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The modernist Eurotram was first used in Strasbourg.
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The modernist Eurotram was first used in Strasbourg.

The Flexity Outlook family are articulated light-rail trams manufactured by Bombardier. The Outlook family includes two models of tram which although related, bear no real visual resemblance. City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Alsace Département Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Area 78. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland a historic postcard showing electric-powered trolley streetcars in Richmond, Virginia, where Frank J. Sprague successfully demonstrated his new system on the hills in 1888 For modern innovations aimed at increasing the capacity and speed of tramway systems, see... Bombardier Inc. ...


The Eurotram has a modernist design that makes it look almost as much like a train as a tram, and has large windows along its entire length. It is used by Strasbourg, Milan, and the Porto Metro. City motto: – City proper (commune) Région Alsace Département Bas-Rhin (67) Mayor Fabienne Keller (UMP) (since 2001) Area 78. ... Location within Italy Piazza della Scala Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed of Italian regions. ... The Porto Metro (Metro do Porto), part of the mass transit public transport system of Porto, Portugal, is a network of electrified railways that run underground in central Porto and above ground into the citys suburbs. ...


The Cityrunner, which has a more traditional tram design, is used by several cities in Austria, Eskisehir, and Geneva, and is on order for Brussels and Marseille. Geneva: the Mont Blanc bridge over the Rhône River and St Peters Cathedral Geneva (French: Genève) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman, but the Genevois are fond of calling it Lac de Genève) empties into the... Emblem of the Brussels-Capital Region Flag of The City of Brussels Brussels (Dutch: Brussel, French: Bruxelles, German: Brüssel) is the capital of Belgium and is considered by many to be the headquarters of the European Union, as two of its three main institutions have their headquarters in the... City motto: Actibus immensis urbs fulget Massiliensis. ...


Both models offer 100%-low floors, and either bi-directional or unidirectional operation. They follow a modular design allowing them to be customised for use on networks that require narrow vehicles or tight curve radii, or simply to give them an unique appearance for each city. 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. ...


The Flexity Outlook's closest competitors are ALSTOM's Citadis, the Siemens Combino, and Bombardier's other Flexity trams (including the Swift, Classic, and Link). Alstom (formerly GEC-Alsthom) is a large French company whose businesses are power generation and manufacturing trains (e. ... A Citadis tram in Melbourne, Australia The Citadis is a low-floor tram built by Alstom in La Rochelle, France, currently in use around the world, in (among others), the Paris region, Lyon, Montpellier, Bordeaux, Orléans, Rotterdam, Dublin (see Luas), and Melbourne (see Trams in Melbourne). ... Siemens AG (NYSE: SI) is the worlds largest electronics company. ... The Combino is a low floor tram produced by Siemens Transportation Systems (formerly Düwag). ... Bombardier Inc. ... A tram at East Croydon station in London. ...


External links

  • Flexity Outlook official site

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