FLIRT 1

FLIRT stands for "Fast Light Innovative Regional Train" and is produced by the Swiss railway manufacturer Stadler Flirt for suburban and regional transport.

The low-floor multiple units have high acceleration and good braking power despite their low mass.

A yellow and white eurobahn train can be seen entering a station head-on. The train is on the right of the picture, passengers are waiting on the platform on the left for the arriving train.

Key data

Seats181-273
Drive power2600 kW
Maximum speed160 km/h
Total mass (unladen)105,2 - 144,8 t
Length over coupling58166 - 90378 mm
Width2880 mm
Track width1435 mm

Features

  • Three-, four- and five-car electric multiple unit with Jacob's bogies
  • Multiple traction with up to 4 multiple units
  • Extremely smooth running
  • Air-conditioned interior
  • Low floor throughout, i.e. no steps in the train (except for the areas behind the engine room in carriage ends A and B)
  • 4 multi-purpose compartments for wheelchairs, pushchairs and bicycles, including 2 large ones with barrier-free access to the WC
  • 2 barrier-free toilets
  • Video surveillance in the vehicle
  • Modern ticket machine (except RE 3 and RE 13)
  • Power sockets in 1st class and partly also in 2nd class