4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Brno, Mendlovo náměstí, Škoda 13T č. 1913: Harold· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Tram 13T Brno(1): User:Harold17· Public domain
- 3. Brno, 140 let MHD (81), vozovna Pisárky, Škoda 13T-interiér: User:Harold· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. Škoda 13T u Mahenova divadla: Dezidor· CC BY 3.0
what is it?
The Škoda 13 T (also known as Škoda Elektra) is a five carbody section low-floor uni-directional tram, developed by Škoda Transportation for the Brno tram system. The vehicle's front was designed by the Porsche Design Group. The 13 T has six axles, and the low-floor area represents 48% of the entire vehicle floor.
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 19 years ago, in 2007.
- 540 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 6 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 31.1 m long: about 7 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 201: 4 full city buses (~50 seats each).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 2007–2015
- number built
- 49
- kind
- tram / light rail
- origin
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- builders
- Škoda Transportation
- designer
- Porsche Design Group
- top speed
- 70 km/h
- power
- 540 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- length
- 31.1 m
- weight
- 38.3 t
- capacity
- 201 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q3503738, Wikipedia: Škoda 13 T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.
