Tatra T2

Tatra T2

T2 tram in Pilsen
Manufacturer ČKD Tatra
Constructed 1955 - 1962
Number built 771
Successor Tatra T3
Specifications
Articulations no
Length 15,200 mm (49 ft 10 in)
Width 2,500 mm (8 ft 2 in)
Height 3,050 mm (10 ft 0 in)
Passenger capacity seats 25
Passenger capacity standing 75
Doors 2 other 3
Low-floor 0%
Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 12 in), 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in), 1,524 mm (5 ft)

T2 is the name of a tramcar, produced by Tatra. The tramcar was produced between 1955 and 1962, and a total of 771 cars were produced.

The very first T2-prototypes were tested as number 6001 and 6002 in Prague in 1955. In 1958, the first series of produced cars were delivered to almost all Czechoslovak networks. They were not put into service in Jablonec, because of an ongoing discussion on whether to keep or not to keep the track width of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in), nor in Prague, where the cars were considered too wide.

The T2s were more durable than their predecessor, the T1, and so also more long-lived. The last T2s were superseded in the 1980s, although some vehicles remain in museums. Some T1 vehicles were converted into T3 during the 1960s.

T2SU

The T2SUs were T2-cars that were delivered to the Soviet Union, hence the suffix -SU. The cars differed from the Czechoslovak version, particularly by the removal of the middle door, making room for more seats. The fare-collection system in most of the Soviet Union maintained that all people pay for their ride, thus the requirement for passengers to board from the rear door and depart from the front door. Removal of the middle door was hence required by contractors in order to avoid free-riders.[1]

The last T2SUs were withdrawn from service in the 1980s. In total, 380 T2SU-cars were delivered to the Soviet Union.

T2R

In the 1970s and 1980s 112 T2 trams were modernized into T2R. Modernization included overhauling of electrical equipment and some changes in the car body. That modernization helped the trams to survive into the 1990s. Two T2Rs were remodernized in early 2000s in Liberec and these two remain in everyday use. In Brno, Liberec and Ostrava four other T2Rs are used as service trams.

Production

771 trams were produced from 1955 to 1962 and delivered to:[2]

City Year T2 T2SU Total
Slovakia Bratislava 1959-1962 66 0 66
Czech Republic Brno 1958-1962 94 0 94
Slovakia Košice 1958-1962 31 0 31
Czech Republic Liberec 1960-1961 14 0 14
Czech Republic Most 1961-1962 36 0 36
Czech Republic Olomouc 1960-1961 4 0 4
Czech Republic Ostrava 1958-1962 100 0 100
Czech Republic Pilsen 1960-1962 26 0 26
Czech Republic Prague 1955 2 0 2
Czech Republic Ústí nad Labem 1960-1962 18 0 18
Russia Samara 1958-1962 0 43 43
Ukraine Kiev 1960-1962 0 50 50
Russia St. Petersburg 1959 0 2 2
Russia Moscow 1959-1962 0 180 180
Russia Rostov-on-Don 1958-1959 0 40 40
Russia Yekaterinburg 1958-1962 0 65 65
Total 391 380 771

Note: This is a production list. Public transport companies may sell used trams to other companies, thus the number of cities with a history of these trams may be higher.

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References

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  1. Морозов, Александр, С. (1999). Вагон типа Т-2 (Татра-2). Подвижной состав Московского Трамвая (in Russian). Сайт Московский Трамвай. Retrieved 2007-09-08. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. "Tatra T2 deliveries". Strassenahnen-Online. Retrieved 2007-12-08.
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