Tram World Cup 2025 in Vienna: Eight exciting disciplines on the rail!

Tram World Cup 2025 in Vienna: Eight exciting disciplines on the rail!

Wien, Österreich - On September 13, 2023, there is a very special event in Vienna: The first disciplines of the Tram World Cup were recently presented. Teams from 25 cities worldwide, including metropolises such as Brussels, Casablanca, Hong Kong, San Diego, Melbourne and Rio de Janeiro, will take part in this unique competition. A team from the Viennese lines will also be part of the party and has intensively prepared for the challenges that the Tram World Cup reports, as reported [Meinverzirkt] (https://www.meinbeirbzirk.at/wien/c-lokales/disciplines-Ter-tram-in-in-pa-pra read_a7405769).

The event is shaped by a total of eight exciting disciplines that demand both skill and precision from the participants. These include:

• Stop & Go: Here water tank must be transported, whereby points are deducted when water is spilled.
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• speed: driver must hold exactly 25 km/h over 20 meters without you can see a speedometer.
• target brakes: It is important to get to a certain area - the more precisely, the more points.
• tram bowling: Air columns are overturned with a large ball.
• reverse: With instructions from a team member, precisely on a floor marking should be taken to a standstill.
• curling: The challenge is to cross a bicycle traine.
• side distance: Here an obstacle is placed and the score depends on the proximity to the passing tram.

The test run

media representatives had the opportunity to try three of these disciplines themselves and test their skills. My colleagues from Mein region, for example, reached 450 points on the target brakes, but only managed 50 points in the tram curling and ended up in sixth out of ten in the overall ranking. A successful foretaste of the challenges that the teams expect at the World Cup!

look into the future

But not only the tram World Cup is just around the corner. In 2025, Vienna will come into focus again when the International World Cup is held here. This was recently announced by Mayor Michael Ludwig as part of the preparations for the Tram European Championships in Frankfurt am Main, which will take place on September 14, 2024. The Viennese lines want to defend their title of 2023, as Kurier reports.

Vienna was hosting the Tram European Championship, which has been taking place in different European cities since then. At the World Cup, the teams can also adapt to various competitions that test precision and skill, including emergency braking and the spectacular bim bowling, where trams roll large balls on the pins.

With the promise of numerous nations from South America, Southeast Asia and Africa, this World Cup will bring an international flair to Vienna that inspires the tram fans. The vehicles for the World Cup are provided by the Viennese lines and invitations to participate will be sent in January 2025. Further information on the event will be announced in the spring of 2025, according to the Wiener Linien on your website Wiener Linien.