Story of the exhibit
Former bus of Sauga Basic School, which stood unused in the school yard for years. Before that it carried schoolchildren.
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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