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tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, the new terminus in gundelfingen with heritage car 56 and the banner "herzlich willkommen in gundelfingen".

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, heritage set 56 + 142 leaving the new terminus at gundelfingen

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. prserved car 45 rounds the curve at am lindenwäldle. the car was running on the occasion of the depot open day.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. rail grinder 405 on the depot open day. this car was converted from a former verbandstyp car.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. interior of rail grinder 405 on the depot open day.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. museum trams at the depot open day. 56 and trailer 135.

freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. to mark the 40th anniversary of massive student protests agsinst tram fare increases in freiburg, preserved gt4 number 109 ran as a special service with an exhibition on the event. the route number 68 of course marks the year. freiburg never used such high numbers for tram routes. here 109 is seen at hauptbahnhof.

freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. hauptbahnhof. the tram lines are carried over the railway station on a high bridge (stadtbahnbrücke). here the herz-jesu kirche in the neighbourhood of stühlinger is seen in the background.

freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. bertoldsbrunnen. preserved gt4 number 109 seen through the front of a combino tram that was following closely.

freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. 109 resting at stadhalle. the black forest can be seen in the background.

freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. the classical lines of the esslingen gt4-type. here 109 is resting at stadthalle with the black forest in the background,

freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. technisches rathaus.

freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. bissierstrasse.

freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. technisches rathaus.

freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. bertoldsbrunnen is the heart of freiburg's pedestrianised centre, but also the meeting point of all the city's tram lines. despite, this, trams and pedestrians get on in harmony.

freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. tram and pedestrians at bertoldsbrunnen.

freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. some experts may believe it is impossible, but trams and pedestrians mix peacefully at bertoldsbrunnen.

freiburg tram
2nd february 2008. tram in the pedestrianised zone at bertoldsbrunnen.

bahnhofstr zürich
25 september 2020, the mirage set that had to be borrowed from the tramn museum due to a vehicle shortage.

bahnhofstrasse
23 october 2020, bahnhofstrasse.

zentrum glatt
23 october 2020, zentrum glatt.

bahnhof stettbach
23 october 2020, bahnhof stettbach.

schwamendingen tram subway
23 october 2020, schwamendingen tram subway.

flexity tram
26 october 2020, brand new flexity tram at bahnhofquai, and a roast chestnut stand.

flexity tram
26 october 2020, brand new flexity tram at bahnhofplatz.

bhf altstetten nord
20th august 2020, bhf altstetten nord, with covid 19 cobra.

depot hard
29th february 2020, bus restoration in depot hard

elefant tram 1350 in schlieren
1st September 2019. Elefant tram 1350 in Schlieren (Geissweid terminus) for the opening of the first phase of Limmattalbahn.

elefant tram 1350 schlieren bahnhof
1st September 2019. Elefant tram 1350 pulling away from Schlieren Bahnhof for the opening of the first phase of Limmattalbahn.

mirage tram back in service
9th july 2019, due to a shortage of rolling stock, this mirage tram from the museum collection returned to service in 2019.

mirage tram back in service
9th july 2019, due to a shortage of rolling stock, this mirage tram from the museum collection returned to service in 2019. note how the old style route boards are adapted to reflect the extension of route 8.

mirage tram back in service
9th july 2019, due to a shortage of rolling stock, this mirage tram from the msueum colection returned to service in 2019.

mirage tram back in service
9th july 2019, due to a shortage of rolling stock, this mirage tram from the museum collection returned to service in 2019.

mirage tram back in service
9th july 2019, due to a shortage of rolling stock, this mirage tram from the museum collection returned to service in 2019. seen here at bhf. oerlikon.

mirage tram back in service
9th july 2019, due to a shortage of rolling stock, this mirage tram from the museum collection returned to service in 2019. seen here at bhf oerlikon.

mirage tram back in service
6th august 2019, due to a shortage of rolling stock, this mirage tram from the museum collection returned to service in 2019. seen here at stadelhofen.

zürich seidelhof
9th june 2019. trolleybus on route 31 at zürich seidelhof.

zürich farbhof
9th june 2019. trolleybus on route 31 at zürich farbhof (temporary terminus for the trolleybus while construction of tram line to schlieren progresses).

zürich farbhof
9th june 2019. work in progress at farbhof. soon this tramway terminus will make way for the extension to schlieren.

