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Encyclopedia > Low floor
The passenger door of a low-floor tram.
The passenger door of a low-floor tram.
The passenger door of a high-floor tram.
The passenger door of a high-floor tram.

In public transportation, low-floor is a term describing vehicles such as buses, trolleybuses, and trams whose passenger compartment has a floor which is considerably lower than that of traditional models. A recent development in the transport industry, vehicles of this type have a stepless entry and usually have an area without seating next to at least one of the doors where wheelchairs and perambulators can be parked. In addition to improving accessibility, low floors also allow fully-mobile passengers to board more quickly, and in some cases can produce improvements in overall speeds. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (616x920, 108 KB) Originally uploaded to http://de. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (616x920, 108 KB) Originally uploaded to http://de. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (574x828, 89 KB) My own photo from 30-may-2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Low floor ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (574x828, 89 KB) My own photo from 30-may-2004 File links The following pages link to this file: Low floor ... “Autobus” redirects here. ... Further information: electric bus A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is an electric bus powered by two overhead wires, from which it draws electricity using two trolley poles. ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For transportation of a baby or toddler there are special vehicles, special car seats, and devices for carrying. ...


The low floor may extend over the complete length of the vehicle, or some parts may be higher with ramps or steps inside the passenger compartment to allow for under-floor components. If the vehicle is entirely low-floor, there is no place for bogies or even axles connecting corresponding left and right wheels (they would be at a higher level than the floor). This is solved with single-wheel drives, motors integrated into the wheels, and (in case of trams) short carbody sections, as the axleless design constrains bogie movement, which in turn affects the minimum radius of the curve that can be negotiated. Enthusiasts frequently see these designs as a step "backwards." A bogie is a wheeled wagon or trolley. ... An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. ... A bogie is a wheeled wagon or trolley. ... This article is about an authentication, authorization, and accounting protocol. ... Circle illustration This article is about the shape and mathematical concept of circle. ...

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Low floor tram configurations

Trams traditionally had high floors. From that model the tram with a low floor centre section has arisen. Examples of this are from Amsterdam 11g/12g-trams and the Kusttrams in Belgium. The most common construction on 100% low floor vehicles is one where is shorter carbody sections for the wheels and longer suspended sections. Examples of this are the Citadis and Combino. A similar, but somewhat older technique is one that has been developed by MAN and was in 1990, the first 100% low floor tram. These trams are found in ten German cities (such as Bremen and Munich) and in the Swedish city Norrköping. In many other German cities there are trams with low floor between the outer bogies and single axle bogies under the centre section. "Light rail" type frequently vehicles have a similar configuration but with the centre bogie which is designed to accommodate a low floor situated under a short centre section. A more radical approach has been adopted for the City Class LRV (Citytram), where the main low floor section is only 300mm above the rail. For other uses, see Amsterdam (disambiguation). ... The Belgian Coast Tram near Ostend The Belgian Coast Tram (Dutch: Kusttram) is a public transport service serving the coast of Belgium between De Panne near the French border to Knokke-Heist near the Dutch border. ... A Citadis 202 tram in Melbourne, Australia The Citadis is a low-floor tram built by Alstom in La Rochelle, France, and Barcelona, Spain. ... Combino Tram in Basel Combino tram in PoznaÅ„ on PST line Combino D1 class in Melbourne The Combino is a low floor tram produced by Siemens Transportation Systems (formerly Duewag). ... MAN AG (formerly called Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg AG, ISIN: DE0005937007) is a German transportation company. ... This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... This article is about the city in Germany. ... For other uses, see Munich (disambiguation). ... Nickname: Area  - City 34. ... A bogie is a wheeled wagon or trolley. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ...

City Class TRAM at Pacific Rd Birkenhead
City Class TRAM at Pacific Rd Birkenhead

The low floor runs right through the articulation of both the 29m long and 38m Super Citytram version. In both the corridor across the articulation is wide enough for seated passengers and a wheelchair to pass through.The City Class has been design to turn on 15m radius curves and climb 10% gradients. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Low floor bus configurations

In bus and trolleybus design, a true low-floor is difficult, as most use heavy-duty truck-type chassis that sits high off the ground. Even when lowered, it is still several steps up into the main cabin. Many manufacturers simplify the job by making rear-engined rear-wheel-drive buses with independent front wheels so that no axle needed to pass under the cabin. Van Hool has a series of "side-engine rear-drive" buses that puts the engine off to one-side of the cabin longitudinally to maximize cabin usable space. “Autobus” redirects here. ... Further information: electric bus A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is an electric bus powered by two overhead wires, from which it draws electricity using two trolley poles. ... Van Hool NV is a Belgian coachbuilder and manufacturer of buses, coaches and trailers. ...


