Siemens may pay compensation for faulty Budapest trams
Leading German train manufacturer Siemens AG may have to pay Budapest transport company BKV Zrt Ft 3 billion (€14 million) after it removed faulty trams from service, reports Bloomberg, based on a story in daily Népszabadság.
Siemens project manager Dirk Roesler said the company is examining its contract with BKV to determine whether it has to pay compensation.
Six Siemens Combino trams began service in Budapest on July 15th. Since then, malfunctions arose on several occasions. Most recently, one of the trams broke down every day for three days in a row, between July 29th and 31st.
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