Škoda 03 T

what is it?

The Škoda 03 T (sold as Škoda Astra, later Škoda Anitra (Asynchronní nízkopodlažní tramvaj; Asynchronous Low-floor Tram)) is a three-section low-floor tram developed by Škoda Transportation and Inekon Group. The design was introduced in 1996, and the first car was completed in 1998. The joint venture between Škoda and Inekon was dissolved in 2001, after which Škoda continued to sell the 03 T, while Inekon formed a new partnership with DPO (Dopravní podnik Ostrava, the city transport company of Ostrava), known as DPO Inekon, and in 2002 began selling a nearly identical version of the Astra, under the name Trio.

base stats

• speed 70 km/htop speed
• power 360 kWpower output
• weight 24.2 tin working order
• seats 113passengers
• built 48made 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 28 years ago, in 1998.
• 🚗360 kW is about 4 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🐘Weighs about as much as 4 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 📏20.1 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🧍Seats 113: 2 full city buses (~50 seats each).

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

spec sheet

built

1998–2005

number built

48

kind

tram / light rail

origin

🇨🇿 Czech Republic

builders

Škoda Transportation

top speed

70 km/h

power

360 kW

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

length

20.1 m

weight

24.2 t

capacity

113 passengers

Dutch name

Astra

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