Škoda 13 T

Škoda 13 T Elektra
First tram of this type in Brno, September 2007
Manufacturer	Škoda Works
Designer	Porsche Design Group
Assembly	Plzeň, Czech Republic
Constructed	2007–present
Predecessor	Škoda 05 T Vektra
Successor	Škoda 15 T ForCity
Specifications
Width	2 460 mm
Height	3 700 mm
Low-floor	50%
Weight	38.3 t
Steep gradient	85 ‰
Wheels driven	100% (12/12)
Bogies	fixed
Track gauge	1 435 mm

The Škoda 13 T (also Škoda Elektra) is a five carbody section low-floor uni-directional tram, developed by Škoda for the Brno tram system.

The vehicle's front was designed by Porsche Design Group. The 13 T has six axles, and the low-floor area represents 48% of the entire vehicle floor. It is based on the Škoda 14 T. While 14 T has front door leading to driver's cabin only, in 13 T the front door leads to passanger compartment.

Deliveries

City	Year	Number of vehicles	Numbers	Note
Brno	2007 2008 2009	2 4 13	1901,1902 1903-1906 1907-1919	The full order is at least for 20 vehicles.
TOTAL		19

Delivery of another 5 is scheduled for 2010, while another 20 should be in streets of Brno by 2011. These will differ from the preceding ones in array of passanger seats - while the initial trams have the seats in high-floor sections sideways to driving direction (so the passangers face each other with passage in between the lines of seats), the newer trams will have the seats located in the driving direction.

Škoda 13 T in an advertisement livery

Interior of Škoda 13T

See also

• Predecessor: Škoda 05 T - "Vektra"
• Successor: Škoda 15 T - "ForCity"

• Related "Elektra" models: 14 T (Prague), 16 T (Wroclaw uni-directional), 19 T (Wroclaw bi-directional)

External links

• Information on Škoda webpages