Bombardier Incentro AT6/5 explained

Bombardier Incentro AT6/5
Interiorimage:NET tram interior - 205 "Lord Byron".jpg
Interiorcaption:Interior of 205
Service:2004–present
Manufacturer:Bombardier Transportation
Factory:Derby Litchurch Lane Works
Family:Incentro
Yearconstruction:2002–2003
Refurbishment:2013, 2019
Numberbuilt:15
Numberservice:15
Fleetnumbers:201–215
Capacity:54/8 seats, 129 standing per tram
Operator:Nottingham Express Transit
Carbody:Stainless steel, GRP cladding side windows and door frames, aluminium roof
Carlength:33frac=8NaNfrac=8
Width:2.4frac=8NaNfrac=8
Height:3.35frac=8NaNfrac=8
Floorheight:352mm
Platformheight:317mm
Art-Sections:5
Wheeldiameter:660– (new–worn)
Wheelbase:1800mm
Weight:39.3t per tram
Maxspeed:80km/h
Traction Motors:8 × 45kW asynchronous
Poweroutput:360kW
Acceleration:1.2m/s2
Deceleration:
  • 1.4m/s2 (service)
  • 2.5m/s2 (emergency)
Electricsystem: overhead catenary
Collectionmethod:Pantograph
Uicclass:Bo′+2′+Bo′
Bogies:FLEXX Urban 1010[1]
Safety:CITYFLO 150
Notes:Sourced from [2] unless otherwise noted.

The Bombardier Incentro AT6/5 is a 100% low floor tram used by Nottingham Express Transit (NET) in Nottingham, England. It is a variant of Bombardier Transportation's Incentro design.

Incentro AT6/5

Bombardier Incentro trams were designed and built by ADtranz for the Tramway de Nantes in 2000–2001, and the AT6/5 is almost identical but 3.4 metres shorter. In 2000 ADtranz signed a package deal for the construction of the NET tramway and for the delivery of 15 trams but in 2001 before work began ADtranz was acquired by Bombardier Transportation, which carried out the construction and manufacturing work between 2002 and 2003.[3] The trams entered service on 9 March 2004 and run on 750 volts DC with a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). They are articulated in five sections, and are 33 metres long and 2.4 metres wide.[4]

Names

From a very early stage, the trams were named after famous local people.[5] Vinyl transfers carrying the names are on diagonally opposite corners of the exterior. Upon introduction they were also on the front (in direction of travel) right-hand side above the windows, in the same style as advertisements.

Refurbishment

In December 2012, NET announced that the fleet would be refurbished and receive a new livery and interior. The first to be refurbished was tram 215, which was released for passenger service on 8 March 2013. Trams 214, 213, 205, 202, 203 have since been refurbished.

The 22 new Alstom Citadis 302 trams, built for the tramway extensions are in the new livery. The refurbishment had been planned for a while, as the artist impressions of the new trams showed that their seating was the same as the seating in the refurbishment – the impressions were released in June 2012.

A further refurbishment of the Incentro trams began in 2019, with tram 203 being the first to be treated. The refurbished Incentro trams have had mechanical work undertaken as well as a new livery, to make the trams look more similar to the Citadis fleet.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Business Unit Bogies - Product Portfolio Presentation . . January 2018 . 19 November 2023 . PDF.
  2. Web site: Light Rail Transit System, Nottingham, UK . Bombardier Transportation . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306013811/http://www.flexity2.bombardier.com/pdf/en/Nottingham_LRV-1101-TTS-05-2006-en.pdf . 6 March 2012 . dead.
  3. Bombardier reveals the first of Nottingham's 15 trams Rail issue 442 21 August 2002 page 14
  4. Web site: Tour of NET Tram Depot . Nottingham Tram Consortium . 2005 . 27 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101101225610/http://www.thetram.net/about/depot.asp . 1 November 2010 . dead.
  5. Web site: Nottingham Express Transit . British Trams Online . 9 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909090313/http://www.britishtramsonline.co.uk/net.html . 9 September 2015 . live.
  6. News: Charity dinner tribute to Cycling Sid, inspiration for a generation. Nottingham Evening Post. 7 September 2013. 29 October 2013. Mr Standard, dubbed Cycling Sid, was honoured after his death with a Nottingham tram being named in his memory. https://web.archive.org/web/20140513011502/http://www.nottinghampost.com/Charity-dinner-tribute-Cycling-Sid-inspiration/story-19766594-detail/story.html. 13 May 2014. dead.
  7. News: £3.5 MILLION INVESTMENT TO FUTURE-PROOF NOTTINGHAM'S TRAM FLEET. 10 May 2019. Nottingham Express Transit. 11 May 2019.
  8. Upgrade for NET fleet The Railway Magazine issue 1419 June 2019 page 86

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