FLEXX Bogies

Driving you into the future

Bogies
 Best in Class Technology for Every Need
In 43 countries all over the world more than 200,000
of our bogies are doing their operational duty safely
and reliably. Each day all of these bogies around
the globe run a distance equivalent to 260 times the
span between the earth and the moon.
With an annual production of 5,000 state-of-the-art
bogies Bombardier is the worldwide leader in bogies.
Our Portfolio
FLEXX is the name of the most comprehensive bogie
portfolio in the world. It covers the entire range of railway
vehicles from metros to high speed trains, from trams
to heavy haul locomotives. The FLEXX bogie portfolio
focusses on bogie designs with valuable benefits for
the operator: safety, reliability & robustness.
FLEXX bogies are service proven under a variety of
challenging operational conditions: Scandinavian winters
North of the Arctic Circle, desert sand storms in Saudi
Arabia or altitudes higher than 5,000 m in China.
S – FLEXX Urban
S – FLEXX Urban for Trams and Light Rail Vehicles
Innovative tram bogies enable low floor vehicle solutions to
be configured providing convenience for the urban traveller
by easy boarding. Particular focus is given to maintenance
aspects such as wheel life maximisation and minimizing
the environmental impact with low levels of noise emission
and vibration.
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Our Expertise
The extensive experience gained in developing and
producing rail vehicles for more than 160 years has made
us internationally renowned for the quality, innovation and
performance of our bogies. Over the past two decades 21
companies experienced in bogie design and manufacture
merged into today’s Bombardier Bogie organisation.
During the last years the product range was continuously
consolidated which culminated in the creation of the
FLEXX bogie portfolio.
This outstanding portfolio will be strengthened further
by the ongoing innovative developments of Bombardier’s
200 specialist bogie development and design engineers.
A dedicated bogie service network supports the operation
of the FLEXX fleet throughout its lifetime by testing,
overhaul, repair and refurbishment.
M – FLEXX Metro
M – FLEXX Metro for Metro and
Mass Transit Applications
More than 20,000 FLEXX Metro Bogies are currently in
service worldwide, for which reliability and robustness are key
features of their designs. Reliability is ensured by simplicity
of the design and use of proven technology. For challenging
networks special bogie frame technologies incorporating
articulating frames create a high level of operational safety.
 Segment and Features Family Names References
S-segment FLEXX Urban FLEXX Urban 1000 Brussels, Valencia, Geneva, Eskisehir ...
FLEXX Urban 2000 Dresden, Krakow, Frankfurt, Adelaïde ...
FLEXX Urban 2500 Cologne, Stockholm, Porto, Minneapolis ...
M-segment FLEXX Metro FLEXX Metro 1000 Berlin, London, New York, Chicago ...
FLEXX Metro 2000 Bucharest, Caracas, Istanbul, Prague ...
FLEXX Metro 3000 Delhi, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen ...
Autorail Grande Capacité, Francilien (France),
FLEXX Compact
BOMBARDIER* TALENT* (Germany, Austria, Norway ... )
FLEXX Eco BOMBARDIER* ELECTROSTAR* and TURBOSTAR* trains (Great Britain) ...
FLEXX Fit ICE 1** (Germany) , IC, MD523 (Saudi Arabia, Poland ...)
FLEXX Load Double-deck (Germany, Israel, Luxemburg ... )
FLEXX Link BOMBARDIER* REGINA* (Sweden, Germany, China)
FLEXX Speed ICE 3** (Germany, Netherlands) , BOMBARDIER* ZEFIRO*
L-segment FLEXX Power 120 Blue Tiger, IORE locomotives
FLEXX Power FLEXX Power 140 BOMBARDIER* TRAXX* cargo locomotives
FLEXX Power 200 BOMBARDIER TRAXX passenger locomotives
FLEXX Power 250 North America ALP 46 locomotives
FLEXX Power 350 AVE S-102** power heads
Optional features FLEXX Tronic Mechatronic Active Steering Technology
FLEXX Guide Bogie Condition Monitoring
FLEXX Track Track Condition Monitoring

M – FLEXX Compact, FLEXX Eco, FLEXX Fit,

FLEXX Load, FLEXX Link and FLEXX Speed L – FLEXX Power

M – FLEXX Bogies for Regional, L – FLEXX Power for Locomotives

Long Distance and High Speed Trains These are the power packs of the trains. The bogies
These applications span a wide variety of requirements. have to be as robust and reliable as the locomotive that they
• FLEXX Compact: optimum comfort and easy boarding support. Special attention is given to the structural integrity
through low floor applications are a priority for of the bogie frames and the most effective transmission of the
regional applications locomotive’s tractive forces to the rails. A range of appropriate
• FLEXX Eco: lowest unsprung mass for minimum drive systems are configurable for various service speeds.
track and wheel damage In particular for high speed locomotives the innovative
• FLEXX Fit, FLEXX Load: bogies for various speed integration of the drive units within the bogie is a prerequisite
and axle loads specifically designed for trailer coaches for successful operation.
• FLEXX Link: superior ride quality and running stability
for long distance trains
• FLEXX Speed: comfort and safety at very high speeds.

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