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HCP Puma

🇵🇱 Poland ·built by H. Cegielski – Poznań· from 2007· tram prototype

HCP Puma, photo 1 of 1
1/1 Drozdi-Pn· Public domain

what is it?

HCP Puma (type 118N) is a three-section low-floor tram manufactured by H. Cegielski in Poznań. In 2007, one prototype unit was built, which premiered on 11 June 2007 at the Poznań International Fair. From 2008 to 2011, the vehicle was leased and operated by MPK Poznań.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 70 km/htop speed
  • power 95 kWpower output
  • weight 36 tin working order
  • seats 82passengers
  • built 1made 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 19 years ago, in 2007.
  • Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 30.6 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 3 years (2008–2011).

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

spec sheet

built
2007
in service from
2008
retired
2011
status
retired
number built
1
kind
low-floor tram
origin
🇵🇱 Poland
builders
H. Cegielski – Poznań, H. Cegielski – Fabryka Pojazdów Szynowych
operators
MPK Poznań Sp. z o.o.
top speed
70 km/h
power
95 kW
length
30.6 m
weight
36 t
capacity
82 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q9257427, Wikipedia: HCP Puma (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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