TMK 101
TMK 101 | |
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![]() TMK 101 in the tram depot Trešnjevka | |
In service | 1951 – 2008 |
Manufacturer | Đuro Đaković |
Constructed | 1951 to 1965 |
Scrapped | 1990 - 2008 |
Number built | 68 (Đuro Đaković) + 3 (ZET workshops) |
Number preserved | 4, Garage Number 101 in operating condition as a Historical tram, 164 sold to a private person, at least 2 more transformed into cargo and service trams. |
Capacity | 13 seating 42 standing |
Operators | ZET Zagreb |
Depots | Trešnjevka |
Specifications | |
Car length | 11 m (36 ft) |
Width | 2.2 m (7 ft 3 in) |
Doors | 3 |
Maximum speed | 55 km/h (34 mph) |
Weight | 14.9 t (14.7 long tons; 16.4 short tons) |
Power output | 2×60 kW |
Electric system(s) | Controller and resistors on the roof. |
Current collector(s) | Originally Bowcollector, Pantograph phased in from the early 1990s |
Braking system(s) | Electomagnetic, air, track. |
Track gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
TMK 101 is a type of two-axle tramcar which was used in Zagreb (Croatia) from 1951 until December 2008, when the last vehicle of this type was withdrawn from regular service. They were single-ended (controls at one end only) and had all 3 doors on the right-hand side only, in conformity with standard Zagreb (ZET) operating practices. Maximum passenger capacity (crush load) was 95, and they were fitted with two electric motors rated with a total continuous power output of 120 kW which gave a maximum speed of 55 km/h. The TMK 101 was the first modern type of tram produced in Croatia, featuring automatic door openers, driver's and conductor's seats, electrical, air-operated, and mechanical brakes, and a protective windshield at the front. Couplings were provided for trailer operation.
Engineer Mandl and his team of constructors in ZET's workshops finished constructing the first prototype, No. 101, on 4 April 1951. Three prototypes were made by ZET in their own workshops; Đuro Đaković's factory in Slavonski Brod was contracted to build the remaining 68 vehicles to ZET’s specifications, together with 110 matching trailers (which were numbered 591 to 700).[1][2] Series production began in 1957, and continued until 1965. Another 32 trailers built from 1973 to 1974 (for the TMK 201 trams) could also be used by TMK 101 cars.[2][3]
After withdrawal, a number of these trams were converted to service (non-passenger) vehicles. One car (prototype No. 101, together with matching trailer No. 592) has been retained by ZET as part of their historical fleet, and has been repainted in the current all-over blue livery.
A book written about this tram was called Tram 101: 1951-2008. (authors Dražen Bijelić and Željko Halambek).[4][5]
Trams of this design have also been used in Osijek (from 1963 to 1981) and in Belgrade (from 1964 to 1980).
Liveries
[edit]These trams have carried three different Yugoslav tramcar colour schemes, one for each of the different operators: in Zagreb they were cream-and-blue, in Osijek cream-and-red, and in Belgrade cream-and-green.
References
[edit]- ^ "ZET - Tram in Zagreb". Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ a b Trams in Zagreb
- ^ TMK 201
- ^ Profil.hr
- ^ ZET