Tatra K5AR [SEP] manufacturer
Tatra K5
The Tatra K5AR was an articulated tramcar built by ČKD Tatra. It was unusual in that it was one of the few tramcars built by ČKD Tatra to be exported outside of Eastern Europe, and was designed specifically for the city of Cairo, Egypt, which took 200 examples. The K5AR was bi-directional and was fitted with 3 doors in each car, and its electrical equipment was designed to withstand the sub-tropical climate of Egypt. After less than a decade in service, the vast majority of
Tatra (company)
Tatra is a Czech vehicle manufacturer in Kopřivnice. It is owned by the "Tatra Trucks" company, based in Ostrava, and is the third oldest company in the world producing cars with an unbroken history. The company was founded in 1850 as "Ignatz Schustala & Comp.", in 1890 renamed "Nesselsdorfer Wagenbau-Fabriksgesellschaft" when it became a wagon and carriage manufacturer. In 1897, Tatra produced the first motor car in central Europe, the Präsident automobile. In 1918, it changed