The picture above of a KT8D5K outside the Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace was taken by the author. The second Tatra delivery consisted of 129 T6B5K single motor units, which received the service numbers 1046-1174. These were painted in a slightly different livery than the first Tatras. The photo above of a pair of T6B5Ks was taken by R.A. Bowen and comes from the LRTA web site. These were altered at the Shenfang works in Shenyang, China, where the articulation was removed, probably due to technical problems.
Recent reports suggest that the de-articulated models have been removed from circulation.
Note the return to the original livery. They are generally used in a twin-car formation. A photograph of a Pyongyang street taken by Tim Beal , showing trams and trolleys running in parallel. The newest tram line serves the area in Taesong district around Kim Il Sung University, and runs from Samhung Metro station to Kumsusan Memorial Palace, with both of its twin tracks runninng along the north side of Pipa Street. The line runs in the morning, taking visitors to Kim Il Sung's mausoleum.