Trams from Switzerland and Germany are helping to decarbonise Ukraine’s public transport
Switzerland and Germany are sending more than 100 used trams to Ukraine to help the embattled country improve its public transport. Tens of thousands of people have moved to the western city of Lviv since Russia’s invasion in 2022, placing more pressure on its transport network. Many of the new arrivals have been disabled by the war, and so have additional needs that Switzerland is helping to meet with accessible low-floor trams. Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), is also sending dozens of the trams to Vinnytsia in central Ukraine. Why is Europe experiencing such extr...