TMK 101

TMK 101
TMK 101 in the tram depot Trešnjevka
In service	1951 – 2008
Manufacturer	Đuro Đaković
Constructed	1951 to 1965
Number built	68 (Đuro Đaković) + 3 (ZET workshops)
Operator(s)	ZET Zagreb
Depot(s)	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
Current collection method	Pantograph
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tramcar which was used in Zagreb (Croatia) from 1951 until December 2008, when the last vehicle of this type was withdrawn from regular service.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).

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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.

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