ATM Class 7000

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ATM Class 7000
Tram Turijn 2009 06.jpg
ManufacturerFiat Ferroviaria
Constructed1983–1986
Number built51
Fleet numbers7000–7050
Capacity56 (Seated)
234 (Standing)
Specifications
Train length28,226 millimetres (1,111.3 in)
Width2,500 millimetres (98 in)
Height3,200 millimetres (130 in)
Floor height850 millimetres (33 in)
Low-floorno
Articulated sections1
Wheelbase2,000 millimetres (79 in)
Maximum speed75 kilometres per hour (47 mph)
Weight43.3 tonnes (95,000 lb)
Steep gradient4/6
Traction motorsRETAM BAS 5690/6
Power outputelectric
Power supply600 V DC
Electric system(s)overhead line
Current collection methodPantograph
Track gauge1,445 mm (4 ft 8+78 in)

The tramway Class 7000 are a serie of articulated trams ordered by the to be used on the Turin light rail network.

A quantity of 100 was ordered in 1981 from Fiat Ferroviaria (then in Savigliano), to be fitted with AEG electrical equipment,[1] and the first car was delivered in February 1983.[2]

However, the building of the five light rail lines originally planned was stopped after the opening of the first line (No. 3) in 1987. As the 7000s could not be used on the traditional tram lines because of their dimensions and weight, the order was truncated at 51 units, and the other units were substituted by the .

At the beginning of December 2013, GTT announced the planned withdrawal of these trams, due to their high maintenance costs and the lack of spare parts on the market, to take effect on 7 December.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ Hamilton, J.G.; and Price, J.H. (June 1983). "Torino — RETE '82". Modern Tramway, pp. 195–204. Ian Allan Publishing/Light Rail Transit Association (UK).
  2. ^ Modern Tramway, June 1983, p. 206 (news section).

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