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- 1. Strømmen and Leopold tram at Munkvoll: Alasdair McLellan· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
TS Class 7 was a series of 28 trams and 15 trailers built by Strømmens Værksted for Trondheim Sporvei. They were delivered in 1956–57. On 10 October 1956, almost all operative trams used by the company were lost to the flames.
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 70 years ago, in 1956.
- Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 13.2 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 28 years (1956–1984).
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1956
- in service from
- 1956
- retired
- 1984
- status
- retired
- number built
- 28
- kind
- tram / light rail
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- builders
- Strømmens Værksted
- operators
- Trondheim Sporvei, Trondheim Trafikkselskap
- top speed
- —
- power
- 172 kW
- gauge
- 1,000 mm metre gauge
- length
- 13.2 m
- weight
- 15 t
- capacity
- 52 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7671776, Wikipedia: TS Class 7 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.