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Special offer from St.-Petersburg Tram Collection

With new LM-68 PCC model we consider the very interesting period in the Leningrad tram history. In late 1960s and in the early 1970s the system was in its best glory with all types of the rolling stock in service. All our old Leningrad models are out of production, but we have a few of the LM-49/LP-49 cars (Ref.1) and LM-33/LP-33 cars (Ref.2) which could be completely refurbished and painted in the post-1972 colors on special request.

1933 Leningrad LM-33 Motor Car with LP-33 Trailer Car (post'72 Red & Cream livery).

In November 1972 a new paint schemes were intoduced in Leningrad for all types of the rolling stock. Since 1951, the LM-33/LP-33 cars were allocated to the depots 1,3 and 8 and the cars of the first two depots were repainted in the red & cream livery, while cars of the depot 8 received a blue-green & cream livery. In these liveries the "American" cars served Leningrad until 14 March 1979, in latest years used mainly on routes 9, 14,28 and 51.

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Availability Status: Not longer available.

1949 Leningrad LM-49 Motor Car with LP-49 Trailer Car (post'72 livery).

After 1972, the LM-49/LP-49 cars were painted in the red & cream (depots 2,4 and 5) or blue-green & cream (depots 7 and 9) liveries.

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Availability Status: Not longer available.

DISCONTINUED MODELS

All these models are out of current production line.

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1949 Leningrad LM-49 Motor Car with LP-49 Trailer Car

The first tram with monocoque steed body in Leningrad was LM/LP 49 in 1949. These trams set new standards for the Leningrad tram fleet - standards which were pursued in the new trams built for the town thereafter. These impressive vehicles remained in service until 1983. 287 Powers cars were built between 1949 and 1960 and 268 Trailers were built between 1949 and 1968.

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1933 Leningrad LM-33 Motor Car with LP-33 Trailer Car

History seems to give the LM33/LP33 (initial names MA and PA, based on the USA Peter Witt cars, known also as an "American") premier place in the ranking of Leningrad most famous models. 226 power cars and trailers were built between 1933 and 1940 in the Municipality's own workshop and survived in service until March 18, 1979.

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1933 Leningrad MS-4 Motor Car with MS Trailer Car

By 30s the entire fleet had been replaced by 865 MS-class power cars and more than 900 trailers. These vehicles were supplied by Putilovsky plant. 343 MS4 power cars were built in 1933. The last MS4 operated in 1968 and so far used as a service car.

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1948 Leningrad ZIS-8 Tower Bus (Overhead Repairs)

Part of any tram and trolleybus operation is the tower wagon. This bus started life as a standard ZIS 8 city bus and was to rebodied as a tower wagon in 1948.



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1947 Leningrad LM-47 Motor Car with LP 47 Trailer Car

Between 1947 and 1949 new tramcars with modern design and metal bodies were constructed on the base of the LM/LP 33 cars which had suffered during the war. These cars were classified as LM 47 and LP 47. These trams were heavy and inconvenient to operate. Despite of this, the last of the class were withdrawn in 1973 and a couple were converted to use as works cars.

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1933 Leningrad MM Motor Car with 1931 PM Trailer Car

In 1933 eleven MM bogie power car of Moscow type, numbered 4001-4012, were acquired from Sormovo plant. The cars were only four years old when sold to Gorky. 80 trailer cars of the PM class of Moscow type were obtained in 1931 and seven more at the end of 1940.

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1937 Leningrad LM-37 Motor Car with LP-37 Trailer Car

This train was built in 1936/37 by Municipality’s workshop and was based on “American” Peter Witt cars. It had a steel body with wide centre-entrance door. These cars were equipped with new comfortable leather seats while “American” cars were built with wood-slat seats. The cars, numbered 4501 and 4502, were so-called a “Blue Express” for its unusual for Leningrad‘s fleet blue painting. This train was very popular in the city but after the World War 2 was repainted and sold to Gorky.

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1925 Leningrad GM Motor Service Car with GP 10 Trailer Car

These 40 Power works cars, numbered 11-50, and 100 trailer works cars, numbered 1-100, were built by Putilovsky plant in two batches between 1925 and 1926. Some of the class so far remain in service.

