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what is it?
The Tatra K5 (officially the K5AR), nicknamed "Cairos", were bidirectional two-section trams manufactured by ČKD Tatra in the early 1970s. This type was derived from the uni–directional Tatra K2 variant. The K5s were supplied exclusively to the Cairo tram network, in a quantity of 200 trams.
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.
fun facts
- First built 56 years ago, in 1970.
- Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 21.6 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1970–1973
- number built
- 200
- kind
- Electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czechoslovakia
- builders
- ČKD
- operators
- Cairo Transportation Authority
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 178 kW
- gauge
- 1,000 mm metre gauge
- length
- 21.6 m
- weight
- 22.2 t
- capacity
- 92 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1757038, Wikipedia: Tatra K5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.