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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. TW 6016 Houten: Mauritsvink· Public domain
- 2. TW6000 Schaumburgstrasse Hanover Germany 02 blurred: ChristianSchd· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. TW6000 Mester utca 51A: HungaroRail· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. TW 6000 Lijn 11: Maurits90· CC0
- 5. TW6000 Den Haag: Maurits90· CC0
- 6. Hannover-uestra-stadtbahnlinie-17-gt8-667966: Kurt Rasmussen· Attribution
- 7. Betriebshof Leinhausen - panoramio: Ocean Star· CC BY 3.0
- 8. Ebenerdige Stadtbahn-Haltestelle Clevertor auf der Goethebrücke, Blick vom Leibnizufer zum Leine-Haus Goethestraße 18 20: Bernd Schwabe in Hannover· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 9. Großdruckerei Petersen Göttinger Chaussee 115 Hannover Ricklinger Stadtweg U-Bahn-Haltestelle Wallensteinstraße: Bernd Schwabe in Hannover· CC BY 3.0
- 10. Haltestelle Markthalle - panoramio (1): Bobanaut· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The TW 6000 is a type of articulated light rail vehicle used on the Hanover Stadtbahn system, manufactured by Duewag, Linke-Hofmann-Busch, AEG, Kiepe and Siemens. The vehicle can serve both high platforms and street-level stops; it has cabs at both ends, thus eliminating the need for turning loops. It was unique in Germany at the time for featuring thyristor chopper control and a contemporary design by Herbert Lindinger.
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
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 28.3 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 104: 2 full city buses (~50 seats each).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- —
- retired
- 2019
- status
- retired
- number built
- 260
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- builders
- DÜWAG, Linke-Hofmann, Siemens, AEG
- top speed
- 80 km/h
- power
- 218 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC overhead catenary
- wheel arrangement
- B'2'2'B'
- length
- 28.3 m
- weight
- 38.8 t
- capacity
- 104 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q282191, Wikipedia: TW 6000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.