Friday, September 23, 2011

Basel (2)

Routes 15 and 16 are combined to form a circular service partly through the woods.



Many of the trams are traditional bogie cars which, although immaculate, seem dated. They run as motor and trailer, motor and two trailers and motor, trailer, motor.


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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Basel (1)

On of the new low flooor cars at the terminus of route 6 near the German border.

The majority of Basel trams have step entrances but some have a low floor centre section and some of the trailers have low centre doors.



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Strasbourg (3)





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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Strasbourg (2) -Tuesday evening





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Strasbourg (1)

The classic Strasbourg tram picture. A long Eurotram and grass covered track.

This is one of the newer Citadis trams.

The system now has 6 services and several junctions.

Approach to Republic tram stop in the city centre - looks more like a country estate.


Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Mainz

We stopped for an hour or so in the outskirts of Mainz. I took a few pictures then had a coffee in McDonalds.





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Duesseldorf

We called briefly at Duesseldorf on our way to Strasbourg.

We saw two types of low floor cars - some in coupled sets. This is the oler type.


In addition to these low floor cars on the surface, there are underground routes served by older high floor stadtbahn cars which run on the surface in the suburbs. We also found a brew pub established in 1838.
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Monday, September 19, 2011

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Den Haag (3)

There is a short tram subway in the city centre.

Preserved NZH trams (not in service).



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Saturday, September 17, 2011

Den Haag (2)

Today 4 museum cars were running to Voorburg. HTM PCC 1304.

HTM PCC 1210 in the earlier livery.

NZH 327 and trailer.

NZH 327 and HTN 1165.

Interior of 1165. The driver sits in the saloon of the tram in stark contrast to the enclosed cab on Tatra T3SUs.
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