Tatra T2 tram

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The Tatra T2 tram is a mid-20th-century Czechoslovak streetcar model that adapted and localized the American PCC design for use across Eastern European urban transit systems.

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Tatra T2 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rail vehicle
streetcar
tramcar model
axleArrangement Bo′+Bo′
bodyConstruction all-steel welded body
bogieConfiguration two-axle bogies
carLength approximately 14.5 m
collectionMethod pantograph
controlSystem PCC-based electric control
countryOfOrigin Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
designedFor standard gauge tram networks
designInfluence PCC streetcar design
doorConfiguration three double-leaf doors on right side
driverCab single-ended
electricSystem 600 V DC overhead line
floorType high-floor
followedBy Tatra T3 NERFINISHED
height approximately 3.1 m
heritageOperation Brno historic tram services
Prague historic tram services NERFINISHED
inception 1955
introducedToService mid-1950s
manufacturer ČKD Tatra NERFINISHED
maximumSpeed 65 km/h
notableFeature resilient PCC-style running gear
rounded streamlined body design
numberBuilt 771
operator Bratislava tram system NERFINISHED
Brno tram system NERFINISHED
Košice tram system NERFINISHED
Most and Litvínov tram system NERFINISHED
Ostrava tram system NERFINISHED
Prague Public Transit Company NERFINISHED
Riga tram system NERFINISHED
Soviet urban tram systems
powerOutput 4 x 40 kW
precededBy Tatra T1 NERFINISHED
presentUse heritage and museum operations
primaryUse urban public transport
productionEnd 1962
productionStart 1955
status mostly withdrawn from regular service
trackGauge 1435 mm
usedInCountry Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED
Latvia NERFINISHED
Russia
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
Ukraine
variant T2R NERFINISHED
T2SU NERFINISHED
variantOf PCC concept adapted for Czechoslovakia
width approximately 2.5 m

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PCC influenced Tatra T2 tram
subject surface form: PCC streetcar
Tatra T3 tram introducedAsSuccessorTo Tatra T2 tram
subject surface form: Tatra T3
this entity surface form: Tatra T2