BERGAMO 30 SEPTEMBER 2013

This morning dawned dull and raining.

Bergamo to Albino line at Albino Station

Tram arriving into Albino Station

Tram at Bergamo Station - a fairly unremarkable line along a disused railway track

Bergamo funicular from Lower town to Citta Alta old town

No apologies for the photo of the bus on route 21 - it was a replacement  for the Vigilio funicular lunch break.  What a journey, hairpins, steep hills and all without taking the foot off the accelerator except to pick up passengers.

The Vigilio funicular arriving for the 3pm service after lunch break. I rode to the top and came straight back down again as I had seen the view on the bus ride.  Those who caught the next journey had the pleasure of climbing out of the funicular by ladder when it broke down just outside the top station!

MILAN 29 SEPTEMBER 2013 EN ROUTE TO BERGAMO

This morning we transferred to Milan for the day before moving on to Bergamo for the night.

The coach was parked at Ponale station on Metro M5 from where we caught the route 31 tram

The interior of the new trams seems like travelling in a swimming pool! Not at all what I would call Italian styling.

Route 3 setting off to Grottosoglio near Duomo

Route 27 on way to 6 Februario

Route 1  on way to Greco

Route 1 running around the streets near Duomo and La Scala

Milan in one photo!

Line 5 where it crosses route 3 

Route 1 through the arches

Route 19 at Porta Genova

SASSY-SUPERGA TURIN ON 28 SEPTEMBER 2013

I took the Sassy-Superga rack line to the top of the hill during the afternoon of our visit. It seemed that the intermediate stations were all not in use and in the main fenced off. (Superga is a building at the top of the hill which houses the tombs of the Savoie family)

Depot yard at Sassy

D3 with trailer not in service the day we were there

Tram arriving from Superga

Tram at Superga statiion showing bike trailer

Tram setting off from Superga

Rack reail

Controller on D2

Smaller size tram in depot yard at Sassy

TURIN 28 SEPTEMBER 2013

A very long day was had in Turin. Massimo, one of the Italian enthusiasts had arranged for us to have one of the museum trams for a run around the city between 2100 and 2300 hours, a very eventful couple of hours.  We had been travelling about 30 minutes when we came to a sudden halt where a pizza delivery motorbike and rider were lying in the track and we were stuck there until the police/ambulance arrived and cleared the scene, but not before a fellow pizza delivery driver arrived and took the pizzas from his box to get them delivered!.  It was decided to abort the tour and were taken various shortcuts through the city to get to the route 4 tram to our hotel, but not before another  sudden stop when two drunks fell into the track in front of our tram!

Route 4 at Scotellaro

Tourist circular trem 2759 at Castello

Route 13 at Castello

Route 15 at Sassy ready with all doors open

Route 3 at Pl Hermada terminus across the river

Track crossing at Hermada

Route 13 in the twilight before the museum tram ride

Tram 2592 arriving to pick us up for our evening ride

2592 at as photo stop

Controls of 2592

DIJON 27 SEPTEMBER 2013

We had a free morning in Dijon before setting off for Turin. Tram T1 in the stub at the Gare.

T2 at Republic

T1 at Republic

Tram on approach to station stub

Outer terminus of T1 route

Divia - system name

Very smart colours

Interior view

Ceiling in the trams

T1 just leaving the Gare and crossing the T2 route

LYON 26 SEPTEMBER 2013

When I moved on from the U3A holiday to Longworth Tours, I had to cross ~France from Angers via Lyon to Dijon. I had a little time to spare between trains in Lyon so took these photos outside the gare.

Trolleybus passing the Gare

Tram just arrived in Gare stub terminus

Approaching Gare terminus

Gare terminus - one in, one out

Departing Gare terminus for stop