zürich farbhof
9th june 2019. work in progress at farbhof. soon this tramway terminus will make way for the extension to schlieren. compare to the sad 1956 view of the same scene, in which the line to schlieren, which is now being put back, had recently been closed. note the severed tram tracks (but overhead apparently still intact). the turning loop was rebuilt the following year to its present configuration with two loop tracks. as from september of 2019, there will once again be through tracks but the loop will be gone. source: tram museum zürich / tmz revue

zürich farbhof
9th june 2019. farbhof.

zürich farbhof
9th june 2019. poster at farbhof.

zürich farbhof
9th june 2019. farbhof, and the as yet unconnected tracks of the soon to be opened new line to schlieren.

zürich farbhof
9th june 2019. farbhof.

zürich farbhof
9th june 2019. farbhof, a tram 2000 set negotiates the soon to be dismantled turning loop. as from september farbhof will cease to be a terminus as the extension to schlieren opens.

zürich farbhof
9th june 2019. farbhof, with the tracks of the new schlieren extension in the foreground, and a tram in the turning circle in the background. starting in mid july, the turning circle wil be dismantled and the new line connected for a september opening.

zürich micafil / hermetschloo
9th june 2019. future turning circle of route 31 trolleybus at hermetschloo (micafil). with the tram being extended to schlieren, the trolleybus wil be cut back to here.

schlieren
9th june 2019. finishing touches being put on the new tram extension.

zürich hardbrücke
9th june 2019. zürich hardbrücke.

zürich dock crane on limmatquai (hafenkran)
14th january 2015. as part of an art project, a dock crane from rostock spent 2014 on zürich's limmatquai.

zürich limmatquai
14th january 2015.

zürich dock crane on limmatquai (hafenkran)
14th january 2015. as part of an art project, a dock crane from rostock spent 2014 on zürich's limmatquai.

zürich limmatquai
14th january 2015.

zürich dock crane on limmatquai (hafenkran)
14th january 2015. as part of an art project, a dock crane from rostock spent 2014 on zürich's limmatquai.

cobras at bahnhof oerlikon
13h december 2013, a pair of cobras meet at bahnhof oerlikon. this track layout will soon be rebuilt as double track, meaning eastbound trams no longer need to wind their way through nansenstrasse, but it will also mean that views of two trams facing in the same direction and standing side by side will soon be history in this location. the vbg unit on the right is in the revised vbg livery with more generous use of white on the front end, applied following a spate of accidents on the airport line.

vbg cobra at bahnhof oerlikon
13h december 2013

tram at bahnhof oerlikon
13h december 2013, a tram 2000 set winds its way along the single track nansenstrasse loop (here on edisonstrasse), further constricted by construction work.

tram at bahnhof oerlikon
13h december 2013, a tram 2000 set winds its way along the single track nansenstrasse loop.

tram zürich west opening
10th december 2011. elefant tram outside escher-wyss depot on the occasion of the opening of tram zürich west.

pedaler 1517
5th March 2012, Wagerenhof, Uster. After almost 20 years in the open, this Pedaler tram still appears in good condition. The car is obviously well looked after.

zürich bucheggplatz: tram in snow
14th february 2012. cobra tram approaching bucheggplatz.

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011, impression of the future developments at bahnhof altstetten. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011, yes that track does end where you think it does. the second track at the altstetten terminus loop will be added later as the space is currently required by construction work for adjacent office building. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. reflection at altstetten. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. moving away from the altstetten terminus, the tracks pass under europabrücke and head along aargauerstrasse. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. with the reserve mirage fleet now being disbanded, it wil have to be a preserved mirage if ever a tram of this type is to run to altstetten. in the meantime, advertising 1626 is providing a good semblance. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. a closer look at 1626. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. how to secure a tram against theft. this is 1626. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. and this is how 1626 was moved around on the new line - the coupling connector. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. another detail of 1626. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. construction work on aargauerstrasse. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. the lonesome tin wall in the background is all that remains of hardturm stadium. a new stadium will eventually return to this site (in fact serving it ws one of the arguments in favour of building this tram line). see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. for motorists, pfingstweidstrasse is the classical entry into the city of zürich, and various details such as the migros skyscraper and bridges have gained iconic status. in future, this entry will also be shared by trams. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. zürich west, old and new. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. at duttweilerbrücke, the tracks part to circumnavigate a pillar of the railway viaduct. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. zürich west, old and new. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. stop below the railway viaduct. is there a prize for the most hospitable tram stop? see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. the new archway carrying a foot and cycle path across pfingstweidstrasse will at the same time symbolise an 'entrance gate' to z&uum;rich. the path it carries is being created along a disused railway siding, the track of which is visible close to the new tram tracks in this view. apparently, this section of railway track will be retained as a visible reminder. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. not far away, the turbine that once graced escher-eyss-platz has found a less flattering (but hopefully temporary) resting place. it is a jonval turbine built in 1885 for a pump work in geneva. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. impression of the new bridge, with the railway siding now converted to a cycle path in the foreround. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. rail grinder. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. where pfingstweidstrasse meets hardbrücke, a short section of track has still to be added. see also this news item .

tram zürich west construction
16th may 2011. the tracks under hardbrücke are complete. also making good progress is the trolleybus stop schiffbau which will be located on the upper deck. see also this news item .

escher-wyss-platz
11th may 2011. escher-wyss-platz.

