Current Condition
The most common kind of tram rolling stock in Vinnytsia are
- single ended articulated 6-axle motorized Mirage Be 4/6 trams, produced in Switzerland and previously worked in Zürich.
- single ended 4-axle Karpfen Be 4/4 trams, produced in Switzerland and previously worked in Zürich
- and some 2-section articulated 4-axle Tatra KT4SU trams produced by the Czech ČKD Tatra Works.
IN nearest past there were a great deal of Tatra T4 trams in use; now most of the them are rebuilt into service trams for different purposes. GothaT57 tram is sill kept.
Beginning in 2007 the city of Zürich donated used trams to the city of Vinnytsia without any costs. In 2007 13 sets (motor and trailer car) of "Karpfen" series were transferred in Vinnytsia, and in 2008 a couple of "Mirage" tram sets were transferred.
- As of now, they are widely used on the tracks of Vinnytisa Tram network since mid-2007. They perform even better than well known Tatra КТ4SU trams.
- Given technology is already mastered by Vinnytsia TTA employees (both drivers and service specialists), and in spite of its respected age (produced sometime in the 60s), made city streets look much younger.
- Since 2011 Vinnytsia Tram and Trolleybus authority is planning to use mostly ex-Zurich trams, and leave up to 10 Tatra КТ4SU trams. As of January 2011 Vinnytsia received 105 tram cars from Zürich,
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