Story of the exhibit
The bus carries the emblems of the Koeru state farm in the former Paide district (the last state farm in Estonia to close, in January 1995). On the rear of the bus you can see the copy of the registration number 71-59 ЕАЕ that was compulsory on Soviet buses and trucks. The bus last had a major overhaul in Tartu in 1988.
About the model
Production years: 1987–1992
Years of manufacture:
TA-6 buses that had a major overhaul after 1987 received the model designation TA-6-1.
Body type:
carriage-type body on a steel frame, intercity bus
built on an extended ГАЗ-51А frame (extended by 295 mm at the front and 750 mm at the rear).
Passenger capacity: 31 (25 seats)
Dimensions:
Length: 6485 mm
Width: 2385 mm
Height: 2695 mm
Wheelbase: 3300 mm
Track:
front: 1585 mm, ground clearance: 305 mm
rear: 1650 mm, ground clearance: 245 mm
Turning radius: 7.6 m
Interior:
aisle height: 1780 mm
aisle width: 385 mm
seat pitch: 700 mm
Passenger door step height above ground: 450 mm
Weight:
kerb weight: 4750 kg
payload: 1750 kg
front axle load 1793 kg
rear axle load 2217 kg
gross weight (31 passengers): 6500 kg
front axle load 2858 kg
rear axle load 4420 kg
Fuel: A-66
Fuel tank capacity: 105 l
Fuel consumption: 28 l/100 km

Manufacturer
Tartu Experimental Car Repair Plant
Тартуский опытный завод ремонта автомобилей · Estonian SSR
Founded in 1949 as the Tartu Car Repair Workshop. 1954–1955 Tartu Car Repair Plant 1955–1967 Tartu Car Repair Plant No. 3 1967–1992 Tartu Experimental Car Repair Plant
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