Tatra T1

The T1 was the first tramcar based on the American Presidents' Conference Committee concept, produced by Czechoslovakian company ČKD Tatra. 287 multiple T1 units were built between 1952 and 1958. Most of them were used in Czechoslovakia, but 22 were shipped abroad: 2 to Warsaw and the remaining 20 to Rostov-on-Don.

Tatra T1
Tram T1 in Ostrava
Interior
In service1952 – 1987
ManufacturerČKD Tatra
Assembly Prague
Family nameTatra
Constructed1952 – 1958
Entered service1952
Number built287
Number preserved6
SuccessorTatra T2
Capacity95
Specifications
Car length14,500 mm (47 ft 7 in)
Width2,400 mm (7 ft 10 in)
Height3,050 mm (10 ft 0 in)
Doors3
Maximum speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Weight16,600 kg (36,600 lb)
Engine typeTM 22
Traction motors4
Power output4×40 kW
Electric system(s)600 V DC
Current collection methodpantograph
Wheels driven4
Coupling systemAlbert
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in), 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in), 1,524 mm (5 ft)

The first prototype of T1, T1 TW 5001, which today is considered the forefather of all Tatra trams, premiered in the streets of Prague on 22 January 1951. It is now on exhibition in the Prague Museum Depot (Muzeum Vozovna Střešovice) in Střešovice. The cars remained in use into the 1960s, when they were converted into T3-type vehicles. The last T1 was retired on 4 April 1987, in Plzeň.

Production

New Tatra T1 units were delivered to the following cities:[1]

Country City Type Delivery years Number Fleet numbers
 Czechoslovakia Košice T1 1956 – 1958 11 201–211
Most – Litvínov T1 1957 – 1958 34 201–234
Olomouc T1 1957 – 1958 10 101–110
Ostrava T1 1955 – 1957 44 501–544
Pilsen T1 1955 – 1957 33 101–133
Prague T1 1951 – 1956 133 5001–5133
 Poland Warsaw T1 1955 2 501, 502
 Soviet Union Rostov-on-Don T1 1957 20 301–320
Total: 287
  • Tatra T1
  • Historical T1 tram in Ostrava
  • Historical T1 tram in Pilsen
  • Historical T1 tram in Prague
  • Historical T1 tram in Prague

References
  1. "Tatra T1 deliveries". Strassenbahnen-Online. Retrieved 2007-12-08.

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