The Å koda 14 T (also called Porsche and Elektra) is a five carbody section uni-directional
low-floor tram
A low-floor tram is a tram that has no stairsteps between one or more entrances and part or all of the passenger cabin. The low-floor design improves the accessibility of the tram for the public, and also may provide larger windows and more airspac ...
, developed by
Å koda Transportation
Škoda Transportation a.s. is a Czech engineering company that continues the legacy of Škoda Works' rolling stock manufacturing that started at the end of 19th century in Plzeň. Following the first world war, the Works commenced locomotive pr ...
for the
Prague tram system
The Prague tramway network is the largest tram network in the Czech Republic, consisting of of track, 882 tram vehicles (one of the largest fleets in the world) and 26 daytime routes, 2 historical and 10 night routes with a total route length of ...
.
The vehicle's body was designed by
Porsche Design Group
Porsche Design is a German product design studio and brand founded in 1972 by F. A. Porsche, the designer of the original Porsche 911, known for its high-end accessories including sunglasses, pens, and watches. The current legal instantiation of ...
. The 14 T has six axles, and the low-floor area represents 50% of the entire vehicle floor. Due to specific Prague conditions it is able to deal with difficult adhesive conditions on
grades
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up to 8.5%. It is based on the
Å koda 05 T.
Production
: 3 trams were produced and delivered to Prague. Prague has ordered 20 vehicles with an
option for another 40.
: There are about 40 trams delivered to Prague.
: The order has been completed in March with a total of 60 trams delivered.
Accidents
On September 19, 2011, the two-car set
ÄŒKD
ČKD (Českomoravská Kolben-Daněk) () was one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic. It is famous for the Tatra T3, a tramcar that sold 13,991 units worldwide.
History
ÄŒKD was formed i ...
Tatra T6A5
Tatra T6A5 is a unidirectional high-floor Czech streetcar made for public transport in Europe and is one sub-type of T6 standard trams made by Czech light rail supplier Tatra ČKD in Prague. Five cities, namely Bratislava, Košice in Slovakia and ...
crashed in high speed to Å koda 14 T standing at the tram stop. All three vehicles were decommissioned and accident left one fatality, the driver of Tatra T6A5. Investigation shown that driver's health problems were most likely to cause the accident.
See also
* Predecessor:
Å koda 05 T - "Vektra"
* Successor:
Å koda 15 T - "ForCity"
* Related Elektra models:
13 T (Brno),
16 T (Wrocław uni-directional),
19 T (Wrocław bi-directional)
External links
Information on Å koda webpages
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Tram vehicles of the Czech Republic
Å koda trams
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