Konstal N
Konstal N was a tram model based on the German Kriegsstraßenbahnwagen concept, manufactured between 1948 and 1956 by the companies Konstal in Chorzów, Gdańsk Shipyard no. 3 and Sanok Railcar Factory "Sanowag". The narrow-gauge version (Konstal 2N) was built from 1950 to 1956. Trailers (tram units with no engine) were marked ND or 2ND. The N was the first tram manufactured in Poland after the Second World War.[1]
Konstal N | |
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![]() Restored historic Konstal N tram in Gdańsk | |
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Manufacturer | Konstal Stocznia Gdańska Sanowag |
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Family name | Konstal |
Constructed | 1948 – 1956 (N) 1950 – 1956 (2N) |
Successor | Konstal 4N |
Capacity | 99 |
Specifications | |
Car length | 10,400 mm (34 ft 1 in) |
Width | 2,160 mm (7 ft 1 in) |
Height | 3,300 mm (10 ft 10 in) |
Doors | 4 |
Engine type | LT-31 |
Traction motors | 2 |
Power output | 2×60 kW |
Electric system(s) | 600 V DC |
Current collector(s) | pantograph |
Wheels driven | 1 |
Coupling system | Albert |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
Specifications
The N was a bidirectional motor tramcar, equipped with four sliding doors.
In post-war Poland, many cities struggled with significant shortages of rolling stock, and therefore it was necessary to develop a tram with simple construction and easy assembly. It was decided to copy the construction of the German tram Kriegsstraßenbahnwagen (KSW),[2] developed during the Second World War to satisfy the demand of local tram transport companies. Due to the lack of motors, initially the ND trailers for Upper Silesia were built.[1]
The successor of Konstal N was Konstal 4N.[3]
Usage
The N standard-gauge trams were supplied to: Gdańsk, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Sopot, the Upper silesian conurbation, Kraków, Poznań, Szczecin, Warsaw, and Wrocław, while narrow-gauge versions were used, among others, in Bielsko-Biała, Bydgoszcz, Grudziądz, Elbląg, Inowrocław, Jelenia Góra, Legnica, Łódź, Olsztyn, Słupsk, Toruń and Wałbrzych.
To this day, two units are operated in Bytom, where they are used on a single-track tram line no. 38. These are trams no. 954 from 1949, and no. 1118 from 1951.[4]
Photo gallery
References
- Lubka, Arkadiusz; Stiasny, Marcin (2004). Atlas tramwajów. Poznań: Poznański Klub Modelarzy Kolejowych. p. 157. ISBN 83-920757-0-6.
- "Wagony typu N/ND i 4N/4ND". Tramwar. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- Lubka, Arkadiusz; Stiasny, Marcin (2004). Atlas tramwajów. Poznań: Poznański Klub Modelarzy Kolejowych. p. 159. ISBN 83-920757-0-6.
- Paweł Korcz: 38 Bytom kościół św. Trójcy - Bytom Powstańców Śl., "Świat Kolei" no. 2/2011, pp. 48-51
External links
Media related to Konstal N at Wikimedia Commons