Flexity

Flexity
A Flexity tram in Kassel, this one being the Flexity Classic model
ManufacturerBombardier Transportation, Alstom (2021–)

The Alstom Flexity (sold as Bombardier Flexity before 2021, stylized in all caps) is a family of trams, streetcars, and light rail vehicles manufactured by Bombardier Transportation until 2021, when French company Alstom took over Bombardier. As of 2015, more than 3,500 Flexity vehicles are in operation around the world in Europe, Asia, Oceania, and North America in 100 cities among 20 countries internationally.[1] Production of the vehicles is done at Bombardier's global production plants[2] and by local manufacturers worldwide through technology transfer agreements.[3]

Inside Alstom, the Flexity supplements the Citadis range. Third-party competitors include Siemens Mobility's Combino, Avanto and Avenio, Stadler Rail's Tango and Variobahn, CAF's Urbos, and AnsaldoBreda's Sirio globally, and Siemens USA's S70/S700, U2, SD-100, SD-160, SD-400, SD-460, and S200, along with LRVs and streetcars from Kinki Sharyo, Brookville Equipment Corporation and Škoda/Inekon/United Streetcar in North America.

  1. ^ "Light Rail Vehicles - Trams and LRV". Bombardier Transportation. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. ^ Lucas, Clay (28 September 2010). "Dandenong plant to build 50 trams". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
  3. ^ Briginshaw, David (5 July 2012). "Bombardier licenses LRV design to CSR in China". International Railway Journal. Simmons-Boardman Publishing Inc. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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