Flexity 2

The Flexity 2 is a new family of 100 % low-floor trams from Bombardier Transportation, which was introduced in 2009. The vehicles are part of the Flexity platform the manufacturer and are made ​​in the works of Vienna and Bautzen. The First order of this new product family was the tram Blackpool.

Blackpool

In July 2009, took place the first order for the construction of Flexity 2 trams. The town of Blackpool ordered 16 vehicles, which were the first low-floor vehicles tram Blackpool. The total cost was 33 million pounds. The car is designed as a bi-directional vehicles are constructed in five parts and grasp at a length of 32.5 m and a width of 2,65 m 222 passengers.

On 8 September 2011, the first unit shipped was presented in Blackpool the public. In spring 2012, the first vehicles went into the operating plan.

The vehicles were manufactured at its plants Bautzen and Vienna, where the final assembly and commissioning works carried out in Bautzen.

Gold Coast

For the neuzuerrichtende Gold Coast Rapid Transit System in the city of Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia, is involved in the Bombardier Transportation in GoldLinQ consortium on construction, also Flexity 2 trams are delivered. 14 seven-part, 43.5 m long vehicles are to be used from 2014. It will also be storage space for surfboards next to wheelchair and stroller seats.

Basel

The Basel transporting enterprises have end of January 2012 decided to acquire 60 trams of type Flexity Basel, which will be delivered in the third quarter of 2014. These are referred to by Bombardier as Flexity Basel, it is nonetheless, as is evident from the seat assembly on the driven drives to a variant of the Flexity 2 The order has a volume of about 220 million Swiss francs and is the largest single order in the history of the company. The vehicles will be 2.3 m wide and an integral low. It is a long-wheelbase version, in seven parts 43.2 m, and give a short version, five-piece 31.8 m. Early 2014, the Board decided BVB due to positive changes in financial circumstances, rather than a discount from its own funds to purchase an additional copy, as the cost of the overall contract remain the same.

Antwerp and Ghent

The Belgian operator De Lijn announced in August 2012 announced that for 128.6 million euros 48 vehicles of the type Flexity 2 tram networks for Antwerp and Ghent are ordered. Here are 28 five -piece and 10 seven- way vehicles for Antwerp and 10 seven-point bi-directional vehicles for Ghent.

The vehicles were codesigned by the Belgian designer Axel Enthoven and to be delivered from early 2014.

The contract also includes an option for 40 additional vehicles, including 10 short and 14 long set-up as well as 16 long bi-directional vehicles. This would replace the currently in use standing PPC vehicles.

Survey

43

Seven parts, ER

43.2 m

Σ 254

10

Seven parts, ER

42.7 m

108/312

The number of seats includes any folding seats.