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- 1. Prototyp Škoda 05T: Vít Javůrek· Public domain
what is it?
The Škoda 05 T, also known as Škoda Vektra (Velkokapacitní tramvaj (High-capacity tram)) was a five-carbody-section low-floor tram developed by Škoda Transportation and based on the Škoda 03 T. The prototype was built in 2003 and by 2008 was in test service in Plzeň, being dismantled in 2009 shortly after. Newer Škoda trams (06 T, 10 T, 14 T, 16 T) are based on this type.
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 23 years ago, in 2003.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 32 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 234: 5 full city buses (~50 seats each).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 2003
- number built
- 1
- kind
- tram / light rail
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- builders
- Škoda Transportation
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- —
- length
- 32 m
- weight
- 38.8 t
- capacity
- 234 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2630980, Wikipedia: Škoda 05 T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.