Sunday, May 17, 2015

LISBON 3 TO 6 MAY 2015

Our stay in Lisbon started off cool and showery, but gradually improved.
28 at Largo Portas do Sol

28 entering Estrela turning circle

Waiting to enter Estrela turning circle

Estrelaelas

Tour car leaving Sto Amaro

One of the new tram tour 700 cars leaving Sto Amaro

Sto Amaro Museum showing 'Providence' lifeguard deployed

Post war car 741 and blinds showing long gone routes

Tram driving simulator

A Pragal bound tram

Awaiting departure at Cacilhas

PORTO IN THE RAIN 1 AND 2 MAY 2015

The annual visit to Porto and Lisbon proved to be somewhat different from 2014 due to heavy rain and cold winds in the first few days.

Metro at Mercado stop in Matosinhos

Waiting to board at then end of  the line

Steamy view of the depot

Carla turning the trolley in the rain at Passeio Alegre


Depot in the rain

LISBON IN THE SUN 17 MAY 2015 - Luis Vieira

Late Spring with Summer temperatures of 33 degrees in Lisbon. All photos taken in Praca do Comercio
 


 

Thursday, May 14, 2015

ROMANIA APRIL 2015 - CLUJ NAPOCA

Trabant - reminder of pre 1989 days
Cluj Napoca has a long cross-city tramway with new Astra low-floor cars and ex-Berlin KT4D.

Steam engine at Cluj station

Astra approaching Cluj railway station



Tatra passing the park

Astra car passing the park

ROMANIA APRIL 2015 - IASI

In Iasi, the city has a big metre-gauge tramway with a variety of rolling-stock -
mainly now GT4s ex-Stuttgart, Augsburg etc., plus Swiss Standards (some with
trailers) ex-Bern.  Still a few Tatra T4 left as well.

Stuttgart

Darmstadt

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Trams on the tram

Prototype

Depot view

All trams go through the wash every time in service

One of our tour cars

One of our tour cars

Familiar faces on the back platform

ROMANIA APRIL 2015 - BRAILA

Here you will find ex-Rotterdam GT8 (8), Wien E1 (11), Berlin Tatra KT4Ds (8)
and possibly still two Nurnberg Grossraumwagen cars in operation. It is a 4 route
system with route 22 currently closed for modernisation.  Temporary route 25 is
operating from Monument (24 terminus) to Lacu Sarat.

                                                                            Depot yard with works car

Our tour tram outside the depot

Tatra

Reminder for drivers exiting depot

Former Vienna car

ROMANIA APRIL 2015 - BOTOSANI

Tram on route 102

Line up in depot yard

There is a one route, 15.8km long, with a branch tramway, using 26 Dresden Tatra T4 cars in Dresden livery.


ROMANIA APRIL 2015 - GALATI

Part of depot yard


Derelict Timis car in depot

Looks like the trams are more necessary than ever

Wondered if this boat is destined for Blackpool