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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Praha, mazací tramvaj (019): Jan Polák· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Tram 5572 in Prague (1): ubahnverleih· CC0
- 3. Tram 5572 in Prague (2): ubahnverleih· CC0
- 4. Tram 5572 in Prague (3): ubahnverleih· CC0
- 5. DOD vozovna Motol, nákladní tramvaj 5572, nákladový prostor: ŠJů ( cs:ŠJů )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. DOD vozovna Motol, nákladní tramvaj 5572, zadní část: ŠJů ( cs:ŠJů )· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Mazačka v myčce: Valusekek11· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. Praha - Tatra T3M 5572: Photographs by Radosław Drożdżewski (User:Zwiadowca21)· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. Praha, DOD 2006 Hostivař, tramvaj 5572 (služební): I would appreciate being notified if you use my work outside Wikimedia. More of my work can be found in my personal gallery .· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 10. Praha, mazací tramvaj (038): Jan Polák· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
Lubricating tram 5572 (Czech: mazací tramvaj 5572), also called mazačka, originally designated Tram 6498, is a working tram from the Czech Republic based on the Tatra T3. It has been used to lubricate the rails in the Prague tram network since 2015. The car was manufactured in 1965 as a Tatra T3, registered with the number 6948.
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.
fun facts
- First built 61 years ago, in 1965.
- 14 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1965
- in service from
- 1965
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- builders
- ČKD, ČKD Tatra
- designer
- František Kardaus
- top speed
- 65 km/h
- power
- 44 kW
- length
- 14 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q21402678, Wikipedia: Lubricating tram 5572 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.