The 12th European TramDriver Championship was held in the Polish capital Warszawa on 19 September. 26 teams (male+female drivers) from 24 countries took part in a series of tram-driving skill tests in eight disciplines including Stop & Go, speed control, target breaking, tram bowling, lateral distance judgement, perfect stop with the second door and reversing guided by whistle commands. The tests were watched by large and enthusiastic crowds. The DPM Praha pair of Vendula TmejovEa and Zdenek Rychtár delivered outstanding runs to secure first place with 6000 points. The team from Oradea (Romania) were second with 5820 points and in third place were the pair from Sofia, Bulgaria, with 5775 points. Edinburgh came 20th with 4145 points and unfortunately the team from London’s Croydon Tramlin (on their first participation) took away the wooden spoon with 3070 points. In the individual category the winner was Andrii Bichev from Kyiv (Ukarine) with 3240 points.
In 2027 the competition becomes the World TramDriver Championshiop taking place in the Australian city of Melbourne, home to the world’s largest tramway system.
The victorious team from the Czech capital. (Tram-EM)
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