The Flexity Swift tram is a light-rail vehicle manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group Most models follow a 70% low-floor design in order to allow access to those in wheelchairs without requiring the construction of high platforms, though some of Cologne's fleet use a high-floor format (900 mm) with level boarding platforms instead, in order to retain compatibility with stations built for older trams. A wheelchair is a wheeled Mobility device in which the user sits The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to
They are bi-directional, with cabs at both ends and doors on both sides, and are articulated with three sections. The centre section is very short on most trams, but can be replaced with a longer piece in order to increase capacity, as London is considering doing for future lines. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
The trams can be coupled together into trains, and can safely reach speeds of 50 mph (80 km/h) when running on dedicated lines. (For the South African airport with IATA code "KMH" see Johan Pienaar Airport. Systems using the Flexity Swift tram include Cologne (for which it was originally designed), south London's Tramlink, Istanbul, Rotterdam, Stockholm (lines 12 and 22), and the Minneapolis Hiawatha Line. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of Public transport in Stockholm consists of Bus, metro, regional/suburban rail, Light rail, Tram and Archipelago Nockebybanan is a Tram line between Nockeby and Alvik in the western suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden. Tvärbanan is a Light rail line in the suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden. The Hiawatha Line is a 12-mile (19-kilometer Light rail corridor in Hennepin County, Minnesota that extends from Downtown Minneapolis Merseytram in Liverpool/Merseyside plans to use the same model as London if it is built. Merseytram was a proposed Tramway for Liverpool and surrounding districts of Merseyside, England. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary Merseyside is a Metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1365900
In April 2007, eight new Flexity trams were ordered for use on Manchester Metrolink. Manchester Metro redirects here - for the Manchester Metroshuttle free bus routes see Metroshuttle or First Manchester Manchester Metrolink
The Flexity Swift's closest competitors are Alstom's Citadis, the Siemens Combino and Avanto, Sirio from Ansaldobreda, and Bombardier's other Flexity trams (including the Outlook, Classic, and Link). Alstom ( is a large French multinational conglomerate which holds interests in the power generation and Transport markets The Citadis is a Low-floor Tram built by Alstom in La Rochelle, France, and Barcelona, Spain. The Combino is a Low floor Tram produced by Siemens Transportation Systems (formerly DUEWAG) The Avanto is a low-floor Tram manufactured by Siemens AG. It is used or on order by several systems in the United States and for Tram-train Sirio ( Italian for Sirius) is a Low-floor Tram built by Ansaldobreda, an Italian manufacturer of Trains Ansaldobreda SPA is a company based in Pistoia and Naples, Italy and responsible for designing and manufacturing railway and mass transit vehicles Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group The Flexity Outlook family are articulated light-rail Trams manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. The Flexity Classic is a model of light-rail Tram manufactured by Bombardier. The Flexity Link is a low-floor Tram-train manufactured by Bombardier Transportation.
Gallery of Flexity Swift trams
 A Flexity Swift tram on the RijnGouweLijn in the south of The Netherlands |
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 One of SL's 22 A32 trams on Tvärbanan in Stockholm, Sweden. The Bonn Stadtbahn ("city rail" is a part of the local Public transit system in Bonn and the surrounding Rhein-Sieg area Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Tramlink (initially known as Croydon Tramlink) is a Tramway system serving the South London area of United Kingdom. Croydon is a large town and major commercial centre in South London, and the principal settlement of the London Borough of Croydon. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The RijnGouweLijn (The Rhine - Gouwe Line or RGL is a Light rail project in South Holland, Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Hiawatha Line is a 12-mile (19-kilometer Light rail corridor in Hennepin County, Minnesota that extends from Downtown Minneapolis Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Storstockholms Lokaltrafik AB, (Stockholm Public Transport literally Greater Stockholm Local Transit Company commonly referred to as SL, is the organisation running all Tvärbanan is a Light rail line in the suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. |
External links
- Flexity Swift official site
- About London's trams (unofficial)
Technical Information concerning the electrical equipment:
- K4500 - Cologne
- K5000 - Bonn
- K5000 - Cologne
- CR 4000 - Tramlink Croydon (South of London-UK)
- K4000 - Cologne
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