TMK 2300 (sometimes alternatively regarded as TMK 2200-K) is a

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produced by Končar - Electric Vehicles. It began production in 2009, based on further development of its predecessor, TMK 2200, using Končar's proprietary R&D and technology. The vehicle was exhibited at 2022 InnoTrans in

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Technical specification

One unit is long, high without

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, wide and weighs . It is able to reach a speed of , but is restricted to for safety reasons in an urban environment. The tram is equipped with batteries in case of a

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, giving it an additional distance at low speed without an external electric source. The vehicle also boasts a modern passenger notification system, video surveillance, an air conditioning system and other similar equipment. As with the previous 2200 model, the

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is designed as to store wheels in the bearing boxes that form the basic frame. The basic frame is then stored in the chassis (bogie) frame itself, and the axle is replaced by a shaft (connected to the wheels via

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s). Secondary and primary suspension is solved by hydropneumatic springs. The engines (2x 65 kW on each chassis) are mounted longitudinally.

Operators

Zagreb

A total of two units are operated by ZET in

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, Croatia, one was delivered on 29 December 2009, the other on 1 May 2010. In 2017, further 60 units were planned to be ordered, but this was never realised. Eventually, an order of a new model that will be an improvement over TMK 2300 was made.

Liepāja

Liepājas tramvajs Liepājas tramvajs is a municipal company that operates a single tram line in Liepāja, Latvia. The current double-tracked tram line has a length of . History 1899 The first electric tram line in the Baltic states was founded in Liepāja, ...

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, Latvia ordered 14 units in 2018, under the name TMK 2300 LT. The purchase was partially financed by the European Union fund 'Tram Line and Adjacent Area Reconstruction Phase 2'. The last of the contracted vehicles was delivered to Liepāja on 14 November 2022.

References

External links

TMK 2300 on Končar-KEV.hr
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tmk 2300 TMK Trams Tram vehicles of Croatia Tram vehicles of Latvia