10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Tram SL79-I TRS 060616 051: Trond Strandsberg· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. SL79II-131 v Ovre Slottsgate: Taara001· CC BY 4.0
- 3. Holbergs plass with SL79: MeRyan· CC BY 2.0
- 4. Jar with SL79 and T1300: Rolf Thoresen· CC BY-SA 3.0 no
- 5. Pink SL79: Rolf Thoresen· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. SL79 108 På Rådhusplassen-1: Tarjei S. Arntsen· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. SL79 129 at Frognerparken: Hans-Petter Lyshaug· CC BY-SA 3.0 no
- 8. SL79 139 Inkognitogata: Rolf Thoresen· CC BY-SA 3.0 no
- 9. SL79 and SL95 in Storgata: Rolf Thoresen· CC BY-SA 3.0 no
- 10. SL79 nro 105 Grefsenissä: Kaakkuri86· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
SL79 is a class of 40 articulated trams operated by the Oslo Tramway of Norway. The trams were a variation of the Duewag trams that had been developed by the German manufacturer since the 1950s. The six-axle vehicles are unidirectional with four doors on the right side.
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 44 years ago, in 1982.
- 434 kW is about 5 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 22.4 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 137: 3 full city buses (~50 seats each).
- Served for 43 years (1982–2025).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1982
- in service from
- 1982
- retired
- 2025
- status
- retired
- number built
- 40
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- DÜWAG, ABB Group
- operators
- Sporveien Trikken
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 434 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- overhead catenary
- wheel arrangement
- B′(2)′B′
- length
- 22.4 m
- weight
- 32.8 t
- capacity
- 137 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3441031, Wikipedia: SL79 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.