2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Tram in Sofia 2: Иван Иванов· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Tram in Sofia: Иван Иванов· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
T8M-900M is a tram which is serving the tram system of Sofia, Bulgaria. The trams were made between 1999 and 2001 by Tramkar as a renovation of the older T8M-900 trams. They have 3 sections (the second is low-floor) and they can carry up to 300 passengers.
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 27 years ago, in 1999.
tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.
spec sheet
- built
- 1999–2001
- number built
- —
- kind
- tram / light rail
- origin
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- builders
- Tramkar
- top speed
- 60 km/h
- power
- 200 kW
- gauge
- 1,009 mm narrow gauge
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5035734, Wikipedia: T8M-900M (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.