Flexity Freedom

Flexity Freedom

Manufacturer	Bombardier Transportation
Built at	Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Family name	Flexity
Entered service	expected 2017
Number under construction	196 ordered (182+14)
Capacity	56 (seats) 130 (standees) 4 (accessible spaces) 251 (total capacity)
Specifications
Car length	30.8 m (101 ft 1 in)
Width	2.65 m (8 ft 8 in)
Height	3.6 m (11 ft 10 in)
Doors	8-12 (4-6 on each side)
Articulated sections	5
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Electric system(s)	750 V DC Overhead trolley wire
Current collection method	Pantograph
Minimum turning radius	25 metres (82.02 ft)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in) standard gauge

The Flexity Freedom is a low-floor, articulated light rail vehicle developed by Bombardier Transportation for the North American market. It is marketed as part of its Flexity family which includes other models of trams (streetcars) and light metro vehicles. They are produced in facilities in Thunder Bay and Kingston, Ontario, which once produced under the names of Canada Car and Foundry (CC&F) and Urban Transportation Development Corporation (UTDC), respectively.

The Flexity Freedom is to be used on the Ion rapid transit in Waterloo, Line 5 Eglinton in Toronto, and the Valley Line in Edmonton; it is also being considered for future Canadian light rail systems, including the B-Line in Hamilton.

Being entirely low-floor, these vehicles directly compete with the Flexity Swift, Siemens S70, CAF Urbos, and Kinki Sharyo LRVs. However, as they are designed for light rail rather than streetcar applications, they also compete against, to a lesser extent, low-floor streetcars from Skoda/Inekon and Brookville Equipment Corporation, among others.