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Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles / Maatschappij voor het Intercommunaal Vervoer te Brussels/
STIB 9000 Series #9079
27 march 2009 - Bruxelles (BE) – Rue Francois Gay. The 9000 series were built on old ‘standard’4-wheel tram chassis to resemble the first Belgian PCC cars (which they weren’t).
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
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28 march 2009 - Bruxelles (BE) – Rue du Doc. A nice 9000 series car from the Bruxelles Transport Museum eases through the sharp corners on the way to Montgomery. We can thank the local people living in this street for the decision to soon remove all the original Bruxelles 7000 series PCC cars from their two remaining routes – residents don’t like the noise the wheels make round these corners. I hope they liked the nice big squeals made by this 4-wheeler…….
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
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1 may 2014 - Bruxelles/Brussel - Avenue de la Chasse: Another museum tram running as part of the Line 81 centenary celebrations was this 9000-series 4-wheeler. These trams were built in the STIB workshops using the underframes of 1930s Standard cars mounted on modern, PCC-style bodies. They weren`t very successful, lasting in service only a few years until better vehicles came along - in particular, they were extremely noisy on curves because of having only two azles.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
1 may 2014 - Bruxelles/Brussel - Rue Theodore Verhaegen: 1960s museum 4-wheeler #9079 runs down the hill from Barriere towards Gare du Midi. Ths photo isn`t crooked - the hill here is quite steep! I don`t know how good are the brakes on this vehicle, but it doesn`t have much motor power, being simply a 1930s Standard tram underneath the modern-looking bodywork.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar