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Bombardier CR4000

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by ALSTOM Transportation Germany· from 2000· type of rolling stock used on Tramlink

🚋 tram / light rail electric ✓ in service

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Croydon Tramlink Addiscombe Road: Mjobling at English Wikipedia· Public domain
2. Au Morandarte Flickr Tramlink 2530 (2), 2551, East Croydon (9589971448): Au Morandarte from Chiswick/Romford, London, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
3. 2530 Therapia Lane 3 - 16236409977: train_photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
4. Croydon tram 2530 on Wellesley Road: srfurley· Public domain
5. Tramlink 2531 on Route 1, East Croydon (16417705185): Aubrey Morandarte from Guildford or Coventry, England· CC BY-SA 2.0
6. 2531 Croydon Tramlink - Waddon Marsh - 17177490077: train_photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. 2531 Croydon Tramlink - Waddon Marsh - 17384586721: train_photos· CC BY-SA 2.0
8. 17.06.24 Lebanon Road 2532 (53797471877): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
9. 455837 at Beckenham Junction 9th July 2013: The Basingstoker· CC BY-SA 2.0
10. Morden Hall tram: sludgegulper· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Bombardier CR4000 is a 76% low floor model of the Bombardier Flexity Swift trams operated by Tramlink in London. They are based on and very similar in appearance to the K4000 used on the low-platform routes of the Cologne Stadtbahn network. Built between 1998 and 2000, the trams entered service in the spring of 2000.

who runs it

London Trams

base stats

speed 80 km/htop speed
power 480 kWpower output
weight 36.3 tin working order
seats 138passengers
built 24made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 26 years ago, in 2000.
480 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
30.1 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
Seats 138: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
Still in service after 26 years.

tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.

spec sheet

built: 2000
in service from: 2000
status: in service
number built: 24
kind: tram / light rail
traction: electric
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: ALSTOM Transportation Germany
operators: London Trams
top speed: 80 km/h
power: 480 kW
electric system: overhead catenary
wheel arrangement: Bo′+2′+Bo′
length: 30.1 m
weight: 36.3 t
capacity: 138 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

family

Sources: Wikidata Q5013810, Wikipedia: Bombardier CR4000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.