German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has announced that the last three of the 19 new low-floor streetcars operated by SWK MOBIL in Krefeld, Germany have been manufactured using stainless steel produced by its subsidiary ThyssenKrupp Nirosta in Krefeld.
ThyssenKrupp said that a total of 90 metric tons of Nirosta 4003 stainless steel was used in the side wall frames, various articulated joints and the front end of the cars.
Krefeld's new low-floor streetcars are based on the proven Flexity Outlook design from Bombardier which is already being used in cities such as Geneva, Brussels, Valencia, Augsburg and Alicante. SWK MOBIL invested some €45 million in the 19 innovative vehicles. The first of them entered service in December 2009.