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German team ready for the Tram World Championships in Vienna!
The German team for the first tram world championship in Vienna in 2025 was presented in Leipzig. Find out more about the preparations and the participants.
German team ready for the Tram World Championships in Vienna!
Preparations for the first Tram World Championship, which will take place on September 13, 2025 on the Rathausplatz in Vienna, are in full swing. In this exciting event, tram drivers from all over the world compete against each other to demonstrate their tram driving skills. A team from Germany, presented in Leipzig on Wednesday, will also take part. The team members are Thomas Langkopf from Leipzig, who works for the Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe, and Sandra Probst from Berlin, who works for the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe. MDR reports that Drivers compete in various disciplines, including stopping at set points and driving at variable speeds.
The first TRAM World Championship will bring together a total of 25 teams from different cities around the world. These cities include, among others, San Diego, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Kiev, Casablanca and Rio de Janeiro, highlighting the international dimension of this event. With teams from six continents, including mixed teams such as Berlin and Leipzig or Helsinki and Tampere, this event shows the diversity and unifying power of the tram as a means of transport. 5min reports that The team from Budapest starts the race as defending champions.
Demo of skills and technologies
The participants will demonstrate their skill and precision in various driving techniques at the World Championships. This includes stopping exactly at the platform and driving without seeing the speedometer. These skills are not only critical for competitive evaluation, but also ensure that drivers can meet the demands of their hometown streetcar systems. The competition is seen as a unique opportunity to not only showcase driving skills, but also to celebrate the tram as an important municipal mode of transport.
The Vienna public transport company assumes that the event will also promote cultural exchange. The different teams will not only compete, but will also take the opportunity to exchange their experiences and techniques. According to MDR The event will help to highlight the tram as a connecting element between different cities and cultures.