The Škoda 13 T (also Škoda Elektra) is a five carbody section
low-floor
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uni-directional tram, developed by
Škoda Transportation
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for the
Brno tram system.
The vehicle's front was designed by
Porsche Design Group
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. The 13 T has six axles, and the low-floor area represents 48% of the entire vehicle floor. It is based on the
Škoda 14 T
The Škoda 14 T (also called Porsche and Elektra) is a five carbody section uni-directional low-floor tram, developed by Škoda Transportation for the Prague tram system.
The vehicle's body was designed by Porsche Design Group. The 14 T has six ...
. While 14 T has a front door leading to the driver's cabin only, in 13 T the front door leads to the passenger compartment.
Deliveries
The vehicles delivered from late 2010 differ from the preceding ones in array of passenger seats – while the initial trams have the seats in high-floor sections sideways to the driving direction (so the passengers face each other with a passage in between the lines of seats), the newer trams have the seats located in the driving direction.
20 more trams were delivered in 2016.
Gallery
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File:Škoda 13T u Mahenova divadla.jpg, Škoda 13 T in an advertisement livery
File:Brno, 140 let MHD (81), vozovna Pisárky, Škoda 13T-interiér.jpg, Interior of Škoda 13T
See also
* Predecessor:
Škoda 05 T – "Vektra"
* Successor:
Škoda 15 T – "ForCity"
* Related "Elektra" models:
14 T (Prague),
16 T (Wroclaw uni-directional),
19 T (Wroclaw bi-directional)
References
External links
Information on Škoda webpages
Tram vehicles of the Czech Republic
Škoda trams
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