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, lsb 2 reflected in the headlight of crane car xe 2/2 1952.

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, 93 poses alongside its sister, lsb 2 at wartau depot with crane 1952 in the foreground. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, 93 with crane 1952 at wartau depot. see also this news item .

wallisellen
14th may 2009. wallisellen.

glattalbahn construction wallisellen
14th may 2009. construction of glattalbahn in wallisellen near future belair stop. the siding once continued along the alignment on which the tram is now being built. the foundation block of an overhead mast for the tram is visible in the foreground.

glattalbahn construction wallisellen
14th may 2009. construction of glattalbahn in wallisellen between belair and herti.

double decker bus in wallisellen
14th may 2009. parked in a yard in wallisellen.

glattalbahn construction
14th may 2009. construction of glattalbahn. motorway underpass at auzelg.

glattalbahn construction
14th may 2009. construction of glattalbahn. phase three tracks taking shape at auzelg. the terminus of phase one (with tram) is visible in the background (opened 2006). the grassed stub tracks were laid with phase one to permit phase three to be connected.

glattalbahn construction dübendorf
18th may 2009. construction of glattalbahn in dübendorf (giessen).

glattalbahn construction wallisellen
18th may 2009. construction of glattalbahn in wallsiellen (glatt zentrum).

glattalbahn construction wallisellen
18th may 2009. view from glatt zentrum towards dübendorf with the alps providing a backdrop.

blt tango in zürich
7th april 2009. tango demonstrator (blt 154) in zürich at bahnhof enge.

blt tango in zürich
7th april 2009. tango demonstrator (blt 154) in zürich approaching roswiesen (schwamendingen).

blt tango in zürich
7th april 2009. tango demonstrator (blt 154) in zürich at schaffhauserplatz.

blt tango in zürich
7th april 2009. tango demonstrator (blt 154) in zürich at schaffhauserplatz. by the way: the gnädinger coffee house in the background is a prime location for tram watching.

blt tango in zürich
7th april 2009. tango demonstrator (blt 154) in zürich on bahnhofstrasse.

blt tango in zürich
7th april 2009. tango demonstrator (blt 154) in zürich at schörlistrasse (in the schwamendingen subway).

standard trailer
3rd may 2000, interior of zürich standard trailer 747 on route 4.

standard tram
27th may 1994, zürich standard tram set at zoo.

standard tram
27th may 1994, zürich standard tram set at haldenegg, with the spires of grossmünster in the background.

gtz trolleybus number 1
1995, mercedes/abb o405 gtz trolleybus number 1 (former prototype) of 1986 approaches kirche fluntern on route 33. this was the only gtz to have three doors rather than four. it was also the only gtz to gave carried this livery variation with more generous use of blue. the livery lasted until 1999. the bus was unpopular with staff as the missing rear door supposedly lead to longer loading times and made time keeping difficult. it was hence frequently used for driver training. this became official in 2007 when the bus could be declared surplus to the requirements of the regular fleet and was renumbered 4122 in the training fleet. this status was short lived however, as the bus suffered a transmission failure later that year and was scrapped for spares .

zürich tram in fog
30th december 2008, fog in zürich with a tram in hofwiesenstrasse approaching bahnhof oerlikon.

glattalbahn
map of glattal light rail system (glattalbahn) also showing railways and tram lines in the area and their interconnections and transfer points. this map depicts the 2009 status, with the first and second phases in operation and the third phase still under construction. this map can also be downloaded in higher resolution for printing here .

zürich tram and trolleybus map 2005
Map of Zürich tram and trolleybus systems (2005). This map can also be downloaded in higher resolution for printing here or viewed with background here .

zürich tram and trolleybus map 2005
Map of Zürich tram and trolleybus systems (2005). This map can also be or viewed without background here .

trolleybus in snow, bucheggplatz
12th december 2008. trolleybus in snow at bucheggplatz.

