insulation values up to 20dB
- Antistatic: no electrostatic charge build-up from walking; therefore, thus no perceptible discharges
- Environmentally safe: made of high-quality rubber, mineral fillers, and environmental friendly colour pigments
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