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The '''Bombardier Flexity Swift''' is a series of urban and inter-urban [[tram]], [[light rail]], and [[light metro]] vehicles manufactured by [[Bombardier Transportation]]. It is part of the [[Bombardier Flexity]] family of [[rail vehicle]]s, and like the others, Flexity Swift vehicles can be customized to suit the needs and requirements of customers including legacy designs from its acquisition of [[Adtranz]].{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

''Railly News'' reported that, by the end of 2015, more than 1,000 Flexity Swift vehicles had been sold.<ref name=Railly2015-12-23/>

== Overview ==
Vehicles in the Flexity Swift family vary in length, but are all articulated, usually with three sections. In most cases, the centre section is very short, but can be replaced with a longer section in order to increase capacity. The trams can also be coupled together into [[train]]s. Nevertheless, they are all [[bi-directional vehicle|bi-directional]] with cabs at both ends and doors on both sides. An emphasis is placed on speed with units capable of safely reaching speeds of {{convert|80|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} when running on dedicated lines.

Most vehicles typically weigh between {{convert|35 and 40|t||1|abbr=off}}, though the ones made for the Minneapolis line are heavier due to stricter [[crashworthiness]] requirements in the United States (particularly [[buff strength]]) and the vehicles in Rotterdam and Karlsruhe are also heavier due to their use on a full, high-capacity [[rapid transit]] network and on [[regional rail|mainline railway]] tracks, respectively.

The Flexity Swift family comes in two distinct versions with a 70% [[low floor|low-floor]] version to allow access to those in [[wheelchair]]s without requiring the construction of [[railway platform height|high platforms]] in city streets and a high-floor version with [[level boarding]] at raised platforms, generally to retain compatibility with stations built for older trams or trains. While they typically use DC [[overhead lines]] for power collection, the Rotterdam vehicles are also equipped with [[third rail]] power capability for use on the central sections of the network, while the Karlsruhe [[tram-train]]s are compatible with AC electrification which is used on the mainline railways.

Both the low and high-floor models were originally developed for use on the [[Cologne Stadtbahn]] in Germany. Other uses of Flexity Swift vehicles include London [[Tramlink]], [[Manchester Metrolink]],<ref>[http://www.lrta.org/Manchester/veh_new.html Light Rail Transport Association] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017215916/http://www.lrta.org/Manchester/veh_new.html |date=17 October 2010 }} since the first on 25 June 2008.</ref> the tram networks in [[Trams in Istanbul|Istanbul]] and [[Trams in Melbourne|Melbourne]], [[Rotterdam Metro]], [[Karlsruhe Stadtbahn]], [[Bonn Stadtbahn]], [[Public transport in Stockholm|Stockholm light rail]] lines [[Nockebybanan|12]] and [[Tvärbanan|22]], and the [[Metro (Minnesota)|Metro Light Rail]] in Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota. The scrapped [[Merseytram]] plan for Liverpool in Merseyside planned to use the same model as London.

The Flexity Swift's closest competitors are the [[Alstom Citadis]] family (particularly the RegioCitadis, Citadis Dualis, and Citadis Spirit variants), [[Siemens Mobility|Siemens's]] [[Siemens S70|S70/Avanto]], [[Siemens SD-100 and SD-160|SD100/SD160]], [[Siemens SD-400 and SD-460|SD400/SD460]] and [[Siemens S200|S200]], and [[Hitachi Sirio|Sirio]] from [[Hitachi Rail Italy|AnsaldoBreda]]. Compared to Bombardier's other Flexity vehicles, these vehicles are not designed for [[streetcar]] operation with extensive [[street running|mixed-traffic]] operations, although they do operate as such on a number of systems such as in London, Manchester, and Melbourne.

