LM-33
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LM-33 - Soviet tram with 4 axis, produced by Leningradskiy vagonoremontny plant from 1933 to 1939.
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[edit] History
In early 1930s D. I. Kondratiev in a group of Leningrad specialists visited America to learn about local developments. Over the foundation for a new model of the Leningrad tram was taken tram construction Peter Witt. The design was modified in accordance with domestic requirements: in particular, have been reduced width of the wagon. Release was established at the Leningradsky vagonoremontny plant. Wagon was named MA (Motorny Amerikanskogo tipa), and its trailing changed - PA (Pritsepnoy Amerikanskogo tipa), popularly quickly established nickname "American". Later by political reasons wagon name was changed to LM-33 (Leningradsky Motorny projekta 1933 goda) and LP-33 (Leningradsky Pritsepnoy projekta 1933 goda), respectively.
LM-33 and LP-33 were issued from 1933 to 1939.
[edit] Technical data
- The manufacturer: Leningrad Vagonoremontny plant
- The project: 1933
- Produced: 1933 - 1939
- Copies: 232
- Mass without passengers: 22.2 tons
- Max. speed km/h: 50
- Seating position: 49
- Nominal capacity: 178
- Track: 1524 mm
- Length: 15000 mm
- Width: 2600 mm
- Height of the roof: 3318 mm
- Base: 7500 mm
- Base trolley: 1800
- Type controller: DC-7B
- Type brakes: Pneumatic direct motion and hand-wheeled motorized shoe
- Engines: 4 x PT-35 or 4 x DTI-60
- Power of engines, kW: 40 (PT-35) / 55 (DTI-60)
[edit] Using
Trains LM-33 - LP-33 were worked in Leningrad from 1933 until March 18, 1979[1].
[edit] LM-33 in folklore
Эх, шарабан мой, американка, куда везёшь меня ты, иностранка[2]
[edit] LM-33 nowadays
Until our days 2 copies of LM-33 are survived in the electric transportation museum in Saint Petersburg : passenger wagon № 4275 (under way) and the loading platform at the LM-33 № 4435 (awaiting restoration). Also there is a passenger wagon LP-33 № 4454 under way.
[edit] External links
- LM-33 at site «Ретро-трамвай - Петербургская классика.» (Russian)
- LM-33 at site «Нижегородский Трамвай-Троллейбус» (Russian)
[edit] References
- ^ Трамвайный поезд ЛМ-33 №4275 + ЛП-33 №4454 («Американка») (Russian)
- ^ Ekh, my char-a-banc, American. Where do you go with me, a foreigner? (Russian)
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