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Autorail - SNCV Destelbergen #AR 266
18 august 1999 - Han-sur-Lesse, Belgium/Belgie. Nearly all the autorails here were originally used elsewhere on the Vicinal network and came to the Grottes de Han as other rural lines closed. Here, AR266 of 1936, the newest of the six autorails in service, waits to form another train to the Grottes. ART90, in the background, was constructed in 1934 from a trailer car dating from the 1890s.
Autorail - Baume et Marpent #AR 145
18 august 1999 - Han-sur-Lesse, Belgium/Belgie. Another TWB debut (and possibly the operator with the longest name). This 3.2km line of the vast Vicinal tramway network, somewhat overlooked by enthusiasts, has been operating continuously since 1906, connecting Han-sur-Lesse village with the famous Grottes de Han caves. Tourists are taken by tram to the cave entrance and walk underground back to the village (so the trams come back empty). Six original Vicinal diesel autorails haul open ‘baladeuse’ trailers – this is AR145 waiting for passengers at the village loop.
Comments: 2
Konstal 105Na #402
11 may 2008 - Nowa Huta, Krakow - Wiadukty. #402 + #403, Line 4
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Konstal 105Na #687
10 may 2008 - Katowice, Rondo. Line 14
Comments: 6
Autorail - Baume et Marpent #AR 133
18 august 1999 - Dochamps, Belgium/Belgie. Here, AR 133 has travelled to the farthest extent of the TTA line and waits to return to the northern terminus at Pont d’Erezee. Normal passenger trips don’t usually come this far as the track is in very poor condition. Autorails like this operated most SNCV/NMBS rural services, often pulling passenger trailers and/or goods wagons. Road improvements eventually killed off the tramways. Note the posting box for letters, which would be emptied in the next town.
Autorail - Baume et Marpent #AR 133
18 august 1999 - Blier, Belgium/Belgie. A debut on TWB for this operator, and also (possibly) the first diesel tram? Nearly 5000km of metre-gauge ‘Vicinal’ tramways once covered Belgium, electrified in some towns, but in rural areas operated by diesel (formerly steam) trams. This delightful Vicinal line closed in 1959 but was taken over by TTA in 1964 as an enthusiast/tourist operation, but money for improvements is very tight. The line runs through beautiful countryside, but suffers from being in a very remote area and is hard to reach - just one bus goes there every Tuesday morning (but doesn’t come back).
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Brossel / Paul D`Heure / ACEC #402
11 august 1999 - Liege Transport Museum, Belgium/Belgie. The other end of the RELSE trolleybus is identical, as shown here. This might be the back – or perhaps it’s the front? Luckily, there was only one driver ;-)
Brossel / Paul D`Heure / ACEC #402
11 august 1999 - Liege Transport Museum, Belgium/Belgie. The RELSE operated an interurban tram route from Liege to Seraing until 1968. In Seraing, a trolleybus line was introduced in 1936, but there was no room at the terminus for a normal turning circle of overhead wires. The solution? A double-ended trolleybus! Believe it if you will – THREE axles, TWO sets of driver controls (including TWO steering wheels) and FOUR trolley poles! This last survivor of these four amazing buses ran until 1963. This picture shows the front – or maybe the back – who knows?
Comments: 4
Jubilee #762
28 april 2006 - Blackpool, Lancashire - South Promenade. After the Centenary Class single-deckers, Blackpool tried converting double-deck Balloon cars to one person operation. Only two were built before it was realised that this was a very difficult and expensive option, so a new fleet of modern trams is still badly needed.
East Lancs Centenary #645
28 april 2006 - Blackpool, Lancashire - South Promenade. Blackpool is not just a holiday destination, so all-year-round transport is needed. This is one of eight trams built in 1985 for winter services, suitable for operation by one person. The bodywork uses mostly bus parts and isn't very beautiful.
Brush Railcoach #622
28 april 2006 - Blackpool, Lancashire, UK - North Shore. Inside Railcoach #622. The seats are fixed replacements for the original reversible style. Conductors in Blackpool (as in most cities of northwest England) are always called 'guards'. This one must be going home from work very soon.....
Brush Railcoach #622
28 april 2006 - Blackpool, Lancashire, UK - Pleasure Beach. The standard single-deck Blackpool trams of the 1930s were these Railcoaches, of which a number are still in use. Most carry advertising liveries - #622 was 'between' adverts, so was running temporarily in plain grey colour.
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English Electric Baloon #706
28 april 2006 - Blackpool, Lancashire - Pleasure Beach, South Shore. Here we see the upper deck of #706. Note the trolley pole, two staircases and reversible seats - you can change their direction. In the background is another Balloon car #701 and also the Pepsi Max Big One roller-coaster
Comments: 2
English Electric Baloon #706
28 april 2006 - Blackpool, Lancashire - Pleasure Beach, South Shore. From your comments, it seems you find these trams interesting. Here is #706, built as an open-top tram but soon covered up (it rains a lot in England) and not converted again until 1985. It's called "Princess Alice"
Comments: 1
English Electric Baloon #703
28 april 2006 - Blackpool, Lancashire - Pleasure Beach. A closer look at #703, which is in original 1930s condition. The doors are hand-operated and the tram carries two conductors, one for each deck.
