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#2137· ATM tramtype 1500

ATM Class 1500

🇮🇹 Italy ·built by Breda· from 1927· tram vehicle used in Milan

ATM Class 1500, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Giorgio Stagni· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The ATM Class 1500, also known as type 1928, is a series of tram vehicles used by the ATM on the Milan urban tramway network.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 42 km/htop speed
  • power 84 kWpower output
  • weight 14.8 tin working order
  • seats 101passengers
  • built 502made in total

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.

fun facts

  • First built 99 years ago, in 1927.
  • Weighs about as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 13.9 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 101: 2 full city buses (~50 seats each).

tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.

spec sheet

built
1927–1930
number built
502
kind
tram / light rail
traction
electric
origin
🇮🇹 Italy
builders
Breda, Officine Meccaniche, Reggiane, Carminati & Toselli, Officine Elettro-Ferroviarie Tallero, Officine Meccaniche Lodigiane
operators
Azienda Trasporti Milanesi
top speed
42 km/h
power
84 kW
gauge
1,445 mm broad gauge
length
13.9 m
weight
14.8 t
capacity
101 passengers
Dutch name
ATM tramtype 1500

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

family

Sources: Wikidata Q3997315, Wikipedia: ATM Class 1500 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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