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KKS Class S
🇳🇴 Norway ·built by Schuckert & Co.· from 1899· Kristania Kommunale Sporveiselskap tram class
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- 1. KKS Mercur: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
Class S (Norwegian: type S) was a class of 20 twin-axle trams and 12 trailers built by Schuckert & Co. and Busch for Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie (KSS) in 1899. The trams were originally 7.8 meters (25 ft 7 in) long and 2.0 meters (6 ft 7 in) wide.
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 127 years ago, in 1899.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1899
- number built
- 20
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Schuckert & Co.
- operators
- Kristiania Kommunale Sporveie, Kristiania Sporveisselskab, Oslo Sporveier
- top speed
- —
- power
- 51 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 600 V DC Overhead wire
- length
- 7.8 m
- weight
- 9.3 t
- capacity
- 20 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17099616, Wikipedia: KKS Class S (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.