TMK 101

TMK 101
TMK 101 in the tram depot Trešnjevka
In service	1951 – 2008
Manufacturer	Đuro Đaković
Constructed	1951 to 1965
Scrapped	1990 - 2008
Number built	68 (Đuro Đaković) + 3 (ZET workshops)
Number preserved	4, Garage Number 101 in operating condition as a Historical tram, 164 sold to a private person, at least 2 more transformed into cargo and service trams.
Capacity	13 seating 42 standing
Operators	ZET Zagreb
Depots	Trešnjevka
Specifications
Car length	11 m (36 ft)
Width	2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)
Doors	3
Maximum speed	55 km/h (34 mph)
Weight	14.9 t (14.7 long tons; 16.4 short tons)
Power output	2×60 kW
Electric system(s)	Controller and resistors on the roof.
Current collector(s)	Originally Bowcollector, Pantograph phased in from the early 1990s
Braking system(s)	Electomagnetic, air, track.
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

TMK 101 is a type of two-axle tramcar which was used in Zagreb (Croatia) from 1951 until December 2008, when the last vehicle of this type was withdrawn from regular service. They were single-ended (controls at one end only) and had all 3 doors on the right-hand side only, in conformity with standard Zagreb (ZET) operating practices. Maximum passenger capacity (crush load) was 95, and they were fitted with two electric motors rated with a total continuous power output of 120 kW which gave a maximum speed of 55 km/h. The TMK 101 was the first modern type of tram produced in Croatia, featuring automatic door openers, driver's and conductor's seats, electrical, air-operated, and mechanical brakes, and a protective windshield at the front. Couplings were provided for trailer operation.

Engineer Mandl and his team of constructors in ZET's workshops finished constructing the first prototype, No. 101, on 4 April 1951. Three prototypes were made by ZET in their own workshops; Đuro Đaković's factory in Slavonski Brod was contracted to build the remaining 68 vehicles to ZET’s specifications, together with 110 matching trailers (which were numbered 591 to 700). Series production began in 1957, and continued until 1965. Another 32 trailers built from 1973 to 1974 (for the TMK 201 trams) could also be used by TMK 101 cars.

After withdrawal, a number of these trams were converted to service (non-passenger) vehicles. One car (prototype No. 101, together with matching trailer No. 592) has been retained by ZET as part of their historical fleet, and has been repainted in the historical blue and cream livery.

A book written about this tram was called Tram 101: 1951-2008. (authors Dražen Bijelić and Željko Halambek).

Trams of this design have also been used in Osijek (from 1963 to 1981) and in Belgrade (from 1964 to 1980).

Liveries

These trams have carried three different Yugoslav tramcar colour schemes, one for each of the different operators: in Zagreb they were cream-and-blue, in Osijek cream-and-red, and in Belgrade cream-and-green.