The Bombardier T2000, or Tram 2000, is a

low-floor tram A low-floor tram is a tram that has no steps between one or more entrances and part or all of the passenger cabin. The low-floor design improves the accessibility of the tram for the public, and also may provide larger windows and more airspace. ...

design developed for use on the Brussels tram system. The Brussels tram system has a fleet of 51 cars that were delivered from 1993 to 1995. They were the first low-floor designs used on the Brussels tram system. The cars are double ended cars with driver's cabin on both ends and separated from passengers. They were made to replace the previous PCC7000 trams. Made in

Mannheim Mannheim (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: or ), officially the University City of Mannheim (), is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, second-largest city in Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, the States of Ger ...

, Germany, they have a 100% low-floor design, which was later used on

Flexity Outlook The Bombardier Flexity Outlook is a series of low-floored trams of the Two-rooms-and-a-bath car, multi-articulated type, manufactured by Bombardier Transportation. Part of the larger Bombardier Flexity product line (many of which are not low-floo ...

vehicles ordered by

Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company The Brussels Intercommunal Transport Company ( or ; or ) is the local public transport operator in Brussels, Belgium. It is usually referred to in English by the double acronym STIB/MIVB, or by its French acronym, STIB. STIB/MIVB is respon ...

as the successor to the T2000. The T2000 is attributed to generating more vibrations affecting surrounding structures than other trams in the STIB/MIVB fleet.

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