A Citadis 202 tram in Melbourne, Australia

The Citadis is a low-floor tram built by Alstom in La Rochelle, France, and Barcelona, Spain. Currently in use around the world, in (among others), the Paris region, Lyon, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Orléans, Rotterdam, Barcelona, Dublin (see Luas), Melbourne (see Trams in Melbourne), Katowice, (see Silesian Interurbans) and Gdańsk. this photo was taken by me, User:Adam Carr, and is released by me into the public domain File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... this photo was taken by me, User:Adam Carr, and is released by me into the public domain File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... The passenger door of a low-floor tram. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e. ... La Rochelle is a city and commune of western France, and a seaport on the Atlantic Ocean (population 78,000 in 2004). ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: (Franco-Provençal: Forward, forward, Lyon the best) Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Rhône-Alpes Department Rhône (69) Subdivisions 9 arrondissements Intercommunality Urban Community of Lyon Mayor Gérard Collomb  (PS) (since 2001) City Statistics Land... Montpellier (Occitan Montpelhièr) is a city in the south of France. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Orléans Cathedral, dedicated to the Holy Cross, built from 1278 to 1329; after being pillaged by Huguenots in the 1560s, the Bourbon kings restored it in the 17th century. ... Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - City 319 km²  (123. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Luas (Irish for speed), also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, currently encompasses two unconnected on-street light rail lines in Dublin, Ireland. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ... The city of Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, is home to the third largest tram network in the world, consisting of 245 kilometres of track, 500 trams[1], and 1813 tram stops [2]. Operated by the private company Yarra Trams since privatisation in 1999, Melbournes trams contribute... Panorama of Katowice at night Katowice (pronunciation: [] (Czech: Katovice, German: Kattowitz) is an important city of the historical region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the KÅ‚odnica and Rawa rivers. ... 105N Type car on Chebzie loop 110 years old tramway viaduct in Gliwice Silesian Interurbans - one of the largest tramway (streetcar) systems in the World, in existence since 1894. ... GdaÅ„sk ( ; IPA: ), also known by its German name Danzig ( ) and several other names, is the sixth-largest city in Poland and is Polands principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ...

A Citadis 402 Paris, France on a section of grassed track

The Citadis family includes both partially low-floor and 100% low-floor trams, in versions with three, five, and seven sections. The 70% low-floor Regio-Citadis variant allows for tram-train operation, in which trams run also on mainline railway tracks; it is used in the German city Kassel, and has just been delivered for the Hague. This train type are having possibillities of duo-powering (diesel/600 VDC, 600 VDC/1,5 kV 16 Hz or 600 VDC/Bioenergy/-diesel). The Citadis family comprises: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 360 KB) Summary The first tests for the new tramway of Paris (November 2005) Picture : Gérard Delafond Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Citadis Tramways in Paris Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 360 KB) Summary The first tests for the new tramway of Paris (November 2005) Picture : Gérard Delafond Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Citadis Tramways in Paris Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Tram tracks are used on tramways, which, together with points, and grooved rails guide tramcars without the need for steering and make street running feasable. ... Street running of Stadtbahn in Heilbronn Stadtbahn on standard railway A Nordhausen DUO TramTrain on the linking track between the urban tramway (where they are electrically powered via overhead wires) and the rural heavy rail HSB (Harzer Schmalspurbahn / Harz Narrow-Gauge Railway) - where they are powered via an onboard diesel... This article is about the city of Kassel in Hessen, Germany. ... Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province South Holland Area (2006)  - Municipality 98. ...

• Citadis 202 - double articulated 100% low floor (Melbourne)
• Citadis 301 - also three section but with 70% low floor (Orléans and Dublin Luas) Note the Dublin Trams are currently being converted to 401s in a programme which will be completed during 2008.
• Citadis 302 - five carbody sections, 100% low floor (Lyon, Bordeaux, Paris T2, Valenciennes, Rotterdam and Buenos Aires)
• Citadis 402 - seven carbody sections, 100% low floor (Bordeaux, Grenoble, Paris T3)
• Citadis 401 - five sections and 70% low floor (Montpellier and Dublin Luas)
• Citadis 403 - seven section but with modified end bogie design (Strasbourg)

Like most trams, Citadis vehicles are usually powered by overhead electric wires, but Bordeaux uses ground-level power supply, with which they are powered by a third rail even in the city centre, where the tracks are not always segregated from pedestrians and cars. Safety is ensured by placing the third rail between the other two, and dividing it into eight-metre sections, each of which is only powered while it is completely covered by a tram. There is therefore no risk of a person or animal coming into contact with a live rail. In outer areas, the trams switch to conventional overhead wires. See this LRTA report for more information. Passenger door of a low-floor tram Passenger door of a non-low-floor tram In public transportation, low floor is a term describing vehicles such as busses, trolleybusses and trams whose passenger compartment has a floor which is considerably lower than that of traditional cars. ... Luas (Irish for speed), also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, currently encompasses two unconnected on-street light rail lines in Dublin, Ireland. ... Luas (Irish for speed), also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, currently encompasses two unconnected on-street light rail lines in Dublin, Ireland. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Bordeaux trams run without overhead wires. ... Third rail at the West Falls Church Metro stop in Washington, D.C., electrified to 750 volts. ... The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ...

