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'''SL95''' |
'''SL95''' was a series of 32 [[low-floor tram|low-floor]], [[articulated tram|articulated]] [[tram]]s operated on the [[Oslo Tramway]]. The series was built by Italian rail manufacturer [[Gio. Ansaldo & C.|Ansaldo]]/[[Firema]], later known as AnsaldoBreda (now [[Hitachi Rail Italy]]), and delivered between 1999 and 2004. Capacity for the eight-axle, three-section vehicles is 212 passengers, of which 88 can be seated. The name derives from being ordered in 1995. Original plans called for the delivery to be between 1997 and 1998. Delivery took many years due to a magnitude of technical flaws, including high noise levels, freezing during the winter and corrosion. The trams are {{convert|33.12|m|ftin}} long, {{convert|2.6|m}} wide and {{convert|3.62|m|ftin}} tall. The aluminum vehicles weigh {{convert|64.98|t}} and have a power output of {{convert|840|kW}}. |
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The trams |
The trams operated on lines 13, 17 and 18. Due to their heavy weight and large turning radius they were unsuitable for the other lines. Prior to the introduction of the [[SL18]], they were the only bi-directional trams in the fleet, and were therefore needed on lines 17 and 18 along the [[Ullevål Hageby Line]]. The trams cost about {{NOK|20 million}} each, but discounts were awarded after the delays and technical faults. |
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The SL95 |
The SL95 and SL79 tram fleets were gradually phased out between 2020 and 2025 and replaced by new [[SL18]] trams, with the SL95 withdrawn in April 2025 and the [[SL79]] in September 2025.{{cite web |title=Oslos nye trikker: Si hei til SL18! (Oslo's new trams: say hello to SL18!) |url=https://www.fremtidensbyreise.no/trikkeprogrammet/aktuelt/nyhet/3357245/oslos-nye-trikker:-si-hei-til-urbos-100! |website=Fremtidens Byreise |access-date=11 June 2018 |language=Norwegian |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141444/https://www.fremtidensbyreise.no/trikkeprogrammet/aktuelt/nyhet/3357245/oslos-nye-trikker:-si-hei-til-urbos-100! |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last=Ekroll |first=Henning Carr |date=30 October 2025 |title=Her knuses Oslo-trikken |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/oslo/i/OoLKxV/her-knuses-oslo-trikken|work= |location= |publisher=Aftenposten |access-date=23 February 2026}} |
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== Background == |
== Background == |
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== Operation == |
== Operation == |
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Prior to the introduction of the SL18, the SL95s made up 32 of the 72 trams in the system, supplementing the older SL79. The SL95s were the only bidirectional trams, and therefore the only ones that could operate on the Ullevål Hageby Line, that is served by lines 17 and 18. Since line 13 is a continuation of line 17 at [[Sinsen (station)|Sinsen]], the SL95s also operated on that line. Due to the tight curve radius on the Briskeby Line, SL95 trams rarely operated to Majorstuen, and when they did, they used the [[Frogner Line]] and/or the [[Homansbyen tram stop|Homansbyen Line]]; At the turn close to the [[Inkognitogata tram stop|Inkognitogata stop]] at the [[Briskeby Line]], there is a sign warning operators to take care with SL95 trams. The trams ran on the Ullevål Hageby-, Ekeberg-, [[Sinsen Line|Sinsen]]-, Grünerløkka–Torshov-, Lilleaker- [[Skøyen Line|Skøyen]], and rarely in the [[Homansbyen tram stop|Homansbyen]]- [[Frogner Line|Frogner]] lines. Each service has a ten-minute headway, giving a five-minute interval on section that are served by two lines.{{cite web |url=http://www.trafikanten.no/trafikkinfo/tabeller/os/oslo-trikk.pdf |title=Rutehefte Trikk |author=Ruter |author-link=Ruter |format=PDF |year=2009 |access-date=25 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5opb4gEps?url=http://www.trafikanten.no/trafikkinfo/tabeller/os/oslo-trikk.pdf |archive-date=8 April 2010 }} |
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[[File:SL95 roof Kirkeristen.jpg|thumb|left|SL95 tram at [[Kirkeristen (station)|Kirkeristen]], showing the amount of roof-mounted equipment]] |
[[File:SL95 roof Kirkeristen.jpg|thumb|left|SL95 tram at [[Kirkeristen (station)|Kirkeristen]], showing the amount of roof-mounted equipment]] |
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In 2007,{{cite news |url=http://www.aibn.no/Railway/Reports/2008-07 |title=Rapport om sammenstøt mellom to trikker ved Sæter holdeplass 21. november 2007 |date=27 November 2008 |access-date=8 July 2011 |language=Norwegian, English |work=[[Accident Investigation Board Norway]] |archive-date=29 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929174332/http://www.aibn.no/Railway/Reports/2008-07 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article2113110.ece |title=To trikker kolliderte |last=Trellevik |first=Amund |date=21 November 2007 |access-date=21 March 2012 |archive-date=28 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628213622/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article2113110.ece |url-status=live |language=Norwegian |work=[[Aftenposten]]}} two trams were involved in an accident and sent to Firema for repair. However, the company filed for bankruptcy, and as of October 2010 the trams were still not repaired or returned to Oslo.{{cite news |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/09/25/nyheter/innenriks/kollektivtrafikk/oslo/13557855/ |title=Oslo har mistet to av sine nyeste trikkevogner |last=Hansen |first=Asle |date=25 September 2010 |access-date=21 March 2012 |language=Norwegian |work=[[Dagbladet]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011140728/http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/09/25/nyheter/innenriks/kollektivtrafikk/oslo/13557855/ |archive-date=11 October 2012 |url-status=live}} In 2010, Commissioner for Environmental Affairs and Transport [[Jøran Kallmyr]] ([[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]]) stated that the SL95 trams were being considered for replacement, at the same time as the much older SL79. Problems with the units included excessive noise, excessive amount of time out of order, rust, cracks in the axles, and increased wear to the infrastructure because they weighed too much.