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Flexity 2 (Blackpool)
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by ALSTOM Transportation Germany· from 2012· type of Flexity 2 family of trams or light-rail vehicles
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Flexity 2 (Blackpool) tram at Tower tram stop: Chris Wharton· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Flexity 2 Tram No. 011 at Burlington Road West tram stop (4): Chris Wharton· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Flexity 2 Tram No. 014 at Burlington Road West tram stop (1): Chris Wharton· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Blackpool Transport 001 (9124470029): Alan Sansbury from Liverpool, England· CC BY 2.0
- 5. Vehicles in the United Kingdom 318: Steven's Transport Photos· CC BY 2.0
- 6. Vehicles in the United Kingdom 336: Steven's Transport Photos· CC BY 2.0
- 7. Vehicles in the United Kingdom 338: Steven's Transport Photos· CC BY 2.0
- 8. 11.07.24 Blackpool North Station 002 and 008 (53851222067): Phil Richards from London, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 9. FLEXITY 2 for Blackpool, UK at InnoTrans 2012: Tegeler from Berlin, Deutschland· CC BY 2.0
- 10. Blackpool Transport 002 (Alderman E.E. Wynne) (9125326011): Alan Sansbury from Liverpool, England· CC BY 2.0
what is it?
In 2012, Blackpool Council ordered 16 Bombardier Flexity 2 trams for the Blackpool Tramway, becoming the worldwide launch customer for Bombardier Transportation's new design. The modern 100% low-floor trams replaced the Blackpool Tramway's tourist-focused and high maintenance heritage fleet, some of which have been retained with modifications for use as a supplementary fleet alongside the Flexity 2 trams and some for tourist services on the promenade. Blackpool's Flexity 2 trams are intended to be suitable for daily commuters and to provide a service competitive with other modes of transport and comply with legislation on accessibility for disabled users.
who runs it
base stats
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 14 years ago, in 2012.
- 480 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 7 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 32.2 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 148: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 2012
- in service from
- 2012
- status
- in service
- number built
- 18
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- ALSTOM Transportation Germany
- operators
- Blackpool Transport
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- 480 kW
- electric system
- overhead catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′+2′+Bo′
- length
- 32.2 m
- weight
- 40.9 t
- capacity
- 148 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q5459015, Wikipedia: Flexity 2 (Blackpool) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.