ČKD was one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic. It is famous for the Tatra T3, a tramcar that sold 13,991 units worldwide.
Share of the Českomoravská-Kolben-Daněk, issued 1. November 1927
ČKD Tatra-T3 tram car in Prague. T3 was the most successful ČKD tram manufactured from 1960 to 1989; 13991 units were sold worldwide, as of 2015 they are still the most common trams in the world
ČKD Tatra RT8D5 light rail vehicle in Manila. The RT8D5 is a high-floor light rail vehicle based on the KT8D5 tram. These were the last trains that ČKD produced before the company was sold to Siemens Mobility.
The T3 is a type of Czech tramcar produced by ČKD Tatra. A late-2000s study conducted on the Prague tram system has shown 98.9% reliability, the best of the Prague tram system fleet. During its period of production between 1960 and 1999, 13,991 powered units and 122 unpowered trailers were sold worldwide.
Tatra T3SUCS in Prague
Interior of old version
Modernized Tatra T3D trams in Chemnitz, Germany
Multiple unit system of Tatra T3A in Riga, Latvia