In buses and trolleybuses, low floors can be complemented by a hydraulic or pneumatic 'kneeling device', which can be used when the bus is not in motion, tilting it to one side and thus lowering it even further towards the surface level of the road, often low enough to match the height of a normal curb. Though such technology has been available and in use on high-floor buses since the 1970s, it is only of significant utility on low floor vehicles where it enables less-mobile passengers to board and leave the vehicle without help from others. Many vehicles are also equipped with wheel-chair lifts. “Autobus” redirects here. ... Further information: electric bus A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tram or simply trolley) is an electric bus powered by two overhead wires, from which it draws electricity using two trolley poles. ... Table of Hydraulics and Hydrostatics, from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... Pneumatics, from the Greek πνευματικός (pneumatikos, coming from the wind) is the use of pressurized air in science and technology. ... Curb, gutter, and storm drain A curb or kerb (see spelling differences) is the edge where a raised pavement/sidewalk/footpath, road median, or road shoulder meets an unraised street or other roadway. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...


Alternatives

Although Low-floor trams and buses are currently being further developed and are already in use in various parts of the world, generally in urban areas, some systems, such as Manchester's Metrolink, chose to use high-floor trams with level boarding platforms (possibly because parts of the network use old railway stations) to achieve the same results as low-floor trams; this simplifies the design of the vehicles, but makes stations larger and more expensive, and is not well-suited for street-side stops. This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... A Metrolink tram in Manchester city centre. ...


Curitiba in Brazil uses high-floor buses stopping at "tube station" bus stops. Some transit agencies refuse to order low-floor buses altogether, such as New Jersey Transit and (until recently) MUNI owing to terrain conditions in the service area or MTA Long Island Bus or DART out of preferences of high-floor vehicles. Although New York City Transit runs some 40 foot low-floors, it refuses to order D60LF buses from New Flyer, opting for D60HF's (high floors), and is currently in a dispute with New Flyer regarding this.[citation needed] Location of Curitiba Country Region State Paraná Founded 29 March 1693 Incorporated 1842 Government  - Mayor Carlos Alberto Richa (PSDB) Area  - City 430. ... “Autobus” redirects here. ... The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. ... The San Francisco Municipal Railway, or Muni as it is commonly known, is the public transit system for the city and county of San Francisco, California. ... MTA Long Island Bus (properly, the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority (MSBA)) is the name of the subdivision of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority that provides bus service throughout Nassau County and some stops along the western border of Suffolk County and the eastern border of Queens in New York... A DART Bus operating in downtown Dallas The Dallas Area Rapid Transit authority (or DART) is the transit agency in Dallas, Texas that operates buses, light rail (including an underground station), commuter rail, and HOV lanes in Dallas and 12 of its suburbs. ... The New York City Transit Authority (also known as NYCTA, Transit, NYCT for New York City Transit or simply the TA for Transit Authority) is a New York State authority that operates buses and subway trains in New York City. ... New Flyer Industries is a leading bus manufacturer in North America, headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ...


Typical floor heights

To put things into perspective, here are some typical floor height for public transport vehicles, old and new:

  • Ultra Low Floor tram - 180 mm
  • Low-floor tram - 300mm to 350 mm
  • High-floor tram - more than 600 mm
  • Train - 800 mm to 1200 mm (even 51 in or 1351 mm in the case of standard North American passenger cars.)
  • Platform Heights

The Ultra Low Floor tram (ULF) is a low floor tram currently operating only in Vienna, Austria. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Restored passenger cars on display at the Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, WI. A passenger car is a piece of railroad rolling stock that is designed to carry passengers. ... // These two measures are from the top of the rail. ...