==Technical specifications==

===Low-floor versions===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;"
! City
! Operator
! Image
! Type designation
! Manufactured
! Number of<br> vehicles
! Length
! Width
! Weight (empty)
! Maximum power
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Cologne]], Germany ||rowspan="2"| [[Cologne Stadtbahn|KVB]]|| [[File:KVB4027 BfDeutz.jpg|120px]] || K4000 || 1995–1999, 2002 || 124 || {{convert|28.40|m|abbr=on|ftin|frac=8}}|| rowspan="11" | {{convert|2.65|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}} || {{convert|35.50|t|abbr=on|lk=on}} || rowspan="4" | 4 x {{convert|120|kW|abbr=on|lk=on}}
|-
| [[File:4517Bensberg.jpg|120px]] || K4500 || 2004–2007 || 69 || {{convert|28.50|m|abbr=on|ftin|frac=8}}|| {{convert|37.40|t|abbr=on}} 
|-
| [[London]], England || [[Transport for London|TfL]]
([[Tramlink]])
| [[File:Tram 2552 at Mitcham.JPG|120px]] || [[CR4000]] || 1998–2000 || 24 || {{convert|30.10|m|abbr=on|ftin|frac=8}}|| {{convert|36.30|t|abbr=on}} 
|-
| [[Istanbul]], Turkey || [[Metro İstanbul]] || [[File:Bombardier Flexity Istanbul.jpg|120px]] || A32 || 2003 || 55 || {{convert|29.70|m|abbr=on|ftin|frac=8}}|| {{convert|39.20|t|abbr=on}} 
|-
| [[Karlsruhe]], Germany || [[Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft|AVG]] and [[Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe|VBK]] || [[File:Ersteinsatz ET2010 S2.jpg|120px]] || ET 2010 (Tram-train)  || 2011–2013 || 30 || {{convert|37|m|abbr=on|ftin|frac=8}}|| {{convert|62.5|t|abbr=on}} || 4 x {{convert|150|kW|abbr=on}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Melbourne]], Australia ||rowspan="2"| [[Yarra Trams]] ||rowspan="2"| [[File:Melbourne Tram E-Class 6007.jpg|120px]] || [[E-class Melbourne tram|E]] || 2012–2015 || 50 || rowspan="2" | {{convert|33.45|m|abbr=on|ftin|frac=8}}|| rowspan="2" | 62 t (61 long tons; 68 short tons)|| rowspan="2" | 6 x {{convert|85|kW|abbr=on}} 
|-
|| [[E-class Melbourne tram|E2]] || 2016–2021 || 50 
|-
| [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]<br>([[Metro (Minnesota)|Metro Light Rail]]), United States || [[Metro Transit (Minnesota)|Metro Transit]] || [[File:Hiawatha Line-Government Plaza.jpg|120px]] || Type 1 LRV || 2003–2007 || 27 || {{convert|28.65|m|abbr=on|ftin|frac=8}}|| {{convert|48.50|t|abbr=on}} ||
|-
| [[Porto]], Portugal || [[Porto Metro]] || [[File:Metro_Porto_Povoa.jpg|120px]] || Traintram || 2010 || 30 || {{convert|37.07|m|abbr=on|ftin|frac=8}}|| ||
|-
| [[RijnGouweLijn]], Netherlands || [[Nederlandse Spoorwegen|NS]] || [[File:HTM 6101 lightrail.jpg|120px]] || rowspan="2" | A32 || 1999–2003 || 6(sold to Stockholm June 2010) || rowspan="2" | {{convert|29.70|m|abbr=on|ftin|frac=8}}|| rowspan="2" | {{convert|37.50|t|abbr=on}} || rowspan="2" | 4 x {{convert|120|kW|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Stockholm]], Sweden || [[Storstockholms Lokaltrafik|SL]] || [[File:Bf Sickla udde, ET 411.jpg|120px]] || 1999–2008 || 31, additionally 6 second hand 
|}

