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12-510: In the early 1930s, D.I. Kondratiev and a group of Leningrad specialists visited America to learn about local developments. A new model of the Leningrad tram was derived from this research trip based on the Peter Witt design. The design was modified in accordance with Soviet domestic requirements; in particular, the width of the wagon was reduced. The first tram of this design was produced by PTMF. It

24-477: A model of streetcar known by his name that was used in many North American cities, most notably in Toronto and Cleveland . This design was distinguished from other streetcars of the era by its use of the center door as an exit only, with a conductor stationed inside just in front of the door. Passengers could board through the front doors without waiting or paying; they could pay the conductor immediately and sit in

36-496: A rebuilt form) Naples, Peter Witt cars have been preserved in several locations. Gomaco Trolley Company , a US streetcar renovation specialist, has bought 70 ex-Milan cars which it is offering to museums and heritage streetcar operators. A St. Petersburg, Russia, museum has a restored sample of the version once made and used in the city. Operators that used Peter Witt streetcars included: Museum of Electrical Transport (Saint Petersburg) The Museum of Electrical Transport

48-802: Is located on Vasilyevsky Island in Saint Petersburg , Russia. The museum was established in 1967, and is the oldest museum of electrical transport in Russia. It is based at the old Vasileostrovsky tram depot in Saint Petersburg which was built in 1906–1908. To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the St. Petersburg tram , examples of the trams that have been used in St. Petersburg have been restored. There are also static exhibits: archival documents and photos, cards, breadboard models of horsecars and trams, examples of tram worker uniforms, and original cash registers. On 21 May 2011,

60-715: The United States and, on their return, adapted the American design to the local narrower loading gauge to start local production of the model LM-33 (popularly known as "американка" ( Amerikanka , Russian for "an American lady") that was later used in the city for 45 years (in its last decades, together with other tram models), until mid-March, 1979, according to St.Petersburg Museum of the City's Electric Transport . Besides their continued use in day-to-day service in Milan, San Francisco and (in

72-524: The car design in 1915. G.C. Kuhlman Car Company then delivered 130 cars of this design to Cleveland in 1915 and 1916. From this point the design was licensed to a number of cities that needed large capacity trolleys. Toronto Transportation Commission ordered 575 custom Peter Witt cars from 1921 to 1923 and operated them until 1965. Philadelphia Rapid Transit ordered 525 cars from 1923 to 1926, while also converting most of their 1,500 Nearside streetcar fleet to center exit models. Production continued until

84-521: The electric transportation museum in Saint Petersburg: motor 4275 (undergoing restoration) and the loading platform at the LM-33 No. 4435 (awaiting restoration). An LP-33 trailer (number 4454) is also being restored. Peter Witt streetcar The Peter Witt streetcar was introduced by Cleveland Railway commissioner Peter Witt (1869–1948) who led the transit agency from 1911 to 1915 and designed

96-477: The first series order cars 903–906, built in 1932, were the only Peter Witt cars in use by 1950; they were rebuilt, eliminating the center door and adding a rear door to match the rest of the fleet built from 1932 on. The present rebuilt fleet has some of these cars, though they are no longer in Peter Witt format. In early 1930s, а group of Soviet engineers from Leningrad headed by designer D. I. Kondratyev visited

108-753: The introduction of the PCC streetcar in the mid-1930s. Peter Witt cars were also built in Italy and used in several Italian cities, including Milan , where 200 out of 502 originally built class 1500 cars (introduced in 1928) are still in regular service in 2021. Additionally eleven ex-Milan cars can be seen today on the streets of San Francisco , where they operate on the F Market & Wharves streetcar line. Also in Italy, 30 heavily rebuilt Peter Witt cars are still in use in Naples . Neapolitan prototype cars 901 and 902, built in 1930, and

120-519: The museum took part in the Long Night of Museums event for the first time The museum's collection includes 45 trams and 18 trolleys. There are plans to construct a "Palace of arts" and various commercial ventures on part of the museum's site. The project has caused mass protest from the local community. All models of tramways and trolleybuses are available on the official site of the Centre of events in

132-440: The rear of the car (in the nicer seats), or wait in front and pay just before they exited. This had the effect of reducing the car's dwell time at stops, improving schedule times and increasing capacity. Many vehicles were later converted to pay-as-you-enter operation in order to reduce the number of staff needed, but they continued to be known as Peter Witt cars. Witt completed the first prototype in 1914 and filed his patent for

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144-555: Was originally named MA ( M оторный A мериканского типа), and its unpowered trailer was named PA (rus. ПА, П рицепной A мериканского типa). The model quickly earned the nickname "American". Later for political reasons, the wagon names were changed to LM-33 ( L eningradsky M otorny projekta 19 33 goda) and LP-33 ( L eningradsky P ritsepnoy projekta 19 33 goda), respectively. LM-33 and LP-33 were built between 1933 and 1939. LM-33/LP-33 trains were operated in Leningrad from 1933 until March 18, 1979. Two copies of LM-33 have survived in

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