Major competitors to the Citadis include Bombardier Transportation's Flexity family (Outlook, Swift, Classic, and the Link tram-train), and Siemens Combino and Avanto trams. There is also Crotram, new competitor from Croatia, that is still to make some major breakthrough, which is very likely hence its low floor tramways of TMK 2200 series are temporary regarded among the most sophisticated in the world, but still with considerably lower prices than all major producers in the EU. Bombardier Transportation is the rail equipment division of the Bombardier group. ... The modern Eurotram was first used in Strasbourg. ... A low-floor Flexity Swift tram in Cologne. ... A Flexity Classic tram in Frankfurt. ... The Flexity Link is a low-floor tram-train manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. ... Siemens AG (ISIN: DE0007236101, FWB: SIE, NYSE: SI) is one of the worlds largest technology companies. ... Combino Tram in Basel Combino tram in Poznań on PST line Combino D1 class in Melbourne The Combino is a low floor tram produced by Siemens Transportation Systems (formerly Duewag). ... The Avanto has found success in the United States, including Houston, Texas. ... Croatian TMK 2200 Complete profile of TMK 2200 ZET 2202 low-floor tram CROTRAM is a Croatian consortium of two companies, which produces the first Croatian low-floor tram (the TMK 2200). ... New 100% low-floor tram by CroTram ZET 2200 (another name, NT 2200, is also used) is a 100% low-floor tram made by the Croatian consortium CroTram led by Končar. ...

Citadis tram in Dublin, Ireland

Download high resolution version (1635x1200, 750 KB)Photograph by Colin Gregory Palmer in 2005. ... Download high resolution version (1635x1200, 750 KB)Photograph by Colin Gregory Palmer in 2005. ...

Ordered Citadis

France

In France, the Citadis is close to a monopoly market because all new trams in France are low floored and almost all of them are Citadis trams from Alstom. A monopoly (from the Greek language monos, one + polein, to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a product or service, in other words a firm that has no competitors in its industry. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) (Euronext: ALO) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e. ...

• Bordeaux - (French) Fiche technique 302, (French) Fiche technique 402
• Grenoble - Fiche technique (en Français)
• Mulhouse
• Lyon - (French) Fiche technique
• Montpellier - (French) Fiche technique
• Mulhouse
• Nice
• Orléans - (French) Fiche technique
• Paris - (French)Fiche technique
• Strasbourg - (French) Fiche technique
• Valenciennes
• Reims - [1] currently (French) selected for Reims.

A Citadis tram at the City Hall stop in Bordeaux The Bordeaux tramway network consists of three lines serving the capital of the Aquitaine Region in southwestern France. ... The tramway network in Grenoble Grenobles tram network is 32 km long, and comprises three lines: lines A, B and C. Line A was opened in 1987, Line B in 1990, and Line C entered into service on May 20th, 2006. ... The current tram network in Lyon is comprised of three lines. ... This article is about the new tramway system currently under construciton in Nice, the old Tramway de Nice et du Littoral, see here. ... Tram on line T1 in Bobigny. ... A Valenciennes tram during its first operation in the city, at the Place de la Gare on April 26, 2006 The Valenciennes tram is a light rail system in the Valenciennes urban area in the Nord département of northern France. ...

Australia

• Melbourne

Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ...

Spain

• Barcelona
• Madrid
• Tenerife

Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Motto: De Madrid al Cielo (From Madrid to Heaven) Location Coordinates: Country Spain Autonomous Community Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid Province Madrid Administrative Divisions 21 Neighborhoods 127 Founded 9th century Government  - Mayor Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón (PP) Area  - Land 607 km² (234. ... Flag of Tenerife Tenerife, a Spanish island, is the largest of the seven Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ...

Ireland

• Luas, Dublin

Luas (Irish for speed), also promoted in the development stage as the Dublin Light Rail System, currently encompasses two unconnected on-street light rail lines in Dublin, Ireland. ...

Netherlands

• Rotterdam

Nickname: Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through Struggle) Location of Rotterdam Coordinates: Country Netherlands Province South Holland Government  - Mayor Ivo Opstelten  - Aldermen Jeannette Baljeu Hamit Karakus Orhan Kaya Lucas Bolsius Jantine Kriens Dominic Schrijer Roelf de Boer Leonard Geluk Area [1]  - City 319 km²  (123. ...

Poland

• Gdańsk (NGd99)
• Katowice(116Nd)

GdaÅ„sk ( ; IPA: ), also known by its German name Danzig ( ) and several other names, is the sixth-largest city in Poland and is Polands principal seaport and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. ... Panorama of Katowice at night Katowice (pronunciation: [] (Czech: Katovice, German: Kattowitz) is an important city of the historical region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the KÅ‚odnica and Rawa rivers. ...

Tunisia

• Tunis

See also

• Citadis Cars for an experimental line in Buenos Aires
• C class Melbourne tram (the specific model of Citadis used by Yarra Trams)
• Ground-level power supply, use in Bordeaux

C class is the designation given to the Citadis trams used in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Yarra Trams is a tram operating company in Melbourne, Australia. ... Bordeaux trams run without overhead wires. ...

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Citadis

• Alstom Transport
• List of all ordered Citadis (en Français/in French) (read the notes written by visitors at the end of the page, because there are some errors in the table)