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Be4/4 #724
20 june 1998 - Sibiu, ??? (mit Bw 307)
Be4/4 #721
20 june 1998 - Sibiu, Tursib-Depou; la urma urmei cu vedeta Mercedes!
Be4/4 #727
21 august 1996 - Sibiu, ??( (cu sidecar 302)
Be4/4 #724
21 august 1996 - Sibiu, Depozitul Tursib
Be4/4 #721
21 august 1996 - Sibiu, Depozitul Tursib
Be4/4 #712
21 august 1996 - Sibiu, Depozitul Tursib
Be4/4 #721
30 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania - Calea Dumbravii: Tram #721 and trailer on the access street track leading to the depot, now completely gone. I believe that the remaining trams are now kept in the open air, which can`t do much for their condition. Getting trams in and out of the depot yard was a difficult operation, as this road was busy and the trams had to run against the traffic.
Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Rasinari, Romania: At the end of the line in Rasinari village, tram 724, which came to Sibiu from Geneve in Switzerland, waits in the reversing wye to begin a trip back to Sibiu. The unmade street is typical. I believe that this section of track has now been cut back to the edge of the village.
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Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania - Cimitirul: At the former terminus of the Rasinari line, all three operational trams are seen together. Car 724 has just come from Rasinari with a public journey and the other two trams are waiting to begin a private charter trip along the line (which only cost a few Euros for a whole morning, when the service tram did not run). It was very unusual to see all three trams working together like this.
Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania - Calea Dumbravii: The tramway from Sibiu to Rasinari runs for the most part alongside the roadside - it once went a little further but has now been cut back to a zoo and folk museum at the city limits. Ex-Geneve tram 724 is shown en route to Rasinari, passing one of the local residents. Even when the tramway was in public service, there were so few journeys that most travellers had changed to the bus, which ran frequently along exactly the same route but had the added benefit of going right into Sibiu city centre.
Be4/4 #721
29 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania - Calea Dumbravii: The Sibiu tram and trolleybus operations were amazing survivors, but would not last much longer when pictured outside the depot in 2008. The last two trolleybus routes, by now reduced to just one or two journeys each hour, went first and the depot yard was full of derelict vehicles. This left only the lovely interurban tramway line to the village of Rasinari, which had somehow kept going with only two serviceable trams running just a handful of trips each day. Everyone assumed that this would also close but (at the time of writing) the line can still be hired occasionally for charter trips, although there is now no regular public service. So against all the odds, a tram sometimes ventures along the overgrown and rickety track - long may it continue!
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SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – Rasinari. An evening scene in Rasinari village. I wonder how long this amazing line will last, now the trolleybuses are gone?
SWP Be4/4 #721
30 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – Rasinari. A picture with a story – maybe someone would like to translate for me? A few moments before, this woman and child were riding a loaded farm cart with her husband. The horses were frightened by the tram and suddenly ran away, completely out of control, with her husband (who lost his hat) still on the cart and trying hard to stop them. When the man finally got the cart under control again, nearly 1km further down the road, she refused to ride any further, so now she is walking home with the child whilst the cart goes on ahead. It could have been a very nasty accident if the cart had overturned (which looked very likely). We watched from the tram, thinking someone would get killed.
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SWP Be4/4 #721
30 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – Rasinari. Another view in Rasinari village as #721 returns to Sibiu.
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SWP Be4/4 #727
29 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – depou/zajezdnia. Motor car #727 is identical to the two working Schindler trams, but hasn't run for some time and is now a bit of a wreck. It still wears its original Geneve paint scheme.
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SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – Rasinari. The tram suddenly appears from the apple orchards to surprise a couple of car drivers. After crossing to the left side, it will run alongside the road into Rasinari village.
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SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – Rasinari. Approaching Rasinari on an early evening trip, tram #724 passes a horse cart complete with a buffet car, so the farmers can get a drink if they get thirsty on the way home.
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SWP Be4/4 #721
30 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – Rasinari. Approaching the end of the line in the main village street. Trailer operation is extremely rare these days and, like the tramway itself, may soon be gone forever.
SWP Be4/4 #721
30 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – Rasinari. In Rasinari village, the tram slows to let one of the many horse-drawn vehicles cross the tracks. Most farmers in this district still rely entirely on horse transport.
SWP Be4/4 #721
30 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – Rasinari. The tram has the right of way, of course – but some drivers either don’t realise it’s there, or have forgotten (it only runs a few times each day). Nearly a ‘Lipton moment’ here……
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SWP Be4/4 #721
29 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – Rasinari. Crossing a river on the approach to Rasinari village. If (as I fear) the tramway closes in a few weeks time, this will be a very sad loss. Like what happens in many places where tramways are then abolished, the bridge deck has just been renewed!
