TS Class 5 was a series of six

tram A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some ...

s built by

Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk Skabo Jernbanevognfabrikk was a mechanical workshop focusing on design and construction of railcars. It was established by Hans Skabo in Drammen, Norway, in 1864; it became the first rail car factory in the country when it took delivery of the c ...

for

Trondheim Sporvei Trondheim Sporvei was a municipally owned tram operator in Trondheim, Norway that existed between 1936 and 1974. The company operated the municipal parts of the Trondheim Tramway until it was merged with A/S Graakalbanen and Trondheim Bilrute ...

. Four were delivered from December 1937 to February 1938, while two were delivered in May 1942. The first four were delivered with four

Siemens Siemens AG ( ) is a German multinational technology conglomerate. It is focused on industrial automation, building automation, rail transport and health technology. Siemens is the largest engineering company in Europe, and holds the positi ...

motors, each at . The last two were delivered during World War II with

British Thomson-Houston British Thomson-Houston (BTH) was a British engineering and heavy industry, heavy industrial company, based at Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Originally founded to sell products from the Thomson-Houston Electric Company, it soon became a manufac ...

, each at . The two BTH-engines underperformed compared to the sister engines, and were the only delivery to the

Trondheim Tramway The Trondheim Tramway in Trondheim, Norway, is the world's most northerly tramway system, following the closure and dismantling of the Arkhangelsk tramways in Russia. It consists of one line, the Gråkallen Line, running from St. Olav's Gate ...

not from Siemens throughout the tramways history. The Class 5 was the first

bogie A bogie ( ) (or truck in North American English) comprises two or more Wheelset (rail transport), wheelsets (two Railroad wheel, wheels on an axle), in a frame, attached under a vehicle by a pivot. Bogies take various forms in various modes ...

cars used by Trondheim Sporvei. They remained in service until the

Dalsenget fire The Dalsenget fire was a disaster where the Dalsenget Depot of Trondheim Sporvei burnt down, destroying almost all of the modern tram fleet. 26 trams, 16 trailers and one working tram were destroyed, and three cleaners lost their lives. It was, a ...

on 10 October 1956, in which five of the trams burnt down. No. 6 survived the fire, and has been preserved at Trondheim Tramway Museum. In November 1942, Skabo also delivered five trailers, numbered 101 through 105. All of these were lost during the fire.Kjenstad, 2005:357

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Trondheim Tramway stock {{norway-tram-stub 600 V DC multiple units Multiple units of Norway Train-related introductions in 1938