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- 1. KES tram 22: Severin Worm-Petersen· Public domain
what is it?
Class A (Norwegian: Type A) was a class of twenty-one trams and twelve trailers built by Allgemeine Elektrizitäts Gesellschaft (AEG) and P. Herbrand & Cie. for Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei (KES) for use on the Oslo Tramway of Norway. The units measured 6.4 by 2 meters (21 ft 0 in by 6 ft 7 in) and featured a wooden superstructure with an indoor cabin and open platform bays.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 21
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- AEG
- operators
- Kristiania Elektriske Sporvei
- top speed
- —
- power
- 24 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC overhead line
- length
- 6.4 m
- weight
- 6 t
- capacity
- 16 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17099608, Wikipedia: KES Class A (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.