TS Class 6

TS Class 6 was a series of sixteen trams built by Strømmens Værksted for Trondheim Sporvei. They were delivered in two slightly different batches; ten in 1948–49 and six in 1955.

TS Class 6
ManufacturerStrømmen
Constructed1948–49, 1955
Entered service1949
Scrapped10 October 1956
Number built16
Number preserved0
Fleet numbers40–49, 7–12
Capacity33 (seated) + 52 (standing) (40–49)
37 (seated) + 50 (standing) (7–12)
Operator(s)Trondheim Sporvei
Specifications
Car length13.2 m (43 ft 4 in)
Width2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Doors6
Weight15.0 t (14.8 long tons; 16.5 short tons)
Prime mover(s)NEBB GDTM 1252
Power output172 kW (231 hp)
Current collector(s)Pantograph
Track gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)

The trams delivered with four Siemens motors, each at 43 kW (58 hp). They remained in service until the Dalsenget fire on 10 October 1956, in which all burnt down. It is the only class of trams that has not been preserved by the Trondheim Tramway Museum.[1]

References

  1. Kjenstad, Rune (1994). På skinner i Bymarka. Baneforlaget. p. 355. ISBN 82-91448-01-9.


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