Bombardier Flexity 2

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Bombardier Flexity 2
Flexity 2 on the Gold Coast
Flexity 2 on the Gold Coast
Number: 255 (including ordered)
Manufacturer: Bombardier Transportation
Year of construction (s): 2011–
Axis formula : B'2'B 'or B'2'B'B'
Gauge : 1000 mm / 1435 mm
Speedometer: HaslerRail
Control: MITRAC 2
Coupling type: Albert coupling

The Flexity 2 is a new family of 100% - low-floor - trams from Bombardier Transportation , which was presented in the year of 2009. The vehicles are multi-articulated and available in different lengths, gauges and as one-way and two-way vehicles. The vehicles are part of the manufacturer's Flexity platform and are manufactured in the Vienna and Bautzen plants. The Blackpool tram was the first to order this new product family .

Similar to the Citadis from competitor Alstom , the Flexity 2 can be delivered with an individual front design, depending on the customer's wishes.

operator

Blackpool

Flexity 2 in Blackpool

In July 2009 the first order to build Flexity-2 trams was placed. The City of Blackpool ordered 16 vehicles, which became the first low-floor vehicles on the Blackpool tram . The total cost was £ 33 million. The cars, designed as bidirectional vehicles , are made up of five parts and, with a length of 32.2 m and a width of 2.65 m, can hold 222 passengers.

On September 8, 2011, the first delivered unit was presented to the public in Blackpool. The first vehicles went into scheduled operation in spring 2012. Two more vehicles have been reordered for a planned extension.

The vehicles were manufactured in the Bautzen and Vienna plants, with final assembly and plant start-up taking place in Bautzen.

Gold coast

Flexity 2 on the Gold Coast Light Railway

The newly built Gold Coast Rapid Transit System " G: link " in the city of Gold Coast in Queensland , Australia, which Bombardier Transportation was involved in building in the GoldLinQ consortium, also uses Flexity 2 trams. 14 seven-part, 43.5 m long vehicles have been in use since July 2014. In addition to space for wheelchairs and prams, there is also a special option for taking surfboards in the wagons. However, it is not possible to take bicycles with you (exception: folding bikes when folded).

According to Bombardier, the cars are 43 m long and 2.65 m wide on the outside. 13 km of linear route have 16 stations, a carriage 80 seats and 224 standing places (with 4 people / m²).

In the course of the expansion of the network, another 4 vehicles were ordered for operation on the route extension to Helensvale. These are to be delivered from August 2017.

Basel

Seven-part Flexity Basel

The Basler transporting enterprises have decided end of January 2012 to acquire 60 type trams Flexity Basel, which should be delivered in the third quarter, 2014. These are marketed by Bombardier as Flexity Basel . The order is worth over 220 million Swiss francs and is the largest single order in the company's history.

The vehicles are consistently low-floor, 2.3 m wide and are designed in two different lengths: First, the seven-part long version with 43.2 m length will be delivered, from 2017 the five-part short version with 31.8 m length will be used. The shorter, five-part vehicles are intended for the Bruderholz lines 15 and 16; for operational reasons, only shorter trains can run on them.

At the beginning of 2014, due to the positive change in the financing situation, the BVB Board of Directors decided to order an additional copy from its own resources instead of receiving a price reduction, as the costs of the overall order remain the same. On the night of September 4, 2014, the first seven-part copy was delivered to Basel by truck. The first five-part copy reached Basel, also by truck, on the night of September 1, 2016.

Antwerp and Ghent

A five-part "Albatros" from De Lijn in action in Antwerp

The Belgian operator De Lijn announced in August 2012 that 48 Flexity 2 vehicles will be ordered for the Antwerp and Ghent tram networks for 128.6 million euros . Initially there were 28 five-part and 10 seven-part one-way vehicles for Antwerp and 10 seven-part two-way vehicles for Ghent. The contract also included an option for 40 more vehicles, which was converted into a firm order in spring 2015. These would replace the PCC vehicles currently in use. The Flexity-2 vehicles have a capacity up to 40% larger than the vehicles to be replaced.

The vehicles were co-designed by the Belgian designer Axel Enthoven and are known as the Albatros. They have been in use since 2015.

A total of 26 bidirectional vehicles, each consisting of seven modules and around 43 m long, are planned for the Ghent tram (including the option). They have a capacity of 378 people.

The Antwerp tram will receive 62 one-way vehicles, including 24 seven-car vehicles with space for up to 380 passengers. 38 vehicles are five-part with a length of around 31 m and a capacity of 266 passengers.

Zurich

After the completion of an award process that had dragged on for years, the Zurich public transport company (VBZ) announced in May 2016 that 70 Flexity 2 vehicles were being ordered for the Zurich tram for 358 million Swiss francs . There is also an option for a further 70 vehicles by the end of 2023. At the end of May 2016, Stadler Rail and Siemens, who were unsuccessful in the award procedure, appealed. After the court decision that these have no suspensive effect, the contract was signed on March 2, 2017.

License production in China

In 2012, Bombardier announced that it would license the Flexity 2 for manufacture for the Chinese market for 10 years as part of a technology transfer agreement with CSR Puzhen, a subsidiary of the Chinese rail vehicle manufacturer China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation .

As the first operator of Flexity 2 in China, the Suzhou tram has ordered 18 vehicles.

Overview

city network number Years of construction Numbers Type length width Gauge Seats Standing room
Blackpool , UK Blackpool Tram 016 2011–2012 001-016 five-part ZR 32.2 m 2.65 m 1435 mm 74 148
002 2017
Gold Coast , Australia Gold Coast Light Railway 014th 2013 01-14 seven-part ZR 43.5 m 2.65 m 1435 mm 80 229
004th 2017
Basel , Switzerland Basel tram 017th 2014-2018 6001-6017 five-part HE 31.6 m 2.3 0 m 1000 mm 56 127
044 5001-5044 seven-part 42.9 m 82 174
Antwerp , Belgium Antwerp tram 038 2014– five-part HE 31.8 m 2.3 0 m 1000 mm 77 214
024 seven-part 43.0 m 109 318
Ghent , Belgium Ghent tram 026th 2014– seven-part ZR 43.0 m 2.3 0m 1000 mm 72 330
Zurich , Switzerland Zurich tram 070 2019-2024 4001-4070 seven-part HE 42.9 m 2.4 0m 1000 mm 91 188

The number of seats also includes any folding seats .

Web links

Commons : Bombardier Flexity 2  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ newstix, July 9th, 2009: First order for the FLEXITY 2 tram comes from Blackpool in Great Britain
  2. ↑ a b data sheet from Bombardier Transportation , PDF, accessed October 15, 2012.
  3. ^ Flexity 2 tram unveiled in Blackpool Railway Gazette, September 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ Bombardier confirm Blackpool tram order . British Trams Online News, accessed January 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ Tram for surfers: With the surfboard in the tram [1] on spiegel.de, accessed on August 14, 2014
  6. ↑ G: link Conditions of Carriage [2] on goldlinq.com.au, accessed on August 14, 2014
  7. ↑ FLEXITY 2 Light Rail System - Gold Coast, Australia bombardier.com, accessed October 12, 2017.
  8. ^ Railway Gazette: "Gold Coast tram option exercised". , accessed on January 30, 2017
  9. ↑ BVB buy 60 “Flexity Basel” from Bombardier. bahnONLINE.ch, October 25, 2011, accessed on October 16, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Biggest Tram Order in Basel's history . In: Railvolution . tape 12 , no. 1 , 2012, p. 20 .
  11. ↑ Basler Verkehrsbetriebe: "FLEXTY NEWS" Winter 2015 , accessed on January 30, 2017.
  12. ^ Railway Gazette: De Lijn orders Flexity 2 trams for Antwerp and Gent. Accessed September 14, 2012.
  13. ↑ Mobilicités of June 4, 2015: Les commandes de tramways Flexity s'enchaînent pour Bombardier (French) accessed on June 6, 2015 ( Memento of the original of June 1, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mobilicites.com
  14. ↑ Power struggle between VBZ and ZVV: Zürcher Trambeschlassung or the chronology of a debacle (chronology since 2009), NZZ of May 17, 2016
  15. ↑ City of Zurich: Tram Procurement: City Council has decided on the award. In: www.stadt-zuerich.ch. Retrieved May 17, 2016 .
  16. ↑ André Müller: After the decision for Bombardier: Stadler files an appeal against the Zurich tram procurement and After the decision for Bombardier: Siemens allegedly 50 million francs cheaper , NZZ from May 31, 2016
  17. ↑ We can finally order the new trams on March 2nd, 2017 at vbzonline.ch
  18. ^ Railway Gazette: Bombardier licenses Flexity 2 design to China South. Accessed January 30, 2017.
  19. ↑ Bombardier Partner CSR Puzhen Wins Order for Low-Floor Trams in China ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Bombardier press release, accessed January 30, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / cn.bombardier.com
  20. ↑ Trams and Stations | GoldLinQ ( Memento of the original from December 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Accessed December 6, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / goldlinq.com.au
  21. ↑ Flexity Basel , data sheet from Bombardier Transportation, accessed September 19, 2019.
  22. ↑ a b Flexity 2 , data sheet from Bombardier Transportation, accessed September 19, 2019.
  23. ↑ Flexity Zurich , data sheet from Bombardier Transportation, accessed September 19, 2019.