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English Electric Baloon #703
28 april 2006 - Blackpool, Lancashire - Manchester Square. The tramway in Blackpool runs partly along the sea shore. In this picture, you can see the Eiffel Tower and the London Eye.....:-)
Duewag GT8ZR #83
14 may 2007 - Innsbruck, Hauptbahnhof (Sudtiroler Platz). Stubiatalbahn.
SNCV Brabant Type SE #9974
21 october 2007 - Charleroi, TEC Metro Leger - Providence station. SNCV/NMBS Type SE museum car of ASVi, running a special tour on TEC tracks.
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HMS Blackpool #736
29 april 2006 - Blackpool, Lancashire, UK – Cabin, North Promenade. REALLY CRAZY! This ‘Pantograph’ tram was built in 1928 as #170 and converted to show visitors the famous Illuminations that take place along the seashore each autumn. It also lights up to make an impressive moving spectacle. Blackpool has several Illuminated Trams, but some are now very old and can’t run in public service (this one does, but is rarely seen during daylight).
Comments: 10
English Electric Baloon #719
28 april 2006 - Blackpool, Lancashire, UK – Pleasure Beach loop/petla. If you thought the Warszawa Ice Cream tram I pictured yesterday is funny, here is a tram of the Blackpool Tramway (a debut for this system on TWB). Walls Ice Cream is famous in UK, and this tram had a shop counter where you could buy ice cream as you travel!
Comments: 6
Konstal 116Na/1 #3008
7 july 2007 - Warszawa, ul Towarowa - Ochota. Line 1
Konstal 105Na #1009
7 july 2007 - Warszawa, Potocka (Metro Marymont). Ice cream/lody, anyone? BTW - in Blackpool, England until recently was a tram which actually had an ice cream shop on board.
Comments: 3
Konstal 102Na #247
9 may 2005 - Katowice, Szopienice, Dwor. Line 14.
Comments: 1
Konstal 105Na #374
9 may 2005 - Zabrze, Biskupice petla. Line 5. For those not familiar with Silesian tramways - this is a main line ;-)
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РВЗ-6М2 #062
31 may 2006 - Daugavpils, 18 Novembra iela. Line 2
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Tatra T2R #26
29 september 2006 - Jablonec. Interurban line from Liberec to Jablonec - the last remaining metre-gauge operation in Liberec, and still using refurbished Tatra T2 tramcars.
Konstal 5N #92096
24 april 2002 - Lodz, Dabrowskiego - Zaklad Torow i Sieci MPK/track and electrical depot.
Konstal 5N #92001
24 april 2002 - Lodz, Dabrowskiego - Zaklad Torow i Sieci MPK/track and electrical depot.
Leyland Tiger PS1/Mann Egerton #TD 95
4 may 2008 - Redhill, Surrey, GB - Brighton Road, Earlswood. Annual Historic Commercial Vehicle Society (HCVS) London to Brighton Run.
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AEC Regent III RT #RT1206
4 may 2008 - Redhill, Surrey, G.B. - Brighton Road, Earlswood. Annual Historic Commercial Vehicle Society (HCVS) London to Brighton Run.
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Gotha T57 #110
29 july 2004 - Jena, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse. During the summer of 2004, Line 2 to Jena Ost was cut due to a major bridge replacement. A shuttle service on this isolated tramway was provided by several double-ended Gotha cars - the last regular operation of these classic East German trams, apart from Woltersdorf.
Comments: 2
Tatra T1 #121
30 september 2006 - Plzen, Bolovec petla. Historic tram/historyczny tramwaj.
Comments: 2
SNCV Cureghem Type N #10490
21 october 2007 - Charleroi, Providence station on TEC Metro Leger/Light Metro. ASVi museum tram at the Gates of Hell!
Comments: 2
SNCV Brabant Type SE #9974
21 october 2007 - Charleroi, Chaussee de Bruxelles. ASVi museum car operating on service tracks of TEC Charleroi.
Tatra T3M #5550
6 october 2006 - Praha/Prague - Ustredni dilny DP/main workshops. One of two works shunters (the other is #5551) made from shortened Tatra T3 trams and fitted with hand (not foot) speed control.
Comments: 3
Schalke CargoTram #2003
17 may 2005 - Dresden, Pirnaischer Platz. One of two CarGo Trams specially built to carry VW car parts between two plants in the city centre. Identification of CarGo trams is a little difficult, as each section is separately numbered and can be swapped around! Here, #2004 leads a train with #2003 at the rear.
Gräf & Stift 120 TS #49
11 may 2007 - Linz, Remise/Zajedznia/Depot Kleinmunchen. Historische/historyczny/historic bus of Elektrizitats und Strassenbahn Gesellschaft Linz.
MAN GT6 #189
28 april 2001 - Krakow, Nowa Huta Zajezdnia/Depot. Just arrived from VAG Nurnberg, still in Nurnberg colours as #331 and #342, after overhaul these two trams became Krakow #188 and #189.
