The construction of the V54 was largely derived from the V951 " Festival " trams . Built between 1951 and 1953 , they were nicknamed " Festival " because of the 4th World Festival of Youth and Students that was taking place at the time of the delivery of these trams in 1953 . These examples were built by the ITB 's main workshops . The first 2 prototypes , numbered 3001 and 3002 were delivered in 1951 , followed by 6 units in 1952 and another 30 in 1953 , all of them being numbered 3001 to 3037 . This was the second tram to be produced in communist-era Romania , and at the time was widely regarded as one of the most modern trams out there , compared to the V09 trams that had been introduced in around 1927
4th World Festival of Youth and Students
4th World Festival of Youth and Students
Electroputere V54