| Stadler FLIRT | |
|---|---|
 RABe 522 of the Swiss Federal Railways at Basel SBB | |
| Manufacturer | Stadler Rail |
| Constructed | 2004–present |
| Number built | Over 2,500 sold (as of October 2021)[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Train length | 42–106 m (137 ft 10 in – 347 ft 9 in) |
| Width | 2,720 mm (8 ft 11 in) (UK) 2.82–2.88 m (9 ft 3 in – 9 ft 5 in) 3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in) (NSB) 3,480 mm (11 ft 5 in) (FLIRT G) |
| Height | 4,185 mm (13 ft 8.8 in) 4,120 mm (13 ft 6 in) (FLIRT 3) |
| Maximum speed | 200 km/h (125 mph) |
| Weight | 76–206 t (75–203 long tons; 84–227 short tons) |
| Power output | 1,300–4,500 kW (1,700–6,000 hp) |
| Acceleration | 0.8–1.3 m/s2 (1.8–2.9 mph/s) |
| UIC classification | Bo′2′2′2′Bo' |
| AAR wheel arrangement | B-2-2-2-B (four-section train) |
| Track gauge | |
Stadler FLIRT (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train;[2] German: Flinker Leichter Intercity- und Regional-Triebzug) is a passenger multiple unit trainset made by Stadler Rail of Switzerland. The baseline design of FLIRT is an electric multiple unit articulated trainset that can come in units of two to twelve cars with two to six motorized axles. The maximum speed is 200 km/h (125 mph). Standard floor height is 57 cm (22+7⁄16 in), but 78 cm (30+11⁄16 in) high floors are also available for platform heights of 76 cm (29+15⁄16 in).
The FLIRT train was originally developed for the Swiss Federal Railways and was first delivered in 2004. The trains quickly became a success and were ordered by operators[3] in Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Canada, the Czech Republic,[4] Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[5] As of October 2021, more than 2500 units have been sold.[6]
Aside from being electric (EMU), the FLIRT is available in diesel-electric (DEMU), battery-electric, bi-mode EDMU, tri-mode diesel/overhead electric/battery, and more recently hydrogen fuel cell versions. Bi-mode models were first ordered by Italy's Aosta Valley region as (BTR.813),[7][8][9][10] then by Greater Anglia as the British Rail Class 755,[11][12][13] and Norske Tog.[14] Tri-mode versions were first ordered by Wales & Borders.[15] Hydrogen fuel-cell versions were first ordered by Arrow in San Bernardino County, California, USA.
- ^ Stadler wins tender for up to 510 FLIRT trains for Switzerland, stadlerrail.com, 5 October 2021
- ^ "Produktdetail - Stadler". Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Home – Stadler".
- ^ "Vlaky Leo Express budou černo-zlaté a vyjdou o třetinu levněji než pendolino" (in Czech). 11 December 2010.
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- ^ "Italian region orders bi-mode Stadler Flirts". 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). wwwstadlerrailcom-live-01e96f7.s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "[UK] New images of the Stadler FLIRT UK interior and exterior". Railcolor News. 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Innotrans: Stadler presenta alla Regione Val d'Aosta il modello del BMU". 26 September 2016.
- ^ "New trains as Abellio scoops East Anglia franchise". railmagazine.com. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Abellio confirms deal with Stadler and Rock Rail for new trains | Abellio". abellio.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ "Stadler signs largest UK order with Abellio East Anglia and Rock Rail". Stadler Rail. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
- ^ railcolornews.com/2019/02/06/no-expert-25-flirts-for-norske-tog-bimodal-units-included-update-edit/
"[NO / Expert] +25 FLIRTs for Norske Tog – bimodal units included [update/edit]"
Written by Ferry Lissenberg on 6 February 2019 - ^ "[UK] Official: Stadler is preferred bidder to supply 71 trains for Wales & Borders (video)". 13 August 2018.