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- 1. Ostrava, Tatra T1 (4) cropped: original photo taken by Petr Dadák , cropped by Buka· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The T1 was one of the first tramcars based on the American Presidents' Conference Committee concept, produced by Czechoslovak company ČKD Tatra. 287 multiple T1 units were built between 1952 and 1958. Most of them were used in Czechoslovakia, but 22 were shipped abroad: 2 to Warsaw and the remaining 20 to Rostov-on-Don.
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 74 years ago, in 1952.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 14.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 35 years (1952–1987).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1952
- in service from
- 1952
- retired
- 1987
- status
- retired
- number built
- 287
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- builders
- ČKD
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 40 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC
- length
- 14.5 m
- weight
- 16.6 t
- capacity
- 95 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q132468, Wikipedia: Tatra T1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.