List of low-floor vehicles

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Low-floor buses

A Gillig Low Floor bus, popularly known as the "Advantage"
A Gillig Low Floor bus, popularly known as the "Advantage"
  • Gillig
    • "Advantage" Low Floor
    • Hybrid Low Floor
    • "Extreme" BRT
  • Heuliez
    • GX117/GX217/GX317/GX417
    • GX127/GX227/GX337
  • Hino Motors
    • "Blue Ribbon City" HU2PM/HU8J (Hybrid)
    • "Rainbow HR"
    • "Poncho HX"
  • Hungarobusz H63/H63S
  • Hyundai Motors
    • New Aero City low-floor
    • Super New Aero City low-floor
  • Ikarbus
    • IK-112N
    • IK-218N
  • Ikarus
    • 290 (airport bus)
    • 411, 412, 417
    • 481, 489
    • E91, E94, E94F, E99
  • Irisbus Citelis
  • Isuzu
    • Cubic LV832
    • Erga LV834/LV280/LV234
    • Erga Mio LR233/LR234
  • Iveco CityClass
  • Jelcz
    • M125M VECTO
    • M121I (60% low floor)
    • M181M/1 TANTUS (articulated 60% low floor)
  • Kravtex
    • Credo BN 12
    • Credo BN 18
  • MAN
    • NM/NL/NG/ND xx1
    • NM/NL/NG/ND xx2
    • Lion's City (NM/NL/NG/ND xx3)
  • MAZ
    • 103, 107
    • 203
  • Mercedes-Benz
    • O405N / O405GN
    • Citaro
    • Cito
  • Mitsubishi Fuso
  • Neoplan
    • N814 (the first low-floor bus, 1976), N816
    • N409
    • N4007/4009/4010/4011/4013/4014/4015/4016/4018/4020/4021/4024/4026/4032
    • Transliner N316NF/N316LNF/N318NF/N318LNF
    • Centroliner
    • Regioliner
    • Apron
    • Airliner
  • Neoplan USA
A New Flyer D40LF bus in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
A New Flyer D40LF bus in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada.
  • New Flyer Industries
    • D30LF (diesel) / DE30LF (diesel-electric hybrid) / C30LF (CNG) / L30LF (LNG)
    • D35LF / DE35LF / C35LF / L35LF
    • D40LF / DE40LF / C40LF / L40LF / GE40LF (gasoline-electric hybrid) / DE40LF BRT (Bus Rapid Transit)
    • D60LF / DE60LF / DE60LF BRT
    • D40i / DE40i Invero
  • Nissan Diesel
    • Nissan Diesel Space Runner RA
  • North American Bus Industries
    • 35-LFW
    • 40-LFW
    • 60-LFW / 60-BRT (Bus Rapid Transit)
    • Excel
    • Solo
  • Nova Bus LFS
The Orion VII is a low floor model, built for use with diesel, and alternative fuels, hybrid, and CNG (shown).
The Orion VII is a low floor model, built for use with diesel, and alternative fuels, hybrid, and CNG (shown).
An Orion VII bus operating in San Francisco
An Orion VII bus operating in San Francisco
An Orion VII 32-footer bus operating on its first day of service in San Francisco.
An Orion VII 32-footer bus operating on its first day of service in San Francisco.

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Low-floor trolleybuses

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Low-floor trams

100% low-floor tram by CroTram in Zagreb, Croatia

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Low-floor trains


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Low floor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (684 words)
The low floor may extend over the complete length of the vehicle, or some parts may be higher with ramps or steps inside the passenger compartment to allow for under-floor components.
In buses and trolleybuses, low floors can be complemented by a hydraulic 'kneeling device', which can be used when the bus is not in motion, tilting it to one side and thus lowering it even further towards the surface level of the road, often low enough to match the height of a normal Curb.
The Orion VII is a low floor model, built for use with diesel, and alternative fuels, hybrid, and CNG (shown).
Ultra Low Floor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (245 words)
An ultra low floor tram (ULF) in Vienna, Austria (July 2003)
The Ultra Low Floor tram (ULF) is a low floor tram currently operating only in Vienna, Austria.
In contrast to regular low floor trams, the floor in the interior of ULF is low enough to be at the same height as a sidewalk (about 18 cm above the road surface), which makes access to trams particularly easy for passengers in wheelchairs or with perambulators.
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