===High-floor versions===

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#FFFFFF; color:#000000;"
! City
! Operator
! Image
! Type designation
! Built in
! Number of vehicles
! Length
! Width
! Weight (empty)
! Maximum power
|-
| [[Bonn]], Germany || [[Bonn Stadtbahn|SWB]] || [[File:SWB0372 DTAG.jpg|120px]] || K5000 || 2003 || 15 || {{convert|28.4|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}}|| rowspan="12" | {{convert|2.65|m|ftin|frac=8|abbr=on}} || {{convert|37.80|t|lk=on|abbr=on}} || rowspan="5" | 4 x {{convert|120|kW|lk=on|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[Bursa]], Turkey || [[Bursaray]] || [[File:Bombardier Flexity Swift (B 2010) in 4-fach-Traktion in Bursa.JPG|120px]] || U5-2010 Bursa || 2010–2011|| 30 || {{convert|28|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}}|| {{convert|38.00|t|abbr=on}} 
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[Cologne]], Germany ||rowspan="3"| [[Cologne Stadtbahn|KVB]] ||rowspan="3"| [[File:KVB5208 Neußer Straße Gürtel.JPG|120px]] || K5000 || 2002–2003 || 59 || rowspan="3" | {{convert|28.4|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}}|| rowspan="3" | {{convert|37.80|t|abbr=on}} 
|-
| K5200 || 2010–2011 || 15 
|-
|  || 2020–2021 || 20 
|-
| [[Düsseldorf]], Germany || Rheinbahn || || HF6 || 2017–2020 || 42 || {{convert|28|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}}|| || 
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Frankfurt am Main]], Germany || rowspan="3" | [[Frankfurt U-Bahn|VgF]] || rowspan="3" | [[File:U5 602 Heddernheim.jpg|120px]] || U5-25 (Bi-directional)|| rowspan="2" | 2008–2017 || 94 || {{convert|25.02|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}}|| {{convert|37.20|t|abbr=on}} || 4 x {{convert|130|kW|abbr=on}}
|-
| U5-50 (Uni-directional)|| 130 || {{convert|24.764|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}}|| {{convert|36.15|t|abbr=on}} || 4 x {{convert|130|kW|abbr=on}}
|-
|U5-KR (non-driving)
|2018– ?
|22
|?
|?
|?
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[İzmir]], Turkey ||rowspan="2"| [[İzmir Metro]] || || MD || rowspan="2" | Ordered 2001 || 30 || rowspan="2" | {{convert|23.5|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}}|| {{convert|32.00|t|abbr=on}} || rowspan="2" | 4 x {{convert|75|kW|abbr=on}}
|-
| || M || 15 ||
|-
| [[Greater Manchester|Manchester]], England || [[Manchester Metrolink|Metrolink]] || [[File:M5000 tram Ashton 2.JPG|120px]] || [[Bombardier M5000|M5000]] || 2009–2022 || 147 ||{{convert|28.4|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}}|| {{convert|39.70|t|abbr=on}} || 4 x {{convert|120|kW|abbr=on}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands || rowspan="2" | [[Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram|RET]] || [[File:RET_Metro_Type_SG2-1_op_De_Akkers.jpg|120px]] || MG2/1, SG2/1|| 1998–2002 || 81 || {{convert|30.5|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}}|| rowspan="2" | {{convert|2.664|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}}|| {{convert|44.20|t|abbr=on}} || 6 x {{convert|85|kW|abbr=on}}
|-
| [[File:Type_SG3_met_R-net_beschikkering.jpg|120px]] || RSG3, SG3, HSG3  || 2007–2016 || 86 || {{convert|42|m|ftin|abbr=on|frac=8}}|| {{convert|64.30|t|abbr=on}} || 8 x {{convert|130|kW|abbr=on}}
|}

== See also ==
*[[Flexity Freedom]]

==References==
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{{cite news 
| url         = http://www.raillynews.com/2015/bombardier-to-supply-six-additional-flexity-swift-vehicles-for-rotterdam/
| title       = Bombardier to Supply Six Additional FLEXITY Swift Vehicles for Rotterdam
| publisher   = [[Railly News]]
| date        = 2015-12-23
| archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20151224112559/http://www.raillynews.com/2015/bombardier-to-supply-six-additional-flexity-swift-vehicles-for-rotterdam/
| archivedate = 2015-12-24
| url-status     = live
| quote       = To date more than 1,000 FLEXITY Swift light rail vehicles have been sold worldwide. About 5,000 Bombardier trams and LRVs are in revenue service or on order in Europe, Asia, Australia and North America.
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==External links==
*[http://www.bombardier.com/en/transportation/products-services/rail-vehicles/light-rail-vehicles?docID=0901260d8000a536 Flexity official site]
*[http://www.croydon-tramlink.co.uk/info/trams/index.shtml About London's trams] (unofficial)

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