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The Citadis is a Low-floor Tram built by Alstom in La Rochelle , France , currently in use around the world, in (among others), the Paris region, Lyon , Montpellier , Bordeaux , Orléans , Rotterdam , Dublin ''(see Luas )'', Melbourne ''(see Trams In Melbourne )'', and Katowice / Metropolian Katowice ''(see Silesian Interurbans )''. , France on a section of Grassed Track ]] The Citadis family includes both partially low-floor and 100% low-floor trams, in versions with three, five, and seven sections. The 70% low-floor Regio-Citadis variant allows for Tram-train operation, in which trams run also on mainline railway tracks; it is used in the German city Kassel , and has just been delivered for The Hague . The Citadis family comprises:
Like most trams, Citadis vehicles are usually powered by overhead electric wires, but Bordeaux uses Ground-level Power Supply , with which they are powered by a Third Rail even in the city centre, where the tracks are not always segregated from pedestrians and cars. Safety is ensured by placing the third rail between the other two, and dividing it into eight- Metre sections, each of which is only powered while it is completely covered by a tram. There is therefore no risk of a person or animal coming into contact with a live rail. In outer areas, the trams switch to conventional overhead wires. ''See this LRTA report for more information.'' Major competitors to the Citadis include Bombardier Transportation 's Flexity family ( Outlook , Swift , Classic , and the Link tram-train), and Siemens Combino and Avanto trams. ORDERED CITADIS France In France, the Citadis is close to a Monopoly market becuase all new trams in France are low floored and almost all of them are Citadis Tram s from Alstom .
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