A Post About Trams

[highlyeccentric]

kabarett wanted an update about the historic trams excursion day, Nov 2nd. The problem with this is that my modus operandi for transport history has been to enjoy the pretty and rely on a certain gentleman to have the relevant geeky information. If I am going to keep up this hobby I may need to actually learn and remember details of engines and so on. Hm.

Here is a tram from, I think, the 50s-80s:

I think it is this motorcar with an orange paint on, but I am not certain. I did not ride on it.

I did ride on this tram:

I believe it was in use from 1902 until the early 1970s.

Here is another tram on which I did not ride:

It does not pull a carriage, although i suspect it COULD but the museum doesn't have the right kind of carriage. It was in use from the 50s to the 90s, and is a 'normalised' type also found in Bern and Lausanne.

This man takes tram-driving very seriously (he features in several souvenir postcards):


I had great trouble convincing this man to let me OFF the damn tram:


This man is very much enjoying his heritage uniform and position of authority (they are all volunteers):


Here is a sign INSIDE motorcar 67, threatening dire penalties upon those who do not have protective caps on their hat-pins:


That last is my favourite. I am much more interested in public transport *culture* than engines per se.

Comments

[ceb]

Love the cache-pointe :-)

[kaberett]

:D