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Bombardier Flexity
The Alstom Flexity (sold as Bombardier Flexity before 2021, stylized in all caps) is a family of modern trams, streetcars and light rail vehicles manufactured by Bombardier Transportation, since 2021 a division of French company Alstom. 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. Production of the vehicles is done at Bombardier's global production plants and by local manufacturers worldwide through technology transfer agreements. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Kassel
The Kassel tramway network is a transport network, network of tramways, forming part of the public transport system in Kassel, a city in the north of the States of Germany, federal state of Hesse, Germany. , the Kassel tram network is made up of seven regular tramlines. Opened in 1877 as a steam tramway from Wilhelmshöhe the Königsplatz (Royal Square), the network has been operated since 1897 by Kasseler Verkehrs-Gesellschaft (KVG), and is integrated in the Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund (NVV). The track gauge is . There existed also a narrow gauge network to the Hercules monument (Kassel), Hercules monument. The network was extended gradually into the surrounding area, partly as conventional tramways, and partly as a tram-train ''Kassel RegioTram, RegioTram'' network. History In the summer of 1870 a horse-drawn omnibus line opened as part of an industrial exhibition from 1 June to 5 October 1870. The growth of the city made it attractive to operate a steam tram which was op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadler Variobahn
The Stadler Variobahn (formerly sold as the ABB Variotram, Adtranz Variotram and Bombardier Variotram) is a German-designed model of articulated low-floor tram and light rail vehicle. Since its introduction in 1993, the Variobahn has been manufactured variously by ABB, Adtranz, Bombardier Transportation, and since 2001 by Stadler Rail. As of 2009, 254 trams have been ordered, with an additional 110 on option. A unit costs about €2.5 million. Operators include the Graz Holding, the Bergen Light Rail, the Chemnitz Tramway, Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr, the Rhine Neckar Area Tramway and London Tramlink. History Prototypes and early deliveries The Variotram was first developed by ABB (ASEA Brown Boveri) at Henschel and a prototype was launched in 1993 for the Chemnitz tramway in Germany, operated by Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (CVAG). The serial delivery, with minor modifications, was made between 1998 and 2001—bringing the total number of units for Chemnitz to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Tramway may refer to: * Tramway (industrial), a lightly laid railway for uses such as logging or mining * A tram transport system (public transport vehicles running on rails) ** The tracks which trams run on (also a section of reserved track for trams) * Aerial tramway * Tramway, North Carolina, locality in the United States *Tramway (arts centre) Tramway is a contemporary visual and performing arts venue located in the Scottish city of Glasgow. Based in a former tram depot in the Pollokshields area of the South Side, it consists of two performance spaces and two galleries, as well as off ..., for visual and performing arts in Glasgow, Scotland * ''Tramway'' (film), a short film by Polish director Krzysztof Kieślowski {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Streetcar
United Streetcar, LLC, was an American manufacturer of modern streetcars, located in the Clackamas, Oregon, Clackamas area in the southeastern suburbs of Portland, Oregon, founded in 2005. It was the only U.S. company building modern streetcars—as distinct from light rail cars or new replicas of historic streetcars—until 2013, when Brookville Liberty Modern Streetcar, Brookville received its first order for a modern (as opposed to faux historic) streetcar, for the Dallas Streetcar."Dallas signs ''Liberty'' deal" (May 2013). ''Tramways & Urban Transit'' magazine, p. 166. UK: Light Rail Transit Association, LRTA Publishing. United Streetcar was a limited liability company and was a wholly owned subsidiary of Oregon Iron Works, Oregon Iron Works, Inc. (OIW), which has been in business since 1944. It was originally reported to have been established in early 2007, after OIW was the successful bidder for a contract to construct a prototype streetcar for the city of Portland, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inekon Trams
Inekon Trams, a.s. is a manufacturer of trams, or streetcars, located in the Czech Republic, and has supplied new trams to several cities in the Czech Republic and the United States.Webb, Mary (ed.) (2009). ''Jane's Urban Transport Systems 2009–2010'', p. 526. Coulsdon, Surrey (UK): Jane's Information Group. . The company also carries out modernisation and repair of trams, as well as track reconstruction. It is a joint-stock company (Czech: ''Akciová společnost'', or a.s.). History Formed in 2001, the company was originally a joint venture of Inekon Group and the Ostrava Public Transport Agency (Dopravní Podnik Ostrava, or DPO), and was named DPO Inekon. The name was changed to Inekon Trams in 2005, after Inekon Group purchased the shares of DPO and became sole owner, but DPO's Ostrava facilities continue to be used for most production and assembly.''Tramways & Urban Transit'' magazine, January 2007, p. 23. Light Rail Transit Association (UK). ISSN 1460-8324. In the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Škoda Transportation
Škoda Transportation a.s. is a Czech engineering company that continues the legacy of Škoda Works' rolling stock manufacturing that started at the end of 19th century in Plzeň. Following the first world war, the Works commenced locomotive production in a separate factory dedicated to that purpose. This factory became a separate company in the 1990s. Today, Škoda Transportation develops and manufactures electric rail vehicles for urban and railway transport. Škoda Transportation fully or partially owns a number of other companies active in the field of development and manufacturing of rolling stock, electric motors and related products in several European countries. In April 2018, the European Commission cleared purchase of the group by PPF, a financial and investment group incorporated in the Netherlands. Škoda Transportation group of companies is among the world's largest manufacturers of trams and propulsion units for trolleybuses and a significant regional producer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brookville Equipment Corporation
