What makes a tram ride comfortable? Look underneath
Ramps, narrow aisles and constant vibration… Most of those pain points originate from the bogie!
Meet our new #Flexx Urban frameless bogie for trams: ✅ 100% flat and low floor: no ramps, no steps ✅ Aisles up to 95 cm wide: widest on the market ✅ 66 cm of legroom between facing seats ✅ 50% less unsprung mass, for reduced vibrations and quieter streets outside
One innovation with several benefits including: better accessibility, smoother passenger flow, and quieter cities.
Watch the video below to learn more about the engineering behind the Flexx Urban bogie and its impact on passenger experience.
Why this matters for talent
A new tram bogie is a product launch, but it says something about where rail engineering is going: accessibility and passenger experience are driving hardware design. Mechanical and vehicle dynamics engineers are the core of that work. Alstom has more than 100 open roles on the board. The performance figures are the company's own, and passenger rail engineers should still find this worth a look.
Read the original LinkedIn post. Curated by Larry Sherwood Jr. from company announcements; analysis above is my own.