The ATM Class 4900 is a series of

articulated tram Trams have been used since the 19th century, and since then, there have been various uses and designs for trams around the world. This article covers the many design types, most notably the articulated, double-decker, drop-centre, low-floor, si ...

s used by the ATM on the Milan urban tramway network. They were built from 1976 to 1978 in two series, by

Fiat Ferroviaria Alstom Ferroviaria S.p.A., former Fiat Ferroviaria S.p.A., is the Italian division of Alstom. Fiat Ferroviaria S.p.A. was the rail division of automobile manufacturer Fiat. It was founded in 1880 as Società Nazionale Officine di Savigliano.

and Stanga, respectively, and were intended to be used on the future light rail lines, like the proposed circular line that should substitute the existing circular trolleybus line. However such lines were never built, and the 4900 were used on the existing network.

Bibliography

* Carlo Marzorati: ''Le nuove elettromotrici ATM 4900.'' In: ″Italmodel Ferrovie″ Nr. 202 (March 1977), p. 156–160. * Giovanni Klaus Koenig: ''Il tram a pianale ribassato: storia e sviluppi.'' In: ″Ingegneria Ferroviaria″, May 1985, p. 223–241. * Giovanni Cornolò, Giuseppe Severi: ''Tram e tramvie a Milano 1840-1987.'', Azienda Trasporti Municipali, Milan 1987.

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