Fleet list

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The following list provides information on the Zürich tram fleet. Numbers shown in italics are museum trams or catering or private hire trams. Numbers in brackets are previous numbers. Locations and purposes in italics are outside Zürich.

The page is still under construction. Information is incomplete.

motor cars (older types, museum cars etc)
motor cars (main fleet)

type

class

year(s) built

total remaining in Zürich

number(s)

routes used (or purpose)

motor trams (older types):

Ce 2/2

early MFO tram for ZOS

1897

1

ZOS 1

(TMZ museum car, operational, green livery of Zürich-Oerlikon-Seebach)

Ce 2/2

SWS, Peckham truck, open balconies

1898

0

65

(TMZ planned replica)

Ce 2/2

SWS, truck built under licence from Peckham

1900

3

LSB 2 (2)

(TMZ museum car, operational, yellow livery of Limmattal Strassenbahn)

(93, 10)

(TMZ: stored, parts for 65)

102

(TMZ museum car, operational)

Ce 2/2

Bertschinger type

1907-1915

2

19 (1, 147)

(Tiroler Museumsbahnen Innsbuck, operational)

8, 9

(BVB)

176

(TMZ museum car, operational)

1208 (208)

Märlitram (fairy tale tram for children, operates during advent period)

Ce 2/2

Schnelläufer

1928-29

4

2

(TMZ museum car, operational)

1009 (9)

(VBZ/APS museum car, operational)

1019 (19)

(VBZ/APS museum car, operational, latter condition with smooth body sides)

1025 (ZOS 81)

(TMZ museum car, stored, to be restored to original ZOS green condition)

Ce 4/4

Elefant

1929-30

3

321

(TMZ museum car, operational)

1330 (330)

Partytram

1351 (351)

(VBZ/APS museum car, operational)

Ce 3/3

Swiss Standard Tram prototype

1939

0

32 (1032)

(VHS Luzern, on public display)

Be 4/4

Swiss Standard Tram "Kurbeli"

1940-54

6

1922 (1351)

Cargotram

1379

(AMTUIR Paris, stored)

1392

(VBZ/APS museum car, operational)

1408

(stored, subject to preservation bid by APS)

various

serving Kim Il Sung Mausoleum, Pyongyang, Korea

various

works cars (snow brooms), Zürich and Bern

Be 4/4

Swiss Standard Tram "Pedaler"

1940-??

1

1531

(TMZ museum car, operational)

???

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???

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Be 6/6

Tiefbahn prototype, based on P16

1960

1

1802 (1601, 1702)

(restaurant tram, for private hire)

motor trams (main fleet):

Be 4/4

P16 (Karpfen)

1959-60

15

1416-1430

with matching trailers on routes 5 and 10.

Be 4/6

Mirage

1965-68

90

1601-1690

solo on route 5, on route 4 with trailer, in coupled pairs on routes 2, 7 and 13.

Be 4/6

Mirage (Kuh, Blinde Kuh), cabless units, can only be operated in multiple with 1601-1690

1968-69

35

1691-1726

as second unit on routes 2, 7 and 13

Be 4/6

Tram 2000

1975-92

107

2001-2121

solo on routes 8 and 15, with 2401-35 on routes 3, 4 and 9, in coupled pairs on routes 11 and 14.

Be 4/8

Tram 2000 (Sänfte), rebuilt from Tram 2000's by adding low floor centre section.

1991-92 (rebuilt 2001-05)

14

2099-2121

solo on routes 6 and 10.

Be 4/6

Tram 2000 (Kuh), cabless units, can only be operated in multiple with 2001-2121

1975-76

15

2301-2315

as second unit on routes 11 and 14

Be 2/4

Tram 2000 (Pony), short cabless units, can only be operated in multiple with 2001-2121

1985-92

35

2401-2435

as second unit on routes 3, 4 and 9.

Be 5/6

Cobra

2001

6

3001-3006

solo on routes 4 and 9