paradeplatz
23rd october 2008, a tram passes a demonstartion at paradeplatz. the trades unions were venting their anger at management of the ubs banking being awarded some 6000 million worth of bonuses despite the bank receiving emergency support funds from the state.

paradeplatz
23rd october 2008. two mirage sets at paradeplatz.

paradeplatz
23rd october 2008. news being made while the trams pass at paradeplatz.

ewigi liebi tram bucheggplatz
28th october 2008. 2005 at bucheggplatz. the advertising livery is for the ewigi liebi musical.

ewigi liebi tram bucheggplatz
28th october 2008. 2005 at bucheggplatz. the advertising livery is for the ewigi liebi musical. for the same tram in the same location several months previously, see this view .

cargotram letzigrund
28th october 2008. cargotram at letzigrund.

cargotram letzigrund
28th october 2008. cargotram at letzigrund, and fresh goods arriving.

escher-wyss-platz
28th october 2008. cobra at escher-wyss-platz.

escher-wyss-platz
28th october 2008. tram 2000 at escher-wyss-platz.

escher-wyss-platz
28th october 2008. cargo tram at escher-wyss-platz.

escher-wyss-platz depot
28th october 2008. yard outside escher-wyss-platz with a cargo tram trailer and the last surviving ffa 3-door trailer in zürich. the latter is currently still an emergency spare but is ultimately destined for the heritage collection.

passenger information displays
28th october 2008. passenger information displays announcing real-time connecting services (at bucheggplatz).

driver training trolleybus
4th november 2008. driver training trolleybus at bucheggplatz.

uni cobra on winterthurerstrasse
21st october 2008, 3062 is not the only white cobra, and not the first either. this is 3027 , carrying a livery celebrating the 175th anniversary of zürich university. here it is on route 9 approaching langmauerstr.

bambi watches trams on winterthurerstrasse
21st october 2008, 3062 is not the only white cobra, and not the first either. this is 3027 , carrying a livery celebrating the 175th anniversary of zürich university. here it is on route 9 at langmauerstr. the statue in the foreground is in memory of felix salten, creator of the original bambi story, who died in zürich in 1945.

interior of restaurant tram 1802
23rd march 1998, interior of restaurant tram 1802, looking forwards. the tram has since been refurbished and the interior design changed somewhat.

interior of restaurant tram 1802
23rd march 1998, interior of restaurant tram 1802, looking to the rear. the tram has since been refurbished and the interior design changed somewhat.

interior of restaurant tram 1802
23rd march 1998, interior of restaurant tram 1802, the kitchen at the rear of the tram.

interior of restaurant tram 1802
23rd march 1998, interior of restaurant tram 1802, the kitchen at the rear of the tram, looking forwards into the passenger compartment.

mirage 1675
20th August 2008, Mirage 1675 in the yard of Hard depot. This tram is fitted with dot matrix destination displays on the side.

bahnhof balsberg
26th august 2008, balsberg.

zürich 29th july 2008
29th july 2008, einsatztram 1675 approaching leutschenbach. mirages are a rare sight on this new section of line. the einsatztram is deployed flexibly over the entire network to fill in for late running trams. this tram is displaying the wrong destination, as to turn at mess/halenstadion as the blind implies, it has already travelled too far.

zürich 29th july 2008
29th july 2008, einsatztram 1675 meets a cobra at leutschenbach stop. mirages are a rare sight on this new section of line. the einsatztram is deployed flexibly over the entire network to fill in for late running trams.

zürich 17th july 2008
17th july 2008, hardplatz, meeting of 125th anniversary tram (number 2005, background) and euro 2008 tram (1689, foreground, advertising freshly removed).

zürich 17th july 2008
17th july 2008, hardplatz, meeting of 125th anniversary tram (number 2005, foreground) and euro 2008 tram (1689, background with advertising freshly removed).

wallisellen, glattalbahn
1st july 2008. route of the future phase three at wallisellen. to permit the trams to enter central wallisellen, a railway siding has been lifted to permit the alignment to be used by tram tracks.