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1958 Leningrad LM 57 Tramcar

In 1956-1957 a few designes of the new Leningrad’s tramcar were prepared by the municipality’s workshop; most of its features were later incorporated into the production-model LM57. No. 5001, the first serial LM57,was delivered to the city in 1957. In 1958 five LM57s were built but only No.5003 had a styling similar to No.5001; new “standard” model was quite different from prototypes that had gone before. At total, 711 tramcars were built between 1957 and 1969; more than 100 LM57s were delivered to other Soviet cities. This class, so-called “Dandy” for its attractive exterior and very bright painting, was very popular in Leningrad. In 1986 the last of the LM57s were officially withdrawn.

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1907 St.-Petersburg Brush Power Car (1st St.-Petersburg Tramcar)

The first St.-Petersburg's tramcars were a batch of 197, delivered by the famous British company Brush between 1907 and 1908. These 24-seat cars remained in service until 1930s.


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1908 St.-Petersburg MP Motor Car with 1927 PSH Open Trailer Car

In 1908 the second batch of Leningrad's trams was built in Russia. These cars were classified as MP and the class was destined to remain in service until 40s. In 1927 15 unusual open trailer cars were built in by one of the depots. These cars were slightly wider than the normal Leningrad's trams. PSH class of the trailer cars were destined to have a relatively short life, being withdrawn in 1932.

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1933 Leningrad MO Motor Car with PO Trailer Car

The MO Power Car and PO Trailer Car, numbered 1523 and 869, were delivered to the city in 1933 and were built in the Municipality's own workshop. This tramcar looked like a little "American"LM/LP 33 cars and would be withdrawn in the 50s.

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1975 Leningrad LM 68M Power Car

In 1973, following a period of considerable modernization and improvement on Leningrad's tram routes, the first of a new batch of a modern LM68M power car emerged. 2073 tramcars were built for Leningrad between 1973 and 1989. Now the majority of these trams remain in service as a single power cars or two and three car sets.

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1880s St.-Petersburg Steam Tram

First steam tram in St.-Petersburg was inaugurated in 1880 and regular service began in 1884-1886 on two routes a total of some 18 km in all. These routes were replaced by electric tramcars between 1914 and 1922.

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1950 Leningrad LS3 Snow Sweeper

First snow sweeper, classified S-1, arrived in Leningrad in 1925 from USA. It was built by McGuire company for standard Russian gauge of 1524 mm. S-1 was followed by an S2 model which was very similar in design to McGuire’s model. In 1950 a batch of almost 20 LS-3 vehicles was built in the Municipality’s workshop. Despite the appearance of the first new snow sweepers in the mid 80s, there remain some LS-3 vehicles in service.

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1963 Leningrad GM 63 Motor Service Car

By 1963 of the surviving works cars, the newest cars had been delivered in 1926 and were 37 years old. New works cars classified as GM 63 were manufactured in the Municipality's own workshop in the same year.

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1959 Leningrad Set of two Tatra T2 PCC-type Tramcars

Although from mid-1930s all tramcars in Leningrad were built in the municipality’s workshop, two Tatra T2 tramcars were delivered in 1959, classified 1001 and 1003. These modern vehicles were used in set until mid-1960s.

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1956/57 Leningrad LM 57 Tramcar (Prototype No.5)

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1957 Leningrad LM 57 Tramcar (Prototype No. 6)

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1957 Leningrad LM 57 Tramcar No.5001

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1993 St.-Petersburg LVS8-1-93 Articulated Tramcar

Only one such tram (No. 3280) was built in 1993 for use on the one of busiest routes No.61 in the northern part of the city. This tram can carry 320 passengers.

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1908 St.-Petersburg MP Motor Car with PD Trailer Car

First tram route No.4 with 13 electric cars was opened in Leningrad on 16th September 1907, and at the end of the year there were 106 cars in the city. Very soon 100 additional power cars were ordered in Russia. This class, classified later MP, was delivered in November 1908 when there were 9 routes in operation. Also, by November 1908 there were 115 trailers in the city, 65 of them were rebuilt from horse trams and 50, later known as PD-class, were built by Putilovsky plant in Leningrad.

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