T8M-301 Bulgaria 1300 is a tram manufactured by the Bulgarian company

Tramkar Tramkar (Bulgarian: Трамкар) is a Bulgarian tram manufacturer based in Sofia. It repairs and renovates vehicles of the Sofia tram and trolleybus systems. Tramkar also manufactured trams and trolleybuses until 1991. Trams ''The following li ...

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ...

from 1981 until 1989. The model is also known as Class T8M300. It is called Bulgaria 1300 because it is released in 1981, exactly 1300 years after the establishment of the

First Bulgarian Empire The First Bulgarian Empire ( cu, блъгарьско цѣсарьствиѥ, blagarysko tsesarystviye; bg, Първо българско царство) was a medieval Bulgar- Slavic and later Bulgarian state that existed in Southeastern Europ ...

. It is known for its loud engines.

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