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ESG T2 #VI
Details
| Name | ESG T2 (ESG) /ESG T2 | |
| VIN | ||
| Build Number | ||
| Built | 1959 | |
| Scrapped | ||
| Owners | ||
| 1959 | 2008 | LINZ Linz |
| Vehicle Numbers | ||
| Year Of Get | Year Of Remove | Vehicle Number |
| 1959 | 2008 | VI / LINZ Linz |
| Other Information | ||
| 2008: Verbleib, unbekannt | ||
Photos
11 may 2007 - Linz, AT - Postlingberg: I visited the unique Postlingbergbahn just before it was `modernised` in 2008-9. This is one of the steepest tram lines in the world, reaching a gradient 11.6% or 1:9 without rack, cable or any other assistance. It was separate from the Linz city tramways because their track is an unusual 900mm wide and the Postlingbergbahn was a metre gauge line. There is the top station showing two of the 1958-built trams - note their Roman numbering system and the continued use of trolley poles. Linz city completely re-gauged the line to 900mm and swept away nearly all these old trams. They put in a connection to their other lines, plus three new low-floor Bombardier Flexity trams specially modified for the steep gradient, so services can now run right through from here to Linz Hauptbahnhof.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar