Flexity Zurich

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Flexity Zurich on a driving school ride at Central in July 2020
Flexity Zurich on a driving school ride at Central in July 2020
Numbering: 4001-4070
Number: 70 + max. 70 options
Manufacturer: Bombardier Transportation
Year of construction (s): 2019-2024
Axis formula : Bo'2'Bo'Bo '
Genre : Flexity 2
Gauge : 1000 mm ( meter gauge )
Length: 42.86 m
Height: 3.6 m
Width: 2.4 m
Wheel diameter: 620 mm
Drive: 6 liquid-cooled three-phase asynchronous motors with 110 kW motor power each
Seats: 91
Standing room: 188
Design: milani design and Bombardier Transportation

The Flexity Zurich is a low-floor - trams of Flexity 2 platform of Bombardier Transportation for the Zurich Public Transport (VBZ). It is a further development of the Flexity Outlook family . The commissioning of the first trams is planned for autumn 2020. The last of the 70 compositions is scheduled to go into operation in 2024.Template: future / in 4 years

The new trams will first be used on lines 11 and 4. With a length of over 42 meters, the Flexity is longer than the platforms at the Kunsthaus ( Rämistrasse ) and Toblerplatz stops. Use on lines 5, 6 and 9 will therefore not be possible.

Procurement history

In 2011 there was a public tender according to GATT / WTO for 70 new tram vehicles (two-stage process).

In autumn 2013 the offers were fully evaluated. The most economical offer was the Flexity Zurich vehicle from Bombardier Transportation. In January 2014 the Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) applied for a cost credit from the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund (ZVV) for the award to Bombardier Transportation. After differences in the proof of economic viability, an assessment was made by an expert. In October 2014, the Transport Council of the Canton of Zurich rejected the VBZ's request for a reimbursement of costs.

The VBZ lodged a complaint with the government council. As a result, this overturned the decision of the Transport Council in September 2015. In January 2016, an appraiser was again commissioned to review the offers. The second opinion of the expert confirmed the result of the VBZ evaluation after a comprehensive examination.

In April 2016, the Transport Council issued a cost approval. The city council decided on the award in May 2016. As a result, the unsuccessful providers Siemens Mobility and Stadler Rail appealed against the award to the Zurich Administrative Court. In February 2017 the administrative court denied the complainants suspensive effect. VBZ and Bombardier Switzerland signed the contract for work and services in March 2017.

In April 2017, the administrative court wrote off the proceedings as closed as the complainants withdrew. VBZ and Bombardier launched the implementation of the contract.

Specification phase 1 was completed in September 2017, and specification phase 2 in March 2018. In April 2018, the maquette created by the VBZ was unveiled . The construction of the vehicles began in October 2018. They are intended to replace the first and second series of the Tram 2000 series , which means that all VBZ trams will have at least one low-floor entrance. In November 2019, the first tram train was delivered from Bautzen to VBZ.

Flexity on test drive in February 2020

The corona pandemic led to further delays in the commissioning of the first Flexity, which is planned for May 2020. On the one hand, there were delays in construction due to business interruptions at suppliers, on the other hand, test drives with specialists from the supplier could not be carried out due to entry bans. The approval from the Federal Office of Transport is expected in autumn 2020. Eight trains should have been delivered by the end of the year if there are no further delays due to the pandemic.

Web links

Commons : Flexity Zurich  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Flexity: On the road in Zurich from 2020 - City of Zurich. Retrieved March 20, 2019 .
  2. ^ Public transport company Zurich - City of Zurich. Retrieved March 20, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c New VBZ tram - the new tram will not go into operation until autumn. In: Zürichsee-Zeitung. July 23, 2020, accessed on July 27, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b SDA: The new Flexity tram is too long for many stops . In: 20 minutes . November 21, 2019, p. 9 .
  5. ^ Public transport company Zurich - City of Zurich. Retrieved March 20, 2019 .
  6. ↑ The new Züri-Tram is called Flexity | NZZ . May 17, 2016, ISSN  0376-6829 ( online [accessed March 20, 2019]).
  7. ↑ Zurich tram procurement or the chronology of a debacle | NZZ . January 14, 2019, ISSN  0376-6829 ( online [accessed March 20, 2019]).
  8. ↑ «I'm really looking forward to the new trams» | vbzonline.ch. Retrieved March 20, 2019 .
  9. ↑ «We look forward to the confirmation of our work» | vbzonline.ch. Retrieved March 20, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Zurich Administrative Court. Retrieved March 20, 2019 .
  11. ↑ New Züri-Tram: Stadler and Siemens submit a complaint | vbzonline.ch. Retrieved March 20, 2019 .
  12. ^ Bombardier Wins Contract to Provide 70 FLEXITY Trams to Zurich. In: Wall Street Online. March 3, 2017, accessed June 25, 2019 .
  13. ↑ «Finally we can order the new trams» | vbzonline.ch. Retrieved March 20, 2019 .
  14. ↑ «The most important thing is the passengers» | vbzonline.ch. Retrieved March 20, 2019 .
  15. ↑ a b Liliane Minor: Surprisingly tidy: This is what the new tram looks like . In: Tages-Anzeiger . April 24, 2018, ISSN  1422-9994 ( online [accessed March 23, 2019]).
  16. ^ SRF, Neues Zürcher Tram - A first look at “Flexity”. April 24, 2018, accessed March 20, 2019 .
  17. ↑ Adi Kälin: The moving tram stop | NZZ . April 27, 2018, ISSN  0376-6829 ( online [accessed March 20, 2019]).
  18. ↑ Daniel Fritzsche: The new Züri-Tram is rolling - everything you need to know about the Flexity. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. November 15, 2019, accessed November 16, 2019 .