ČKD Tatra
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ČKD Tatra was a major Czechoslovak tram and rail vehicle manufacturer best known for producing large numbers of robust Tatra streetcars widely used across Central and Eastern Europe.
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail vehicle manufacturer
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rolling stock manufacturer ⓘ tram manufacturer ⓘ |
| componentOf | Czechoslovak state-owned industry ⓘ |
| country | Czechoslovakia ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Austria
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Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ West Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fate |
decline after the fall of communism
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production winding down in the 1990s ⓘ |
| fullName | ČKD Tatra, n. p. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | socialist industrialization in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| industry |
rail transport manufacturing
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tram manufacturing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American PCC streetcar design ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large production runs of standardized models
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robust and durable tram construction ⓘ simple and maintainable designs ⓘ |
| legacy |
iconic status of Tatra T3 in Eastern European cities
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large fleets of Tatra trams still in service in the 21st century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Prague ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
Czech Republic
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Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorMarket |
Bulgaria
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Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ East Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ other Comecon countries ⓘ |
| notableFor |
export of streetcars to Central and Eastern Europe
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high-volume standardized tram designs ⓘ production of Tatra trams ⓘ |
| operatedTramsIn |
Berlin (East Berlin)
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Brno NERFINISHED ⓘ Budapest NERFINISHED ⓘ Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ many other Central and Eastern European cities ⓘ |
| parentCompany | ČKD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product |
Tatra K2 articulated tram
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Tatra KT4 articulated tram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatra KT8D5 articulated tram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatra RT6N1 low-floor tram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatra T1 tram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatra T2 tram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatra T3 tram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatra T4 tram NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatra T5 tram prototypes NERFINISHED ⓘ metro cars ⓘ suburban rail vehicles ⓘ tram bogies ⓘ |
| successorCountry | Czech Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | PCC-based tram design principles ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tatra T1
subject surface form:
Tatra T3