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Flexity is a brand name given to a range of modern trams or light rail vehicles (LRVs) sold by Bombardier Transportation. Orders for the Flexity branded LRVs are manufactured by Alstom as of January 2021, since the company had acquired Bombardier Transportation, and subsequently the Flexity brand. As with most rail vehicles, Flexity trams are often custom-designed for operators. While they may share standard components, trams may differ drastically between operators. Flexity trams can be categorized by name as listed below.
Flexity Freedom
See Bombardier Flexity Freedom
Flexity Swift
Flexity Swift trams are 100 percent high floor or have a low floor area at the middle of the tram. They are typically comprised of three sections, with the middle section being quite short relative to the others on earlier designs.[1] Flexity Swift trams are used in a mix of on-street track and separated right of way at higher speeds.
Flexity Outlook
Flexity Outlook trams are 100 percent low floor and commonly used in urban transit service.
| Country | City | Operator | Year | Model | Number of vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Toronto | Toronto Transit Commission | 2011-2025 | Toronto Legacy | 264 |
Flexity Classic
Flexity Classic trams are high floor towards the ends with the low floor area at the middle. The design was inherited from Deutsche Waggonbau AG when the company was purchased by Bombardier.[1] These trams are commonly used in urban areas.
Flexity Link
The Flexity Link is designed to operate on mainline track in addition to tracks in urban areas. This train-tram design allows passengers to travel into and around a city without having to transfer between a regional train and a tram.
| Country | City | Operator | Year | Model | Number of vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Saarbrücken | Stadtbahn Saar | 1997 | S1000 | 28 |
Flexity 2
The Flexity 2 trams are 100 per cent low floor. Previous Flexity trams used independently rotating wheels to achieve a low floor. The Flexity 2 uses a new bogie design that allows for a low floor and uses conventional wheel sets. Flexity 2 trams are wider than previous trams at a width of 2.65 metres.[2]
| Country | City | Operator | Year | Model | Number of vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Gold Coast | GoldLinQ | 2013-2014 | 14 | |
| Belgium | Ghent and Antwerp | De Lijn | 2014 | 48 | |
| Canada | Toronto | Metrolinx | 2020-2022 | Flexity Freedom | 182 |
| Canada | Waterloo | Ion | 2016 | Flexity Freedom | 14 |
| Canada | Edmonton | TransEd/ETS | 2018-2020 | Flexity Freedom | 26 |
| England | Blackpool | Blackpool Transport | 2010-2011 | 16 | |
| Switzerland | Basel | Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe | 2014-2016 | 60 |
Gallery
One of Ion's Flexity Freedom LRVs operating in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
One of the Toronto Transit Commission's Toronto Legacy LRVs, based off the Flexity Outlook model, operating in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