{{cite news |url=http://www.tv2nyhetene.no/innenriks/ny-milliardsmell-for-oslotrafikken-3297406.html |title=Ny milliardsmell for Oslo-trafikken |last=Baraldsnes |first=Ronnie |date=23 September 2010 |access-date=18 October 2010 |language=Norwegian |work=[[TV 2 (Norway)|TV 2]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928040028/http://www.tv2nyhetene.no/innenriks/ny-milliardsmell-for-oslotrafikken-3297406.html |archive-date=28 September 2010 |url-status=live}} All except two of the SL95 trams were temporarily grounded on 29 April 2013 when it was discovered that rust had damaged the joints between the articulated sections on several trams.{{cite news|url=http://www.dn.no/forsiden/politikkSamfunn/article2605998.ece|title=Oslo-trikker skal tilbake på skinnene|publisher=Dagens Næringsliv/NTB|language=Norwegian|access-date=1 May 2013|location=30 April 2013}} |
In 2007,{{cite news |url=http://www.aibn.no/Railway/Reports/2008-07 |title=Rapport om sammenstøt mellom to trikker ved Sæter holdeplass 21. november 2007 |date=27 November 2008 |access-date=8 July 2011 |language=Norwegian, English |work=[[Accident Investigation Board Norway]] |archive-date=29 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929174332/http://www.aibn.no/Railway/Reports/2008-07 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article2113110.ece |title=To trikker kolliderte |last=Trellevik |first=Amund |date=21 November 2007 |access-date=21 March 2012 |archive-date=28 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628213622/http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/oslo/article2113110.ece |url-status=live |language=Norwegian |work=[[Aftenposten]]}} two trams were involved in an accident and sent to Firema for repair. However, the company filed for bankruptcy, and as of October 2010 the trams were still not repaired or returned to Oslo.{{cite news |url=http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/09/25/nyheter/innenriks/kollektivtrafikk/oslo/13557855/ |title=Oslo har mistet to av sine nyeste trikkevogner |last=Hansen |first=Asle |date=25 September 2010 |access-date=21 March 2012 |language=Norwegian |work=[[Dagbladet]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011140728/http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/09/25/nyheter/innenriks/kollektivtrafikk/oslo/13557855/ |archive-date=11 October 2012 |url-status=live}} In 2010, Commissioner for Environmental Affairs and Transport [[Jøran Kallmyr]] ([[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress Party]]) stated that the SL95 trams were being considered for replacement, at the same time as the much older SL79. Problems with the units included excessive noise, excessive amount of time out of order, rust, cracks in the axles, and increased wear to the infrastructure because they weighed too much.{{cite news |url=http://www.tv2nyhetene.no/innenriks/ny-milliardsmell-for-oslotrafikken-3297406.html |title=Ny milliardsmell for Oslo-trafikken |last=Baraldsnes |first=Ronnie |date=23 September 2010 |access-date=18 October 2010 |language=Norwegian |work=[[TV 2 (Norway)|TV 2]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928040028/http://www.tv2nyhetene.no/innenriks/ny-milliardsmell-for-oslotrafikken-3297406.html |archive-date=28 September 2010 |url-status=live}} All except two of the SL95 trams were temporarily grounded on 29 April 2013 when it was discovered that rust had damaged the joints between the articulated sections on several trams.{{cite news|url=http://www.dn.no/forsiden/politikkSamfunn/article2605998.ece|title=Oslo-trikker skal tilbake på skinnene|publisher=Dagens Næringsliv/NTB|language=Norwegian|access-date=1 May 2013|location=30 April 2013}} |
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From 2012, the trams were equipped with an [[automatic train protection]] system, which |
From 2012, the trams were equipped with an [[automatic train protection]] system, which allowed them to run concurrently with the [[OS MX3000|metro trains]] on the [[Kolsås Line]].{{cite news |url=http://www.tu.no/bygg/2012/03/20/slik-kan-trikken-kjore-pa-t-banelinjene |title=Slik kan trikken kjøre på T-banelinjene |last=Seehusen |first=Joachim |date=20 March 2012 |access-date=21 March 2012 |archive-date=23 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120323002335/http://www.tu.no/bygg/2012/03/20/slik-kan-trikken-kjore-pa-t-banelinjene |url-status=live |language=Norwegian |work=[[Teknisk Ukeblad]]}} Oslo Vognselskap announced in September 2012 that they were preparing a tender to receive bids for new trams, which would replace all SL79 and SL95 units. In addition to procuring about seventy new units, Ruter initiated plans to upgrade the tramways for a combined NOK 4 billion. Oslo Vognselskap stated that the replacement trams would be about the same size as SL95, but weigh only {{convert|40|t}}, giving less wear on the tracks, and have a floor height of {{convert|30|cm|sp=us}}. Replacements of the trams started in October 2020 when the new [[SL18]] trams were first delivered and were completed by April 2025 when all 87 new trams are delivered. Older SL79 trams remained in service until September 2025 but were eventually replaced by the new trams.{{cite news |url=http://www.tu.no/bygg/2012/09/24/denne-blir-snart-historie |title=Oslotrikken skal fornyes |last=Valmot |first=Odd Richard |date=24 September 2012 |access-date=29 September 2012 |archive-date=30 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930020411/http://www.tu.no/bygg/2012/09/24/denne-blir-snart-historie |url-status=live |language=Norwegian |work=[[Teknisk Ukeblad]]}} |
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