what is it?
The Tatra T5A5 was an experimental tramcar developed in 1972 by ČKD Tatra in Prague.
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
- 14.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 135: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- number built
- 1
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- builders
- ČKD
- top speed
- 65 km/h
- power
- 40 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC
- length
- 14.3 m
- capacity
- 135 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1509193, Wikipedia: Tatra T5A5 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.