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what is it?

Tatra-Yug K1 is a Ukrainian tram family based on the Czechoslovak designed Tatra T6B5. The trams were designed by the former Ukrainian branch of ČKD, now known as Tatra-Yug at the Pivdenmash aerospace factory in Dnipro, Ukraine.

base stats

  • speed 75 km/htop speed
  • weight 18.6 tin working order
  • built 89made 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

  • Weighs about as much as 3 African elephants (~6 t each).
  • 15.6 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built
—
number built
89
kind
tram / light rail
traction
electric
origin
🇺🇦 Ukraine
builders
Tatra-Yug
top speed
75 km/h
power
—
length
15.6 m
weight
18.6 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q4206101, Wikipedia: Tatra-Yug K1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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