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- 1. Tram 2 in Helsinki: Peter Van den Bossche· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
HM V is a class of two-bogie four-axle (Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement) tram operated by Helsinki City Transport (Finnish: Helsingin kaupungin liikennelaitos, abbreviated HKL; Swedish: Helsingfors stads trafikverk, abbreviated HST) on the Helsinki tram network. All trams of this type were built by the Finnish tram manufacturer Karia in 1959. The first trams of this type were withdrawn from service in 1993.
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 67 years ago, in 1959.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 13.5 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1959
- retired
- 1993
- status
- retired
- number built
- 15
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- builders
- Karia
- operators
- Helsinki City Transport
- top speed
- —
- power
- 55 kW
- gauge
- 1,000 mm metre gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC overhead lines
- length
- 13.5 m
- weight
- 20 t
- capacity
- 69 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q6370442, Wikipedia: Karia HM V (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.