Newman Transit 2001-2020, 2115-2124 are Tatra K2 streetcars built from 1977-1983. Originally built for a medium-sized Slovakian town, they were withdrawn from service and put in storage in 1995 after the company closed down. The first shipment of streetcars from Slovakia contained a large amount of K2s, and so it was decided to reserve the first 20 numbers in the 2000 series for them.
None of the units, in their original state, received air-conditioning, so their usage during summers was limited. The first unit to be rebuilt was car 2017 – after a collision with a truck in December 1997, it was rebuilt into type K2G, but retained its original numbering. Driver air-conditioning was installed in 2002, and passenger air-conditioning in 2003.
From 1998-2005, 10 units were rebuilt to type K2S by Pars Nova – they were heavily modernized and were finally equipped with air-conditioning. Additionally, they were renumbered to 2115-2124. The remaining units were progressively withdrawn, with 2015 and 2019 as the last surviving units in early 2013.
These streetcars are mainly used on routes 3 River Oaks and 4 Dundas – however, they occasionally appear on routes 5 Bridge Street, 7 Lakeside and 8 Creekbank.
2001-2020
2001-2020 are the numbers of the K2s in their original state.
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Unit Number |
Built |
Division |
Status |
Notes |
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2001 |
1977 |
Kennedy Park |
RETIRED November 2007 |
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2002 |
1977 |
Kennedy Park |
REBUILT into 2115 |
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2003 |
1983 |
Kennedy Park |
REBUILT into 2121 |
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2004 |
1981 |
Kennedy Park |
REBUILT into 2120 |
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2005 |
1979 |
Kennedy Park |
REBUILT into 2119 |
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2006 |
1977 |
Kennedy Park |
REBUILT into 2124 |
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2007 |
1980 |
Kennedy Park |
REBUILT into 2118 |
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2008 |
1980 |
Kennedy Park |
RETIRED January 2010 |
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2009 |
1977 |
Kennedy Park |
RETIRED August 2008 |
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2010 |
1977 |
Kennedy Park |
REBUILT into 2122 |
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2011 |
1978 |
Kennedy Park |
REBUILT into 2123 |
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2012 |
1979 |
Kennedy Park |
REBUILT into 2116 |
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2013 |
1983 |
Kennedy Park |
RETIRED September 2012 |
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2014 |
1981 |
Kennedy Park |
REBUILT into 2117 |
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2015 |
1977 |
Kennedy Park |
RETIRED May 2013 |
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2016 |
1980 |
Kennedy Park |
RETIRED October 2011 |
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2017 |
1983 |
Kennedy Park |
REBUILT to type K2G |
-Collided with truck in December 1997, rebuilt to type K2G |
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2018 |
1980 |
Kennedy Park |
RETIRED July 2009 |
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2019 |
1977 |
Kennedy Park |
In service |
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2020 |
1982 |
Kennedy Park |
RETIRED June 2008 |
2115-2124
These cars are grouped under three variants: variant 1 is fitted with a Brecknell-Willis pantograph and has plug doors (2115-2119), variant 2 is fitted with a Lekov pantograph, has collapsible doors and roof mounted side destination signs(2120-2122), and variant 3 is fitted with a Lekov pantograph, has collapsible doors and has its side destination signs mounted in its windows(2123-2124).
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Unit Number (old fleet number) |
Built |
Rebuilt |
Division |
Status |
Notes |
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2115 (2002) |
1977 |
September 1998 |
Kennedy Park |
In service |
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2116 (2012) |
1979 |
February 1999 |
Kennedy Park |
In service |
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2117 (2014) |
1981 |
July 1999 |
Kennedy Park |
In service |
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2118 (2007) |
1980 |
November 1999 |
Kennedy Park |
In service |
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2119 (2005) |
1979 |
April 2000 |
Kennedy Park |
In service |
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2120 (2004) |
1981 |
December 2001 |
Kennedy Park |
In service |
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2121 (2003) |
1983 |
July 2002 |
Kennedy Park |
In service |
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2122 (2010) |
1977 |
December 2002 |
Kennedy Park |
In service |
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2123 (2011) |
1978 |
October 2004 |
Kennedy Park |
In service |
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2124 (2006) |
1977 |
May 2005 |
Kennedy Park |
In service |