The Little Dancer is a low-floor tram

Low-floor tram

A low-floor tram is a tram that has no stair 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....

 brand built by Alna Sharyo, a Japanese manufacturer of trams and light rail vehicle

Light rail

Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...

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Overview

"Little Dancer" was named by two means. One of the means is to aim lively and cute image. And another mean is a Japanese word "dansa". "dansa" in Japanese means "bump" or "step". So, "Little Dancer" is lively and cute and little bump tram.

Little Dancer series adopt axle

Axle

An axle is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or fixed to its surroundings, with the wheels rotating around the axle. In the former case, bearings or bushings are provided at the mounting points where the axle...

s for all wheels. So, user, that is accustomed to maintenance old trams is easy to maintenance these new tram.

Type S

Type S series adopt short body and close the bogies each end.
: Iyo Railway

Iyo Railway

The is a transportation company in Matsuyama, Japan. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The private company operates railway, tram, and bus lines, and is a core company of Iyotetsu Group, which also operates other business such as department stores and travel agencies.-History:The...

 - 2100 series. (10 sets) : Railway Technical Research Institute

Railway Technical Research Institute

, or , is the technical research company under the Japan Railways group of companies.- Overview :RTRI was established in its current form in 1986 just before Japanese National Railways was privatised and split into separate JR group companies. RTRI conducts research about everything related to...

 - LH02 (Test car.) (1 set)

Type L

Type L series adopt to articulate 3 cut long body. (All 3 articurations have the bogies.)
: Tosa Electric Railway

Tosa Electric Railway

The is a transportation company in Kōchi City, Japan. The private company operates tram and bus lines. It also operates as the agency of All Nippon Airways in Kōchi Prefecture....

 - 100 series. (1 set)

Type A

Type A series adopt 3 or 5 articulation bodies. (Some of articulations have no bogies and be floating.)
: Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau

Kagoshima City Transportation Bureau

The is a public transportation authority of Kagoshima City, Japan. The bureau operates trams and bus lines. From April 1, 2005, together with Nangoku Kōtsū and JR Kyūshū Bus, the bureau introduced RapiCa, a smart card ticketing system....

 - 1000 series (9 sets) and 7000 series (4 sets).

Type U

Type S,L,A series weren't 100% low floor, because the motors attached the bogies. U series devises to position the motor. So, U series are 100% low floor. "U" is a initial of "Ultimate".
: Nagasaki Electric Tramway

Nagasaki Electric Tramway

The is a private tram system in Nagasaki, Japan. Beginning on March 20, 2008, its lines accept Nagasaki Smart Card, a smart card ticketing system....

 - 3000 series (3 sets) and 5000 series (3 sets) : Toyohashi Railroad

Toyohashi Railroad

The is a private railroad company in Japan, and a subsidiary of the Meitetsu Group. The company or its lines are commonly known as . The company operates the Atsumi Line train service on Atsumi Peninsula in Aichi Prefecture and a tram system in Toyohashi City, and has subsidiary operations...

 - T1000 series (1 set) : Toyama Chihō Railway

Toyama Chiho Railway

thumb|Type 9000 tramcar "Centram"The is a transportation company in Toyama, Toyama, Japan. The company is commonly known as . The private company operates railway, tram, and bus lines in the eastern part of the prefecture. It also operates as the agency of All Nippon Airways in Toyama area. The...

 - T100 series (1 set)

Type C

"C" is a initial of "Combination".
: Hakodate Transportation Bureau

Hakodate Transportation Bureau

The is a public transportation authority of Hakodate, Japan. The bureau only operates tram lines. It once operated bus lines as well, but went out from the division later in 2003....

 - 9600 series (2 sets)

See also

In Japan, the three brand compete with Little Dancer.

• Bombardier, ADtranz low floor tram
  ADtranz low floor tram
  The ADtranz low floor tram was introduced in the 1990s as the world's first tram with a completely low floor. This tram was developed by MAN for the Bremen urban transport system. The prototype, tram number 3801, was first publicly introduced on 9 February 1990. From 1991 to 1993, it was tested in...
  
   - Niigata Transys has been licensed to make it.
• Siemens, Combino
  Combino
  The Combino is a low floor tram produced by Siemens Transportation Systems . The first prototype was produced in 1996 at the Duewag works in Düsseldorf; the trams are currently made in Krefeld-Uerdingen. Because of its modular design using standardised components, and the resulting reduced costs,...
  
   - Hiroshima Electric Railway
  Hiroshima Electric Railway
  is a Japanese transportation company established on June 18, 1910, that operates streetcars and buses in and around Hiroshima Prefecture. It is known as for short....
  
  , Japanese biggest tram company used to use this tram.
• JTRAM - This tram was developed in Japan, too. Hiroshima uses this tram, now.