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Tatra15

1926–1952 Czech Republic 27 production years
Production1926–1952
Recorded originCzech Republic
Background

The Tatra 15 was a railroad speeder which was produced from 1926 to 1952 and was in service till 1972 by Tatra Kopřivnice. The vehicle had a normal sedan class car body with four doors and sitting capacity of three crew members and one driver, these were used as railway maintenance vehicle. There were three models produced over time 12, 30 and 52 each one had bigger engine than before the last generation 52 model had a Petrol, air-cooled inline four-cylinder engine which produced 30hp. It has a two speed manual transmission and drum brakes at front and rear, while the vehicle was front engine and rear driven. The vehicle was intended to drive in both directions, for which a lifting system was installed in the middle of the vehicle to turn in the preferred direction

Text adapted from “Tatra 15” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

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Production chronology1926–1952

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Wikipedia lead ↗27 years