#1962

TS Class 3

🇳🇴 Norway ·built by Hannoversche Waggonfabrik· from 1922· class of Norwegian tramcars

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Sporvogn fra Hannoversche Waggonfabrik (4202195113): Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway· CC BY 2.0

what is it?

TS Class 3 was a series of ten trams built by Hannoversche Waggonfabrik (HaWa) for Trondheim Sporvei. They were delivered in November 1922, and put into service on 4 and 22 December. They remained in service until 1962.

who runs it

Trondheim Sporvei Trondhjems Elektricitetsværk og Sporvei

base stats

power 66 kWpower output
weight 12.5 tin working order
seats 30passengers
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 104 years ago, in 1922.
Weighs about as much as 2 African elephants (~6 t each).
10 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
Served for 40 years (1922–1962).

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

spec sheet

built: 1922
in service from: 1922
retired: 1962
status: retired
number built: 12
kind: tram / light rail
traction: electric
origin: 🇳🇴 Norway
builders: Hannoversche Waggonfabrik
operators: Trondheim Sporvei, Trondhjems Elektricitetsværk og Sporvei
top speed: —
power: 66 kW
gauge: 1,000 mm metre gauge
electric system: 600 V DC
length: 10 m
weight: 12.5 t
capacity: 30 passengers

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7671771, Wikipedia: TS Class 3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.