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TS Class 1

🇳🇴 Norway ·built by Hannoversche Waggonfabrik· from 1901· class of 16 Norwegian tramcars

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Skabovogn (1904) (4270526761): Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

TS Class 1 was a series of twelve trams built by Hannoversche Waggonfabrik for Trondheim Sporvei. Eleven trams were delivered for the opening of the Trondheim Tramway in 1901, while a single tram built by was delivered in 1903. These were numbered 1–12.

who runs it

Trondheim Sporvei Trondhjems Elektricitetsværk og Sporvei

base stats

power 30 kWpower output
weight 7.4 tin working order
built 12made 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 125 years ago, in 1901.
Served for 46 years (1901–1947).

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

spec sheet

built: 1901
in service from: 1901
retired: 1947
status: retired
number built: 12
kind: tram / light rail
traction: electric
origin: 🇳🇴 Norway
builders: Hannoversche Waggonfabrik, Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk
operators: Trondheim Sporvei, Trondhjems Elektricitetsværk og Sporvei
top speed: —
power: 30 kW
gauge: 1,000 mm metre gauge
electric system: 600 V DC
length: 7.4 m
weight: 7.4 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7671767, Wikipedia: TS Class 1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.