Škoda 13 T

Škoda 13 T Elektra
First tram of this type in Brno, September 2007
Manufacturer	Škoda Works
Designer	Porsche Design Group
Assembly	Plzeň, Czech Republic
Constructed	2007–2011
Number built	29
Predecessor	Škoda 05 T Vektra
Successor	Škoda 15 T ForCity
Specifications
Articulations	4 (5 body sections)
Length	31,060 mm (1,223 in)
Width	2,460 mm (97 in)
Height	3,700 mm (150 in)
Weight	38.3 t (37.7 long tons; 42.2 short tons)
Passenger capacity seats	68
Passenger capacity standing	201
Maximum speed	70 km/h (43 mph)
Doors	4 double at low floor sections 2 single at ends of tram
Low-floor	48%
Floor height	350 mm (13.78 in)/780 mm (30.71 in)
Engine power	540 kW (720 hp) (6 x 90 kW or 120 hp)
Steep gradient	85 ‰ (8.5 %) nominally, up to 99 ‰ (9.9 %) in operation
Bogies	3 x fixed
Minimum turning radius	25 m (82 ft)/20 m (66 ft)
Gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Škoda 13 T (also Škoda Elektra) is a five carbody section low-floor uni-directional tram, developed by Škoda for the Brno tram system.

The vehicle's front was designed by Porsche Design Group. The 13 T has six axles, and the low-floor area represents 48% of the entire vehicle floor. It is based on the Škoda 14 T. While 14 T has front door leading to driver's cabin only, in 13 T the front door leads to passenger compartment.

Deliveries

City	Year	Number of vehicles	Numbers	Note
Brno	2007 2008 2009 2010 2011	2 4 13 4 6	1901,1902 1903–1906 1907–1919 1920-1923 1924-1929	[1] The full order is for 29 vehicles.
TOTAL		29

The vehicles delivered from late 2010 differ from the preceding ones in array of passenger seats – while the initial trams have the seats in high-floor sections sideways to driving direction (so the passengers face each other with passage in between the lines of seats), the newer trams have the seats located in the driving direction.

Škoda 13 T in an advertisement livery

Interior of Škoda 13T

See also

• Predecessor: Škoda 05 T – "Vektra"
• Successor: Škoda 15 T – "ForCity"

• Related "Elektra" models: 14 T (Prague), 16 T (Wroclaw uni-directional), 19 T (Wroclaw bi-directional)

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Škoda 13T.

• Information on Škoda webpages