Brookville Equipment Corporation, based in Brookville, Pennsylvania, United States, manufactures railroad locomotives for industrial and light capacity switching needs. The company also builds and restores streetcars. The company used to be known as Brookville Locomotive Company. History The company began in 1918 by installing flanged railroad wheels on Ford trucks (Road–rail vehicle). The company soon began building gasoline-powered locomotives of their own following World War I. Brookville's locomotives were the first to include planetary drive axles rather than chain drives. Products In 2007, BEC unveiled its CoGeneration locomotives with up to , generated through the use of three low-emission diesel engines. The use of three clean-burning EPA Tier-3 engines offers a "Power on Demand" feature where engines come on-line as power needs are realized. This feature reduces emissions and fuel consumption. Individual water-cooled IGBT electronic switches for each traction mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinki Sharyo
is a Japanese manufacturer of railroad vehicles based in Osaka. It is an affiliate company of Kintetsu Corporation. In business since 1920 (as Tanaka Rolling Stock Works) and renamed The Kinki Sharyo Co., Ltd in 1945. They have produced light rail vehicles used by a number of transportation agencies, especially in the United States. Kinki Sharyo is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as Clients North America * Boston's MBTA Green Line * LA's Metro A, E, L, and C lines. * New Jersey's Hudson-Bergen and Newark Light Rail systems * San Jose's VTA Light Rail * Phoenix's Valley Metro Rail * Seattle's Sound Transit Central Link Light Rail * Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail Dallas, Texas ( Kinki Sharyo SLRV) Japan * JR Group * Kintetsu * Hanshin Electric Railway * Nankai Electric Railway * Osaka Municipal Transportation Bureau * Sendai City Transportation Bureau Asia * Dubai, UAE's Dubai Metro * Hong Kong's Kowloon–Canton Railway (merged with Mass Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siemens S200
The Siemens S200 is a high-floor light rail vehicle (LRV) manufactured by Siemens Mobility in Florin, California. The S200 succeeds the SD-100, SD-160, SD-400 and SD-460 as the high-floor light rail vehicle for the North American market and is being manufactured and marketed alongside the low-floor Siemens S700. Operators Calgary In September 2013, 60 light rail vehicles were ordered, costing $200 million, for the Calgary CTrain; the order was later slightly expanded to 63 LRVs at a cost of $201.6 million. The first car was delivered on January 6, 2016. Later, an additional 6 cars were ordered. The first of this order was delivered in May 2019 and was put into service on July 11, 2019. In February 2020, 15 more LRVs were ordered bringing the total fleet to 84 S200 LRVs. The new cars feature a host of new and upgraded technologies. Heated floors and triple-pane windows were added to combat Calgary's harsh winter climate, as well as sloped entryways to eliminate moving ramps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siemens SD-400 And SD-460
The SD-400 and SD-460 are light rail vehicles (LRV) that were manufactured by Siemens Mobility between 1985 and 2005 for the North and South American markets. The SD-400 was built under Siemens' joint venture with DÜWAG and assembled at both DÜWAG's factory in Düsseldorf, West Germany (Germany after reunification in 1990) and the Siemens factory in Florin, California. Siemens purchased DÜWAG in 1999 and the SD-460 was assembled entirely at the Siemens factory in California. The primary difference between the models is that the older SD-400 uses direct current motors, while the newer SD-460 uses alternating current motors. Both models were built with a "high-floor" design and equipped with three doors on each side for level boarding at high-platform stations and one door with steps for boarding at street-level. The SD-400 was manufactured and marketed alongside the older Siemens–Duewag U2 LRV and the SD-460 was manufactured and marketed alongside the Siemens SD-100 and SD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siemens SD-100 And SD-160
The SD-100 and SD-160 are light rail vehicles (LRV) that were manufactured by Siemens Mobility between 1992 and 2013 for the North American market. The vehicles were all constructed at the Siemens facility in Florin, California. The primary difference between the models is that the older SD-100 uses direct current motors, while the newer SD-160 uses alternating current motors. Both models were built with a "high-floor" design and could be equipped for level boarding at high-platform stations or with steps and wheelchair lifts for passenger loading at street level. This model was manufactured and marketed alongside the Siemens SD-400 and SD-460 LRV, which offered both level boarding at high-platform stations and steps for passenger loading at street level. This model has been replaced by the Siemens S700 and S70, a low-floor LRV for passenger loading at street level and the Siemens S200, a high-floor LRV for level boarding at high-platform stations. History Production of the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siemens–Duewag U2
The Siemens–Duewag U2 is a type of light rail vehicle (LRV), built by consortium of Siemens, Duewag and Wegmann & Co built between 1968 and 1990. The design was based on the prototype U1 tram built in 1965 for the Frankfurt U-Bahn. The U2 was also designed for and used by the Frankfurt U-Bahn. The name is derived from the class identifier given to the cars in the Frankfurt. The U2 was later exported to North America and adapted for use on light rail systems in Edmonton, Calgary, and San Diego, during a period in which few purpose-built LRVs were being manufactured. History U1 prototype In the early 1960s, Duewag developed and manufactured a prototype of a new tram for the Frankfurt U-Bahn. The design was largely based on the previously delivered trams, but added electronic controls that allowed several railcars to be coupled together to form trains, and a floor height of that made it possible to board from platforms with a height of without having to add a folding step previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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