Flexity Classic
family of Flexity model trams or light-rail vehicles
The Flexity Classic is a tram model introduced in 2006 and manufactured by Alstom after it acquired Bombardier Transportation in 2021. Although it is marketed as the most traditionally designed member of the Flexity family, it is a modern bi-directional articulated tram with suspended body segments. The low-floor sections allow good accessibility, especially to passengers in wheelchairs. The design and initial production was carried out by Deutsche Waggonbau (DWA), using the LF2000 name.
Flexity models operate in a number of German cities, as well as in Stockholm (2010–2020), Norrköping and Gothenburg (Sweden), Kraków and Gdańsk (Poland), and Adelaide in South Australia. Most Flexity Classic trams run on 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge, but run on 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge in Essen, on 1,450 mm (4 ft 9+3⁄32 in) gauge in Dresden, and on 1,458 mm (4 ft 9+13⁄32 in) gauge in Leipzig.
Along with other varieties of Flexity trams, the Flexity Classic's closest competitors are the Combino, Avenio and Avanto manufactured by Siemens and, prior to the take-over of Bombardier, Alstom's Citadis. Following the Combino metal fatigue crisis in 2004, the Flexity Classic became the most popular tram model in Germany for almost a decade.
Adelaide
In 2006, TransAdelaide began to replace the Type H cars operating on the Glenelg tram line with 11 Flexity Classic trams built in Bautzen, Germany by Bombardier Transportation. The first of the new cars was delivered to the Glengowrie depot in November 2005 and entered revenue service on 9 January 2006.
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