Tatra T2

what is it?

T2 is the name of a tramcar, produced by Tatra. The tramcar was produced between 1955 and 1962, and a total of 771 cars were produced. The very first T2 prototypes were tested as number 6001 and 6002 in Prague in 1955.

who runs it

Prague Public Transit CompanyDopravní podnik města BrnaMMMoskovskiy metropolitenDPDopravní podnik OstravaDPDopravní podnik města OlomouceDPDopravní podnik města Ústí nad LabemKyivpastransDPDopravný podnik BratislavaDopravní podnik měst Liberce a Jablonce nad NisouPlzeňské městské dopravní podnikyDopravný podnik mesta Košice

base stats

• speed 65 km/htop speed
• power 40 kWpower output
• weight 17.3 tin working order
• seats 100passengers
• built 771made 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 71 years ago, in 1955.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏14 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 100: 2 full city buses (~50 seats each).
• 🧓Still in service after 71 years.

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

spec sheet

built

1955

in service from

1955

status

in service

number built

771

kind

tram / light rail

traction

electric

origin

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

builders

ČKD

operators

Prague Public Transit Company, Dopravní podnik města Brna, Moskovskiy metropoliten, Dopravní podnik Ostrava, Dopravní podnik města Olomouce, Dopravní podnik města Ústí nad Labem, Kyivpastrans, Dopravný podnik Bratislava, Dopravní podnik měst Liberce a Jablonce nad Nisou, Plzeňské městské dopravní podniky, Dopravný podnik mesta Košice

top speed

65 km/h

power

40 kW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

600 V DC

length

14 m

weight

17.3 t

capacity

100 passengers

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