The Tatra T6 is a family of
trams
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 ...
from the Czech manufacturer
Tatra ÄŒKD built in
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
. It was a continuation of the
Tatra T5
Tatra T5 is the overall typename of trams in the fifth generation, manufactured by ÄŒKD Tatra. This generation has brand new concept, is not based on PCC streetcar, like previous generations.
* T5A5, a prototype which shortly went in service
* ...
type.
The cars had an all-steel welded construction with large side windows and a high ceiling. From the factory they were equipped with semi-automatic ESW couplers, which allowed two cars to run with the electric current being drawn through a single collector. The interior walls and ceiling were covered with plasterboard and hardboard, and the driver's cab was served by a sliding door and a large instrument panel.
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Tatra trams
Tram vehicles of the Czech Republic