Konstal 803N #31
23 april 2002 - Lodz, ul. Zgierska - Depot/Zajezdnia Helenowek. Line 45. Just passing behind is quite a rare sight - an Autosan of ABC Rosanow. I'm sorry the tram got in the way :-)
Duewag GT8ZR #83
14 may 2007 - Fulpmes, Tirol, Austria/Osterreich. The independent Stubaitalbahn was integrated with Innsbruck tramways in 1983. This tram originally ran in Hagen as a GT6 and was later extended with a centre section from a Bielefeld car. Innsbruck was, until very recently, the last all-Duwag system in the world, but replacement Bombardier low-floor cars are now starting to arrive, so scenes like this will soon vanish.
Comments: 3
Milnes Winter Saloon #22
17 september 1986 - Dougas, Isle of Man - Port Jack - (Tramwaje Podmiejskie). Winter saloon #22 of 1899 and trailer #40 of 1930 leaving Douglas on a service to Laxey and Ramsey.
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STEL tipo Desio #47
11 august 1999 - Milano, Deposito Desio/Zajezdnia Desio. Tramwaje Podmiejskie ATM Milano. Car of the Brianza lines interurban tramway, still in service at peak times.
Ganz KCSV 7 #1370
29 april 2004 - Budapest V. Duna korzó (Belgrád rakpart)
Comments: 4
Lohner GT6 #265
9 may 2007 - Graz, Mariatrost. Line 1 - originally the independent Mariatrosterbahn, converted from metre gauge and connected to the Graz city tramways in 1939-40.
Inekon 12 Trio #903
19 march 2008 - Ostrava, Dilny DP Martinov/main workshops Martinov. Several new trams have been built by Inekon for the Washington Department of Transportation, USA and will be operated by Metro Washington. #903 is shown here nearest the camera. There is a slight problem – there is no tramway to run them! The Anacostia streetcar line was meant to open in 2007, but no construction has taken place – so the cars are stranded in Ostrava and just go for a little local trip occasionally to keep them in good order. How crazy is that?
Comments: 4
Konstal 105N #347
25 april 2002 - Dabrowka Wielka, Rozdzienskiego. Line 8 - one of the most interesting lines of the Silesian network, which sadly closed on 31 March 2006
Comments: 2
ASEA M31 #342
15 march 2008 - Praha/Prague - Ustredni dilny DP/main tramway workshops. One of a batch of Goteborg (Sweden) cars being refurbished under a contract with DP Prague - a long way from home!
Comments: 4
Ikarus 256 #AR-3135
29 may 2006 - Liepaja, Latvia/Latvija - Liela iela. Previous owner not known
Den Oudsten B90 #5431
29 may 2006 - Liepaja, Latvia/Latvija - Liela iela, city centre. Line 3
Comments: 2
Konstal 105N #497
30 april 2001 - Ruda Slaska, Osiedle pod Brzozami - Line 18
Comments: 1
Snowbroom
29 june 2006 - Liepaja, Latvia/Latvija – Depot, Rigas Iela. A remarkable survivor and one of the oldest working, non-preserved trams in Europe. This snowbroom is reputed to be converted from an 1899 Herbrand (Koln) passenger car supplied to Liepaja when the tramway was first opened. The bodywork (if you can call it that) was built locally – probably by a maker of garden sheds :-)
Comments: 4
Škoda 14T #9127
22 march 2008 - Praha/Prague, Andel. Line 14
Konstal N #624
21 april 2002 - Poznan, Zajezdnia/Depot and Works Glogowska. This wreck had disappeared by the time of my next visit - does anyone know its history?
Comments: 5
AEC Regent III/Park Royal #STL 2377
22 july 2005 - London, Piccadilly (Hyde Park Corner). The most common London bus of the late 1930s and forerunner of the famous RT Type
Tatra T3SUCS #361
29 april 2002 - Kosice, Pohostinstvo. High speed line to East Slovak Steel Works
Comments: 2
Duewag M #637
21 april 2002 - Poznan, Zajezdnia/Depot Madalinskiego. Stiil in Frankfurt livery and numbered 637
Toastrack #17
21 august 2002 - Seaton, Devon, England - an 840mm gauge tramway 5km long, built in 1970s, mainly as a tourist attraction, using parts from old British trams. This is a copy of a 'toastrack' tram from the Manx Electric Railway. For further info, see www.tram.co.uk (English language only)
Konstal 105Na #666
31 may 2003 - Sosnowiec, Kazimierz Petla. Line 27
RM-56 #5-429
30 may 2006 - Riga, Latvia/Latvija - Bauskas Iela, near Bisumuiza. Historic (and sometimes works) car of Type MTV-82, one of a type built locally in Riga for many Soviet tramways. Completely destroyed by fire a few days after this photo was taken - a very sad loss.
Comments: 9
Konstal 2N1 #92003
24 april 2002 - Lodz, Dabrowskiego. Zaklad Torow i Sieci/track and electrical works depot
Comments: 2
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