Gotha T57 - a two-axle wagon for two-way traffic, manufactured by the Gotha Carriage Works national enterprise of the city of Gotha ( GDR ). The car has two cabins, and four doors, two on each side. The cars are designed to work on a tram track 1000 mm wide. The Gotha T57 tram was produced from 1957 to 1961. Gotha T57 wagons could operate in train mode with one or two non-powered Gotha B57 trailers. When working in systems without turning rings, the motor car at the final was transferred from the “head” of the train to its “tail”. Gotha T57 trams were popular not only in Germany , but also in the cities of the USSR , where there were tram systems with a track width of 1000 mm. In many cities, where there were turning rings on all the terminals (Lviv, Vinnitsa), during the overhaul, the cabin and controller were dismantled in the rear of the motor car, and the doors on the left side of the body were welded. In Yevpatoriya, in order to avoid re-motoring of the motor car to end cars, the cabin and the controller from the rear of the motor car were transferred to trailed cars. Preserved in many cities, where they still work linear, office or museum.
| Gotha t57 | |
|---|---|
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| Manufacturer | VEB Waggonbau Gotha East Germany  |
| Units built | 1798 |
| Project year | 1956 |
| Years of release | 1957-1961 |
| Specifications | |
| Top speed | 50 km / h |
| Weight | 12.5 t |
| Seats | 21-22 |
| Rated capacity | 60 (5 people / m²) |
| Full capacity | 100 (8 people / m²) |
| Controller type | manual |
| Brake type | rheostatic, rail, shoe (with manual control) |
| Mains voltage | 600 V |
| On-board voltage | 24 V |
| Type of traction gear | spur gear |
| Traction Gear Ratio | 5.48 |
| Number of doors | four |
| Dimensions | |
| Track | 1,000 mm |
| Length | 10 900 (mm) mm |
| Width | 2200 (mm) mm |
| Height | 3 115 (mm) mm |
| Base | 3200 (mm) mm |
| Trolley Base | 1 900 mm |
| Wheel diameter | 760 (mm) mm |
| Engines | |
| engine's type | 2 x EM60 / 600 |
| Power | 60 (kW) kW |
| Control system | direct |
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Line wagons
Evpatoria
In Yevpatoriya, the oldest Gotha T57 cars of 1957 are used, which arrived in the city from Simferopol in 1970. As of December 2017, the fleet has 5 cars, of which 3 are operating. The wagons underwent a major overhaul at the enterprises of Donetsk and Dnepropetrovsk. Trams operate on routes Nos. 2, 3, 4, on which there are no turning rings.
Dairy
Since 1989, Gotha T57 appeared in the village of Molochnoe, which is located near Evpatoria. Trams came from Yevpatoriya for operation on the smallest tram route in the world, which delivered vacationers from the Beregovoi boarding house to the beach. The wagons, as in Yevpatoriya, were shuttled in different directions. The last season of operation was the summer of 2013.
Vinnitsa
There are two tram cars of this model in Vinnitsa. Car No. 104 is currently not operating and is in a dismantled state. Wagon No. 100 in 2013 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Vinnitsa tram was transferred from Yevpatoriya in exchange for the Tatra KT4SU tram car.
In other cities
Gotha T57 trams can be found in other cities of Europe and Asia: Voltersdorf (9 cars), Bad Schandau (6 cars), Naumburg and Bursa (3 cars each), Istanbul and Arad (2 cars each) and Frankfurt an der Oder - 1 wagon.
Service wagons
Zhytomyr
In Zhytomyr there is an official freight car Gotha T57, which serves for the transport of rails and sleepers.
Evpatoria
In 2013, a wagon for the track repair service appeared in Yevpatoriya .
Kaliningrad
In Kaliningrad, the Gotha T57 has been converted into a snow blower.
In other cities
As a service car, Gotha T57 can be found in the cities: Leipzig , Jena , Cottbus , Dresden , Frankfurt an der Oder , Plauen , Gotha , Brandenburg an der Havel , Tallinn , Chemnitz , Magdeburg , Zwickau , Hera .
Museum cars
Simferopol
In Simferopol in 2014, they expressed the idea of installing the Gotha T57 tram as a monument to Simferopol tram . It is planned to open a cafe in the car. They plan to buy the tram from Yevpatoriya, which operates under number 012. Previously, it was operated in Simferopol until the movement was closed in 1970. For 2016, this idea has not been implemented.
Vinnitsa
Vinnitsa has two museum cars. One of them arrived in Vinnitsa on the 100th anniversary of the opening of the tram. The car was traded at Evpatoria on Tatra KT4 .
Other cities
In the cities of Europe and Asia there are also museum cars. Trams are attractive for many tourists who travel in the historical parts of the city, as well as in the picturesque. Gotha T57 museum cars can be found in the cities: Bergen , Dresden , Frankfurt an der Oder , Hannover , Leipzig , Zwickau , Magdeburg , Chemnitz , Halle , Gotha , Schwerin , Halberstadt , Jena , Nordhausen , Hera .
Links
- Thematic site gothawagen.de (German)