C-Type motor-driven tram car, no. 260

The paths of Warsaw’s public transit and the Lilpop, Rau i Loewenstein company crossed in 1925 when Warsaw’s Municipal Trams enterprise placed an order for the construction of 30 motor-driven tram cars. The C-type tram was the first such car designed and built completely by a Polish company, except that imported motors and electrical equipment were installed in them. Their design was based on that of the A and B-type cars made in Germany that were delivered to Warsaw in 1906-1907 and in 1914. C-type tram cars were operated on Warsaw’s tram lines until 1956. Two cars of this type remain to this day, one of which (number 260) is found in the Museum of Urban Engineering in Krakow, where it will undergo a thorough restoration in 2020-2021 thanks to funds obtained by the Museum. Manufacturer: Lilpop, Rau i Loewenstein, Warsaw, ca. 1925 r. Inv. No.: MIM1640/I-33 Model prepared on the basis of photogrammetric and ToF measurements Licence: CC BY-NC-SA