Flexity Swift

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Overview

Vehicles in the Flexity Swift family vary in length, but are all articulated, usually with three sections. In most cases, the centre section is very short, but can be replaced with a longer section in order to increase capacity. The trams can also be coupled together into trains. Nevertheless, they are all bi-directional with cabs at both ends and doors on both sides. An emphasis is placed on speed with units capable of safely reaching speeds of Script error: No such module "convert". when running on dedicated lines.

Most vehicles typically weigh between Script error: No such module "convert"., though the ones made for the Minneapolis line are heavier due to stricter crashworthiness requirements in the United States (particularly buff strength) and the vehicles in Rotterdam and Karlsruhe are also heavier due to their use on a full, high-capacity rapid transit network and on mainline railway tracks, respectively.

The Flexity Swift family comes in two distinct versions with a 70% low-floor version to allow access to those in wheelchairs without requiring the construction of high platforms in city streets and a high-floor version with level boarding at raised platforms, generally to retain compatibility with stations built for older trams or trains. While they typically use DC overhead lines for power collection, the Rotterdam vehicles are also equipped with third rail power capability for use on the central sections of the network, while the Karlsruhe tram-trains are compatible with AC electrification which is used on the mainline railways.

Both the low and high-floor models were originally developed for use on the Cologne Stadtbahn in Germany. Other uses of Flexity Swift vehicles include on the London Tramlink, Manchester Metrolink,[2] the tram networks in Istanbul and Melbourne, the Rotterdam Metro, the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn, the Bonn Stadtbahn, the Stockholm light rail lines 12 and 22, and the Metro Light Rail in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota. The scrapped Merseytram plan for Liverpool in Merseyside planned to use the same model as London.

The Flexity Swift's closest competitors were the Alstom Citadis family (particularly the RegioCitadis, Citadis Dualis, and Citadis Spirit variants), Siemens' S70/Avanto, SD100/SD160, SD400/SD460 and S200, and the Sirio from Hitachi Rail Italy (formerly AnsaldoBreda). Compared to Bombardier's other Flexity vehicles, vehicles of the Flexity Swift family are not designed for streetcar operation with extensive mixed-traffic operations, although they do operate as such on a number of systems such as in London, Manchester, and Melbourne.

Technical specifications

Low-floor versions

City Operator Image Type designation Year(s) built Quantity Length Width Weight (empty) Maximum power
Cologne, Germany KVB File:KVB4027 BfDeutz.jpg K4000 1995–1999, 2002 124[3] Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 4 x Script error: No such module "convert".
File:4517Bensberg.jpg K4500 2004–2007 69[4] Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
London, England TfL

(Tramlink)

File:Tramlink - geograph.org.uk - 6694129.jpg CR4000 1998–2000 24[5] Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
Istanbul, Turkey Metro İstanbul File:Bombardier Flexity Istanbul.jpg A32 2002–2003 55[6] Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
Karlsruhe, Germany AVG and VBK File:Ersteinsatz ET2010 S2.jpg ET 2010 (Tram-train) 2011–2013 30[7] Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 4 x Script error: No such module "convert".
Melbourne, Australia Yarra Trams File:Melbourne Tram E-Class 6007.jpg E 2012–2015 50[8] Script error: No such module "convert". 62 t (61 long tons; 68 short tons) 6 x Script error: No such module "convert".
E2 2016–2021 50[9]
Minneapolis, Minnesota
(Metro Light Rail), United States		 Metro Transit File:Hiawatha Line-Government Plaza.jpg Type 1 LRV 2003–2007 27 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
Porto, Portugal Porto Metro File:ISMAI 20121003 (1).jpg Traintram 2010 30[10] Script error: No such module "convert".
RijnGouweLijn, Netherlands NS File:HTM 6101 lightrail.jpg A32 1999–2003 6 (sold to Stockholm in June 2010) Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 4 x Script error: No such module "convert".
Stockholm, Sweden SL File:I11 535 Hp Alviks Strand, ET 411.jpg 1999–2008 31[11] + 6 bought from NS
Gothenburg, Sweden Göteborgs Spårvägar AB File:M33 Göteborg.jpg M33 2019–2023 40[12][13] Script error: No such module "convert".
File:M34, Göteborg centalstation - 20250814 - 07.jpg M34 2024–2026 60[14][15] Script error: No such module "convert".

High-floor versions

City Operator Image Type designation Year(s) built Quantity Length Width Weight (empty) Maximum power
Bonn, Germany SWB File:SWB0372 DTAG.jpg K5000 2003 15[16] Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 4 x Script error: No such module "convert".
Bursa, Turkey Burulaş (Bursaray) File:Bombardier Flexity Swift (B 2010) in 4-fach-Traktion in Bursa.JPG U5-2010 Bursa 2010–2011 30[17][18] Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
Cologne, Germany KVB File:KVB5208 Neußer Straße Gürtel.JPG K5000 2002–2003 59[16] Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
K5200 2010–2011 15
File:Stadtbahn HF6 Koeln.jpg HF6 2020–2021 20[19]
Düsseldorf, Germany Rheinbahn File:Stadtbahnwagen Bombardier HF6 Rheinbahn Düsseldorf Wagen 4309.jpeg HF6 2017–2020 59[20] Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
Frankfurt am Main, Germany VgF File:U5-Triebwagen-607.jpg U5-ZR (Bi-directional) 2008–2017 94 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 4 x Script error: No such module "convert".
U5-ER (Uni-directional) 130 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert".
U5-MW (non-driving) 2021–2023 24[21] Script error: No such module "convert".
İzmir, Turkey İzmir Metro File:Izmir Metro at Bölge.jpg MD 2001 30[22] Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 4 x Script error: No such module "convert".
M 15[22]
Manchester, England Metrolink File:M5000 tram Ashton 2.JPG M5000 2007–2022 147 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 4 x Script error: No such module "convert".
Rotterdam, Netherlands RET File:RET Metro Type SG2-1 op De Akkers.jpg MG2/1, SG2/1 1998–2002 81[23] Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 6 x Script error: No such module "convert".
File:Type SG3 met R-net beschikkering.jpg RSG3, SG3, HSG3 2007–2016 86 Script error: No such module "convert". Script error: No such module "convert". 8 x Script error: No such module "convert".

See also

References

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