Saturday 27 April we were in Vitebsk and let loose for the morning,
but to be back at the hotel at lunchtime to go en masse to the tram
depot. We were due at the depot at 2 pm and had to take the no 1 tram
from outside the hotel. Vitebcsk has street running and reserved track
routes operated by a very mixed fleet of RVZ6, KTM5, KTM8 and 28 AKSM
cars, of which at least 12 have low floor sections. there is also an
exdtensive trolleybus network with routes operated by various AKSM/BKM
types and a few remaining old ZIUs.
The cost of the tram tour was a bit fluid, first it might be €20, then
€10, but it if you took a book for the manager it might be free. Needless
to say he had a lot of books given to him and he reciprocated by giving
the book donors one about Vitebsk, which had been reprinted specially
for us.
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| Stained glass window on the stairs leading to the museum and archive |
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| this line up greeted us in the depot yard |
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| We took RVZ 421 for our tour, which smelled of fresh paint on the inside! |
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| Photo showing the low floor section |
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| This sight greeted us just inside the depot gates |
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| The No 1 tram approaching the stop outside out hotel |
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