Moottorivaunut 16-23

The cars were of the same type as Helsinki cars from the 1920’s. Helsinki bought in 1920 Brill cars from USA and then ordered similar cars from NWF and ASEA. After its American original, this tram type was called ”American” or ”Yankee”.
Most of the cars were rebuilt under 1940’s and 1950’s to one-direction cars with the exception of 22, which was two directional to the end. The cars originally had reversible seats in 2 + 1 ranks. Later they were rebuilt 1 + 1 to improve standee capacity. Many of the cars were heavily modernized during the 1950’s (for example 19, 21, 23) and part of them got rubber dampened wheels and 24V – electric system for interior lighting and blinkers. The cars were decommissioned 1966-1972. Those decommissioned early were cannibalized for spare parts such as trucks and motors. Certain modernized cars like 19 hung on to the bitter end in October 1972.