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Ansaldo–Firema T68 & T68a
Bombardier M5000
 

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 Firema T68 & T68aBombardier M5000
Track Gauge1.435 metre1.435 metre
Length of Tram29.84m over fixed couplers, T68
29m over body, modified T68
29m over body T68a
28.4m over body
Width of Tram2.57m over body shell
2.65m at door sills
2.65m over body
Entrance height
above rail level
915mm 955mm empty vehicle with new wheels
899 mm loaded vehicle worn wheels
Floor height915mm above rail level throughout980mm above rail level
Wheel diameter740mm (new)660 mm (new) 580 (worn)
Height of Tram 3.36m over body
3.7m over retracted pantograph
3.67m
Contact Wire Height3.8m minimum — 7.01m maximum
Weight 45 tonnes empty
65 tonnes fully laden
39.7 tonnes empty
Doorways4 per side4 per side
Doorway width1.22m1.3m
Nominal platform gap75mm for phase one
40 mm for phase two
40 mm
Retractable stepabout 700mm above rail levelnone
Seating capacity82 plus 4 pull down seats52 plus 8 perch
Standing122 at 4 per square metre 146 at 4 per square metre
Nominal loading capacity200 with a crush–load of 250206
Centre bogie is unpowered and carries the articulation
Outer bogies are powered
each has two motors which are
105kW, separately–excited dc for T68
105kW, three–phase ac motors for T68a
120 kW, three–phase ac motors
Maximum speed (off-highway)80km/h (50mph)80km/h (50mph)
Maximum speed (street running)48km/h (30mph)48km/h (30mph)
Acceleration ↓see note ↓1.3m/s/smedium, (fully loaded) 1.08 m/s/s
Acceleration figures are from manufacturers data. T68 figure may be maximum acceleration when empty.
Braking (normal)1.3m/s/s1.03m/s/s
Braking (emergency)2.6m/s/s2.54m/s/s
Maximum gradient6.5%6.5%
Minimum curve radius25m25m
Voltage750V dc750V dc

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