71-608K #114

Details

Name		71-608K (УКВЗ) (4xДинамо ДК-259Е 50kW/68HP) 32/135 [1-2-2-1] (1988-2007)
VIN		859
Build Number
Built		1994
Scrapped
Owners
1994	2013	TU Daugavpils
2013		DS Daugavpils
Vehicle Numbers
Year Of Get	Year Of Remove	Vehicle Number
1994	2013	114 / TU Daugavpils
2013		114 / DS Daugavpils
Other Information
2013: out of service, 2014.10: again in service

Photos

july 2003 - Daugavpils, July 2003.
Author: HKN edytor

1 may 2006 - Dyneburg, ul. Piekarska. Jedyny KTM-8 na Łotwie jest jednocześnie najmłodszym tramwajem w tym państwie.
[edit: juzż nie jest, od kiedy do Rygi przybyła pierwsza Škoda 15T]
Author: Jarosz newser

Comments: 5

31 may 2006 - Daugavpils, Latvia/Latvija - Jatnieku Iela. The unique KTM-8 in the fleet, and alongside the tramway tower wagon - BV 6252.
Author: dvigar edytor

31 may 2006 - Daugavpils (LV) – Daugavas iela. The newest tram in Daugavpils is this solitary Type KTM-8K. I assume more of these would have been delivered here after 1994, if Latvia had not broken away from Russia. Anyway, now they prefer second-hand Tatras, it seems. So it remains unique. Note the trolley rope hanging down loosely at the side – a typical arrangement.
Author: dvigar edytor

Comments: 2

31 may 2006 - Latvia, Daugavpils - Jatnieku iela: When the Iron Curtain was dismantled in 1994, Daugavpils had just obtained this single KTM-8K tram from a Russian builder, probably planning to buy more, but it remained unique in the fleet and is used in normal service. Here it is seen after just leaving the depot, heading towards the town centre.
Author: dvigar edytor