Depending on the number of powered bogies, the length and weight, they will reach top speeds between 120 and 200 km/h (75 and 124 mph) (typically 160 km/h or 99 mph).

Each bogie usually has a continuous power rating of 1,000 kW (1,300 hp) giving a typical four-section train 2,000 kW (2,700 hp) total power output as well as maximum power output of 2,600 kW (3,500 hp) over a short time. On the two-section trains, only one bogie is powered, while on longer versions it is possible to have a third powered bogie in the middle, found on the trains for Vy in Norway and for PKP Intercity in Poland. 'PowerPack' car of a diesel Flirt with open compartment of diesel-generatorĪll FLIRT variations use IGBT-based traction converters from ABB, which drive the TSA induction motors located in the two bogies at either end of the train. Automatic couplers of either Schwab type (on all Swiss units) or Scharfenberg type at both ends of the train allow up to four trains to be connected. The floor height at the entrances can be chosen by the operator, providing level boarding at most stations. It has Jacobs bogies shared between the individual coaches, with wide walk-through gangways. The trains can have two to six sections and electric variants are available for all commonly used power supply systems (AC and DC) as well as standard and broad gauge.

The FLIRT is a new generation of multiple units, even though it has a striking resemblance with GTW vehicles. Īside from being electric ( EMU), the FLIRT is available in a diesel-electric version ( DEMU), and recently also as an electro-diesel multiple unit first ordered by the Aosta Valley region in Italy ( BTR.813), and then by Greater Anglia as the British Rail Class 755, Norske Tog, and Wales & Borders ('tri-mode' version: diesel/overhead electric/battery). As of October 2021, more than 2500 units have been sold. The trains quickly became a success and were ordered by operators in Algeria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, and, most recently (2018), Canada. The FLIRT train was originally developed for the Swiss Federal Railways and was first delivered in 2004.

Standard floor height is 57 cm ( 22 + 7⁄ 16 in), but 78 cm ( 30 + 11⁄ 16 in) high floors are also available for platform heights of 76 cm ( 29 + 15⁄ 16 in). The baseline design of FLIRT is an electric multiple unit articulated trainset that can come in units of two to twelve cars with two to six motorized axles. Stadler FLIRT (Fast Light Intercity and Regional Train German: Flinker Leichter Intercity- und Regional-Triebzug) is a passenger multiple unit trainset made by Stadler Rail of Switzerland.

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