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SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – Muzeul Traditionale. A short way along the tram line from Sibiu is this popular ‘skansen’ or folk museum, which receives many visitors. They all seem to travel by bus, though, as the trolleybus wires stop short of here and the tram line doesn’t go into the centre of the city – a real wasted opportunity.
SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – Rasinari. The ex-Geneve tram swings back into the reversing siding, ready for the return to Sibiu. There won’t be any passengers……..
SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu (RO) – Rasinari. Some pictures today of the wonderful Sibiu to Rasinari tram, which I don’t think will last much longer, as it must lose money and a modern, low-floor bus travels the same route every hour (and goes much further into Sibiu city) - the tram only runs a few times a day. In Rasinari, the line just ends here at a reversing triangle in the centre of the village (it never went any further).
SWP Be4/4 #721
24 april 2009 - Trasa pomiędzy Sibiu a Rasinari. "Tramvaj/2" (tak w rozkładzie oznaczana jest druga kolejność na jedynej linii tramwajowej w Sibiu) wykonuje ostatni kurs na pierwszej części "przerywanej". Po dojechaniu do Sibiu zjedzie do zajezdni. Tym samym w mieście przestaną kursować tramwaje, bowiem całodzienny "tramvaj/1" obsługiwany był tego dnia MAZem.
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SWP Be4/4 #721
1 september 2008 - Sibiu, Cimitir. Weteran z Genewy odstawiony na trójkącie torowym na początku linii podmiejskiej z Sibiu do Rasinari. Niestety, w pierwszy dzień szkoły mogliśmy sobie na niego tylko popatrzeć, bo nie wyglądał jakby ktoś go stąd ruszał. Według naklejonego na szybie rozkładu powinien akurat wracać z Rasinari. Cóż, jest tu po co wrócić.
SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania - Dumbrava. Leaving the Sibiu city limits – soon they will need a much bigger sign, if any more cities join this club………they're friends with everyone.
SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania. The white ex-Geneve car at a passing loop with an evening Rasinari trip. As the line normally operates on the ‘one engine in steam’ principle, these loops are not often needed. The cart operates in the same way - one engine in steam :-)
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SWP Be4/4 #721
30 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania – Rasinari. Approaching Rasinari, the tramway passes through picturesque apple orchards and crosses a small river on this private track.
SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania – Rasinari. At the very end of the rails in Rasinari village, the interurban tram prepares to reverse into the turning triangle. Horse transport for agriculture is very common in this rural area.
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SWP Be4/4 #721
30 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania – Cimitir. Car 721 and its trailer in the reversing triangle at the town terminus. Trams used to run on into Sibiu city, but the line closed many years ago and now the link is maintained by trolleybus.
SWP Be4/4 #721
30 september 2008 - Sibiu – Rasinari. Because the Subiu-Rasinari interurban has only three operational trams, it’s quite easy to identify them! Here, green 721 approaches the village on tracks laid along the grass verge.
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SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania – Rasinari. An evening trip to Rasinari passes a roadside shrine on the village outskirts.
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SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania. A typical view along the Sibiu-Rasinari village interurban. The tram is ex-Geneve 724 - I’m sorry, but I don’t know the name of the cow.
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SWP Be4/4 #727
29 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania – depot/zajezdnia. Tram 727 has been kept at the depot, but doesn’t now run. It still wears Geneve colours and even a Geneve destination screen.
SWP Be4/4 #721
30 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania. The Sibiu to Rasinari tramway runs along the side of a local road for most of its length and a parallel bus service takes much of the traffic. Here, tram 721 and trailer run gently (and empty) through pleasant woodland on a Rasinari-Sibiu trip. How long can this last?
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SWP Be4/4 #721
30 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania – Rasinari. Trailer operation at Sibiu is now extremely rare as only two trailers remain fit for service. Swiss Standard tram 721 and trailer pass Rasinari war memorial near the village terminus.
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SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania – Rasinari. Tram 724 waits in the turning triangle before setting off back to Sibiu. The unmade street and horse transport are typical of this area.
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SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania – Rasinari. Tram 724 stands at Rasinari village terminus at the end of its journey. As the tram is single-ended, it must now turn on a triangle in the street.
SWP Be4/4 #724
29 september 2008 - Sibiu, Romania. The delightful Sibiu tramway has only featured here once before. This line is all that remains of a small metre-gauge network and runs from the edge of the city to the village of Rasinari. Only a few journeys operate, in the early morning and early evening. Three trams and two trailers remain available for service – these came from Geneva (Geneve/Genf) and were the first second-hand trams to be imported into Romania. Swiss Standard tram 724 nears Rasinari on an evening trip in a typical rural landscape.
SWP Be4/4 #721
1 september 2008 - Sibiu (Rumunia), Cimitir. Jedyną linię tramwajową do Rasinari obsługuje jeden z czterech wiekowych wagonów sprowadzonych z Genewy.
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