Bombardier Transportation has won an order to supply 40 additional Bombardier FLEXITY 2 trams to the Flemish transport operator De Lijn for the Belgian cities of Ghent and Antwerp. This order is an option included in an initial contract signed in September 2012 and is valued at approximately EUR 97 million. The order increases De Lijn’s fleet of FLEXITY 2 trams from 48 to 88.
Ghent will receive 16 bi-directional, seven-module vehicles with a length of approximately 43 meters and able to accommodate up to 378 passengers. Antwerp will receive 24 mono-directional trams. Fourteen of these will be seven-module vehicles with a length of approximately 43 meter and a capacity for 380 passengers. This is in addition to another ten, five-module vehicles with a length of approximately 31 meters and a capacity of up to 266 passengers.
All trams are 2.3 meters wide and equipped with BOMBARDIER FLEXX Urban 3000 meter gauge bogies with conventional axles that deliver a smooth ride as well as reduce wear and tear on both wheels and tracks. The motorized bogies also feature full suspension motors and gearboxes to keep ground vibrations to a minimum. In addition, all vehicles are equipped with the BOMBARDIER MITRAC propulsion system and have heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems for drivers and passengers.
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