TT Class 8

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TT Class 8
Class 8 tram leaving St. Olavs Gate
Manufacturer	Linke-Hofmann-Busch
Family name	Braunschweig
Replaced	TS Class 7
Constructed	1984–85
Entered service	1984
Scrapped	2000–
Number built	11
Number in service	9
Number scrapped	2
Operators	Trondheim Trafikkselskap (1984–88) Gråkallbanen (1990–2008) Veolia Transport Bane (2008–11) Boreal Transport Bane (2011–12) Boreal Transport Midt-Norge (2012–16) Boreal Bane (2016–)
Depots	Munkvoll (1984–88) Voldsminde (1988–90) Munkvoll (1990–)
Lines served	Gråkallen Line
Specifications
Car length	19.9 m (65 ft 3 in)
Width	2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Floor height	0.91 m (36 in)
Doors	4
Maximum speed	60 km/h (37 mph)
Weight	27.1 t (26.7 long tons; 29.9 short tons)
Prime mover(s)	Siemens IKB2021-OMK02
Power output	300 kW (400 hp)
Acceleration	1.2 m/s2 (3.9 ft/s2)
Deceleration	1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2)
Electric system(s)	600 V DC
Current collector(s)	Pantograph
Bogies	B'2'B'
Multiple working	Car 93 + 96
Track gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)

TT Class 8 are the only remaining trams used on the Trondheim Tramway. Built by Linke-Hofmann-Busch (LHB) in 1984–85, they replaced the aging Class 7 trams used by Trondheim Trafikkselskap (TT). Of the eleven built, nine remain in service on the Gråkallen Line operated by Boreal Bane.