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- 1. MF 01-1137, Gdańsk Brętowo, 2015-09-25 (Muri WG 2015-34): Jakub Murat (Muri)· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
Moderus Beta are trams resulting from the modernization of German Stadtbahnwagen M/N cars, produced by the company Modertrans Poznań. Between 2009 and 2015, a total of 65 of these trams were modernized, and they operate in Gdańsk and Elbląg. This was the first use of the name Moderus Beta to designate a tram model from Modertrans.
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
- Seats 226: 5 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
- 65
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- builders
- DÜWAG, Modertrans Poznań
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- —
- electric system
- 2 × 150 kW
- capacity
- 226 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q11784490, Wikipedia: Moderus Beta (modernized tram) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.