The Bombardier Incentro (sold as the ADtranz Incentro until 2001) is a model of
tram
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manufactured initially by
Adtranz and later by
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian-German rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
It was one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry ...
. It is a five-section,
low-floor
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articulated tram, built for bi-directional operation and capable of speeds up to 80 km/h. Incentro trams are used on the
Nantes tramway
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and fifteen of the
AT6/5 variants are used on the
Nottingham Express Transit
Nottingham Express Transit (NET) is a tram system in Nottingham, England. The system opened to the public on 9 March 2004 and a second phase, that more than doubled the size of the total system, opened on 25 August 2015, having been initially ...
.
The Incentro was designed by Adtranz, which was acquired by Bombardier in 2001. Bombardier no longer promotes the model, favouring instead its own
Flexity family, which includes similar models. The Incentro models had a strong influence on the development of the
Flexity Berlin
The Bombardier Flexity Berlin is a tram type constructed for the Berlin tramway network. It was developed by Bombardier Transportation during the late 2000s and is based on the Bombardier Flexity family of 100% low-floor trams.
Overview
The d ...
model presented during 2008.
Vienna Transportation purchased the in 2014, which is also based on the Incentro. While
Niigata Transys
is a Japanese railway vehicle and equipment manufacturer based in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company is a subsidiary of IHI Corporation and has a factory in Niigata, and representative offices in Osaka, Sapporo, Sendai, and Niigata.
Products
Low-f ...
had licensed the design for the Japanese market, the drive shaft was changed in such a way that it is considered a separate model. The trams for the
Fukui
is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". It may refer to:
Places
* Fukui Domain, a part of the Japanese han system during the Edo period
* Fukui Prefecture, a prefecture of Japan located in ...
and
Okayama tram systems, however, still look similar to the Incentro based on their headshape design.
Fleet details
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Incentro
The Bombardier Incentro (sold as the ADtranz Incentro until 2001) is a model of tram manufactured initially by Adtranz and later by Bombardier Transportation. It is a five-section, low-floor articulated tram, built for bi-directional operatio ...
Tram vehicles of France
Tram vehicles of the United Kingdom
Articulated passenger trains
Train-related introductions in 1999