ATM series 1500
| 1500 series | |
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 Today's museum car 1503 was the first production car in 1928
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| Numbering: | 1501 to 2002 |
| Number: | 502 |
| Manufacturer: | various |
| Year of construction (s): | Prototypes: 1927–1928 Series cars: 1928–1930 |
| Axis formula : | Bo'Bo ' |
| Gauge : | 1445 mm |
| Length: | 13,890 mm |
| Height: | 3,230 mm |
| Width: | 2,350 mm |
| Trunnion Distance: | 7,200 mm |
| Bogie axle base: | 1,625 mm |
| Empty mass: | 15 t |
| Top speed: | 42 km / h |
| Traction power: | 4 × 21 kW |
| Motor type: |
TIBB Milano 28 / Ansaldo LC 221 |
| Power system : | 600 volts direct current |
| Power transmission: | Overhead line |
| Operating mode: | One-way vehicle |
| Seats: | 29 |
| Standing room: | 101 |
| Floor height: | 742 mm |
The ATM class 1500 was originally a 502 car with the road numbers 1501ff. Comprehensive railcar type of the Milanese transport company Azienda Trasporti Milanesi (ATM), which operates the Milan tram . Alternative names are - derived from the first year of manufacture of the series car - tipo 1928 or Ventotto ( Italian for twenty-eight ), Carrelli ( bogie wagon ) or after its designer Peter Witt . The four-axle, four-engine and high-floor saloon car in equipment design have a steel structure and an air brake . The two prototypes with the numbers 1501 and 1502 were made in the years 1927–1928, the 500 series cars with the numbers 1503–2002 in the years 1928–1930. In 2014, 126 of them were still in operation and - even before the Lisbon Remodelados - they are the oldest scheduled trams in Europe. Due to their relatively small capacity, they only travel on the less frequented lines 1, 5, 10, 19 and 33.
history
The Ventotto series is based on the Peter Witt cars from the United States, which were built from 1914. A total of six companies were involved in the production of the 502 cars for Milan, the bogies were supplied by FIAT :
| Società Italiana Carminati & Toselli | 112 cars | Numbers 1501-1612 |
| Società Italiana Ernesto Breda | 110 cars | Numbers 1613-1722 |
| Officine Meccaniche di Reggio Emilia | 50 cars | Numbers 1723-1772 |
| Officine Meccaniche (OM) | 110 cars | Numbers 1773-1882 |
| Officine Elettroferroviarie Tallero (OEFT) | 110 cars | Numbers 1883-1992 |
| Officine Meccaniche Lodigiane (OML) | 10 cars | Numbers 1993-2002 |
Similar vehicles were previously used in Genoa , Naples , Padua , Trieste and Turin , and another made its way to the Spanish capital, Madrid . A car from Milan ran in Frankfurt on a trial basis around 1930, but the city decided against purchasing one.
In 1984 (one) and 1998 (ten), the ATM delivered eleven cars that were no longer required in Milan to the F Market & Wharves line in San Francisco , where they operate as tourist trams. Two carriages have been running in Milan as rolling restaurants under the name ATMosfera since 2006 .
Although the Ventottos were pushed back more and more by more modern cars, the Milanese city fathers and the transport company ATM made the decision in 2007 to use the car, which has meanwhile become a landmark of the city, in the longer term. As a result, the main workshop Teodosio began in 2010 with extensive repairs to the remaining four-axle vehicles. Particular attention was paid to the use of parts that are true to the original, such as the newly built wooden benches and the lampshades made of glass in the interior. In the course of the modernization, the cars were also given an equipment cabinet on the rear wall of the driver's seat; together with the installed Plexiglas elements, the driver's cab is almost completely separated from the passenger compartment . In addition, all of the cars intended for regular service were given a new beige and yellow paint job, which replaced the standard orange paintwork from the 1970s. Since 2013, up to a dozen cars have been covered with full advertisements .
The third-youngest car, 2000, still had the orange paintwork introduced in the 1970s in 2009
Doorless side
Detailed view of the bogie
Interior with longitudinal bench seats
Driver's cab
literature
- Giovanni Cornolò, Giuseppe Severi: Tram e tramvie a Milano. 1840-1987. Azienda Trasporti Municipali, Milano 1987.
- Guido Boreani: Un tram che si chiama Milano. Il tram tipo 1928 dalle origini ai giorni nostri storia e tecnica (= Collana storia dei trasporti pubblici. 42). Calosci, Cortona 1995, ISBN 88-7785-113-9 .
