Solaris and Škoda to supply trolleybuses to Budapest

A consortium formed by Polish automotive producer Solaris Bus and Coach and Czech peer Škoda Electric has signed a contract to supply 24 trolleybuses to Hungarian public transport operator Budapesti Közlekedési Központ (BKK), the companies said on Friday. Budapest will receive 14 Trollino 12 vehicles and 10 longer Trollino 18 vehicles, produced by Solaris. Škoda will supply the traction system and batteries. The contract is scheduled to be finalized in the second half of 2015. BKK may order a further 84 vehicles from the consortium. Solaris and Škoda did not disclose the contract value. However, according to Infobus.pl, the total value of the tender announced by BKK was HUF 18 billion (€62.4 million), out of which HUF 4 billion will be spent on the base version of the contract.