Tatra T1

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

The first prototype of T1, T1 Tw 5001, ran in the streets of Prague on 22 January 1951, which today is considered the step-father of all the Tatra trams. T1 Tw 5001 can be seen in Střešovice depot, where it is a tramway museum. The cars remained in use into the 1960s, before they were converted to vehicles of the type Tatra T3. The last T1 was retired on 4 April 1987, in Plzeň.

Production

Tatra T1 units were delivered new to the following cities cite web |title=Tatra T1 deliveries |url=http://www.strassenbahnen-online.de/tatra/t1/index.html |work=Strassenbahnen-Online |accessdate:2007-12-08] :

Photo gallery

Ostrava
Pilsen

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Historical_T1_tram_in_Prague
Prague

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