The Škoda 16 T (also called Elektra) is a five carbody section
low-floor uni-directional
tram
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...
, developed by
Škoda Transportation
Škoda Transportation Akciová společnost, a.s. is a Czech Republic, Czech manufacturer of vehicles for public transport, including Tram, trams, Electric multiple unit, electric multiple units, and Bus, buses. The company was formerly a divisio ...
for
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
.
The vehicle was designed by
Porsche Design Group. The 16 T has six axles, and the low-floor area represents 65% of the entire vehicle floor. It is based on the
Škoda 05 T.
Production
As of winter 2007, 17 trams were ordered and delivered to
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...
. There were plans of buying additional 7 trams with the
Škoda 19 T shipment, but all the plans have been canceled.
Equipment
The Škoda 16 T is equipped according to all standards. The things that is missing alongside the Air-Conditioning is a Monitoring System. Due to this fact the back end of the tram has faced vandals, though it is not as badly damaged as the rear carriage of the
Konstal 105NWr
Konstal 105NWr is a Polish tram resulting from the modernization of the tram Konstal 105Na by Protram plants.
Building
In the process of modernization many things were upgraded for example the tram received new doors and new front and rear pla ...
.
See also
* Related models:
13 T (Brno),
14 T (Prague),
19 T (Wrocław bi-directional)
External links
Information on Škoda websiteList of vehicles (with basic data and photos) on Transport Database and Photogallery
Tram vehicles of Poland
Škoda trams
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