Budapest Trams
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Budapest Trams
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Budapest has an extensive system of trams lines numbered between 1 and 69 with gaps due to line closings over the years.
The lines are standard gauge. Link to the
Budapest Public Transport English Site. Tatra T5C5K is a
modernized Tatra T5C5 cars with digital display blinds, new carpets and
new interiors with digital display boards inside as well. These cars were
originally built in
what was then Czechoslovakia and are double-ended cars riding on 2 4-wheel
trucks, they have seating for 28 and a top speed of 65 km/h, 40 mph. They are
powered by 4 electric motors having a combined rating of 180 kW, 240 hp and draw
600 volts from the overhead. 4266 entered service in June 1984 and was modernized to T5C5K standard in August 2003. T5C5K 4266 at the southerly end of route 56 (Moszkva tér) on Sunday October 26th, 2003. |
Michael Taylor
