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TT Class 8 | |
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Manufacturer | Linke-Hofmann-Busch |
Family name | Braunschweig |
Replaced | TS Class 7 |
Constructed | 1984–85 |
Entered service | 1984 |
Scrapped | 2000– |
Number built | 11 |
Number in service | 9 |
Number scrapped | 2 |
Operators | Trondheim Trafikkselskap (1984–88) Gråkallbanen (1990–2008) Veolia Transport Bane (2008–11) Boreal Transport Bane (2011–12) Boreal Transport Midt-Norge (2012–16) Boreal Bane (2016–) |
Depots | Munkvoll (1984–88) Voldsminde (1988–90) Munkvoll (1990–) |
Lines served | Gråkallen Line |
Specifications | |
Car length | 19.9 m (65 ft 3 in) |
Width | 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) |
Floor height | 0.91 m (36 in) |
Doors | 4 |
Maximum speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
Weight | 27.1 t (26.7 long tons; 29.9 short tons) |
Prime mover(s) | Siemens IKB2021-OMK02 |
Power output | 300 kW (400 hp) |
Acceleration | 1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2) |
Deceleration | 1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2) |
Electric system(s) | 600 V DC |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
Bogies | B'2'B' |
Multiple working | Car 93 + 96 |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
TT Class 8 are the only remaining trams used on the Trondheim Tramway. Built by Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) in 1984–85, they replaced the aging Class 7 trams used by Trondheim Trafikkselskap (TT). Of the eleven built, nine remain in service on the Gråkallen Line operated by Boreal Bane.