page_title: Valmet RM 2
section_title: Service history
hierarchical_section_title: Valmet RM 2 / Service history
caption_attribution_description: English: Valmet RM 2 tram no. 49 on line 1 in Kauppatori, Turku, Finland in 1959. It is turning from southeastwards to southwestwards, from Köpmansgatan onto Eriksgaten. Suomi: Valmetin RM 2 -raitiovaunu nro 49 linjalla 1 Wiklundin vanhan tavaratalon edustalla Kauppatorilla Turussa vuonna 1959
context_page_description: RM 2 was a class of two-bogie four-axle tram operated by Turku City Transport, popularly known as "ghost cars". They were the last trams acquired for the Turku tram network prior to its closure in 1972, built by the Finnish metal industry corporation Valmet in 1956. Although never operated as such, these trams were designed for use on light rail lines.
  All RM 2s were withdrawn in June 1972 upon the closure of tram line 2. Although attempts were made to sell the trams to new operators, they never returned to active service. Five were sold for scrap; three were given to private organisations for preservation, but were scrapped by the 1980s.
context_section_description: The RM 2 class were delivered in 1956 and initially used on all three Turku tram lines. However, it soon turned out that they were too long to pass each other on some curves along the circular line 3, and they were restricted to lines 1 and 2.
  The active service of the RM 2 class was short-lived as the Turku tram network closed between 1967 and 1972. Line 1 closed in 1967, leaving the RM 2s to run only on line 2. In 1971 the inner circle of line 3 (3A) was closed down. This would have made it possible to utilize the RM 2s on the remaining 3B, but this was not done. As a result, the RM 2 class was withdrawn on 1 June 1972 when line 2 closed. Tram operations continued on line 3B until 1 October 1972, utilising older rolling stock dating from the 1930s and early 1950s.
caption: No. 49 on line 1 in May 1959
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