zürich 16th march 2008

zürich 28th march 2008

anniversary tram
13th february 2008, vbz's 125th anniversary tram, bucheggplatz

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Railway bridge over Hagenholzstr. The new tram tracks are visible in the foreground. To permit these to pass under the bridge, the roadway must be widened at the expense of the pavement. This is being replaced by a pedestrian tunnel to be excavated to the left behind the digger.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Neoplan bus on route 45 in Hagenholzstrasse.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Railway bridge over Hagenholzstr. To permit tram tracks to pass under the bridge, the roadway must be widened at the expense of the pavement. This is being replaced by a pedestrian tunnel to be excavated to the right.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Hagenholzstr, future alignment of tram. The junction in the foreground was laid as part of phase one two years earlier.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Bicycle stand at Leutschenbach, in the same style as the tram stops.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Overhead line support of the type used throughout the Glattalbahn project. This one is at Leutschenbach.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Under the canopy of trees at Leutschenbach.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Glattalbahn at Glattpark, with the snowclad Alps in the background.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Glattpark, signs of building activity on phase two — with the snowclad Alps in the background.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Industrial Zürich meets the Alps: view from Glattpark.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. An urban setting in the making. Opfikon, Lindberghplatz.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. The motorway cust below Lindbergplatz in a shallow tunnel. The square itself is located between Novotel and Kraft. The tram will cross the motorway there before entering the Glattbrugg subway.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. The Glattbrugg subway under construction.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Bahnhof Glattbrugg. The old station building has been demolished and the approach to the subway is taking shape in the foreground.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Bahnhof Glattbrugg. Entrance of the future tram subway. The railway passes under the ridge to the right. Tram tracks have already been laid in the foreground.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Bahnhof Glattbrugg.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. VBG Citaro buses meet at Bahnhof Glattbrugg. Transition from the old to the new VBG livery is making some buses look patchwork. The SBB railway from Zürich to Bülach and Schaffhausen is in the background. In the foreground the tracks of Stadtbahn Glattal can be seen. When this opens at the end of 2008, it will replace the buses on the airport service.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Bahnhof Glattbrugg.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Baueler.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Unterriet.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. The Glattalbahn viaduct at Balsberg.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. The future interchange taking shape at Balsberg. The Glattalbahn tram will run atop this viaduct.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. The future interchange taking shape at Balsberg. The Glattalbahn tram will run atop this viaduct. Until not long ago, this was the middle of the airport road. Road markings are still visible on this picture

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. The future interchange taking shape at Balsberg. The Glattalbahn tram will run atop the viaduct in the background. The structure in front is a pedestrian overbridge.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. The future interchange taking shape at Balsberg. The Glattalbahn tram will run atop this viaduct. An S-Bahn train passes in the background.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. The Balsberg to airport viaduct of Glattalbahn. The buildings to the left are within the perimeter fence, and obviously security forces must have been worried about the proximity of the viaduct as a high security fence runs along one side of this. I wonder how many hijackers will try to enter the airport by jumping from a tram?

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. The Balsberg to airport viaduct of Glattalbahn.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Glattalbahn approaching airport.

glattalbahn phase 2 on 5th february 2008
5th February 2008. Glattalbahn construction in airport bus station.

zürich 125th anniversary tram
13th October 2007. Tram 2005 on Bahnhofbrücke. To mark the 125th anniversary of trams in Z�rich, this tram was transformed into a giant birthday card. The public were invited to sign transparencies that were subsequently applied to the tram.

zürich 125th anniversary tram
13th October 2007. Tram 2005 at Hauptbahnhof. To mark the 125th anniversary of trams in Z�rich, this tram was transformed into a giant birthday card. The public were invited to sign transparencies that were subsequently applied to the tram.

zürich glattalbahn
15th august 2007, the bus station at zürich airport. the future alignment of glattalbahn is on the right.

zürich glattalbahn
15th august 2007, glattalbahn under construction between airport and balsberg.

balsberg
15th august 2007, glattalbahn under construction at balsberg. balsberg will be the only stop on the viaduct. when completed, it will function as an interchange between s-bahn, tram and bus.

balsberg
15th august 2007, glattalbahn under construction at balsberg. end of the viaduct coming from the airport.

stadtbahn glattal, glattbrugg
15th august 2007, approach curve to glattbrugg station.

stadtbahn glattal, glattbrugg
15th august 2007, forecourt of glattbrugg station.

burgwies
zürich burgwies 15th august 2007

burgwies
zürich burgwies 15th august 2007 dowload this picture in large format .

burgwies
zürich burgwies 15th august 2007

burgwies
zürich burgwies 15th august 2007 dowload this picture in large format .

burgwies
zürich burgwies 15th august 2007

burgwies
zürich burgwies 15th august 2007 dowload this picture in large format .

burgwies
zürich burgwies 15th august 2007

tram museum advert
16th may 2007, tram museum advert. see also this news item .

green transport
16th may 2007, oerlikon tram depot. dowload this picture in large format .

auzelg
16th may 2007, the future phase three ...

auzelg terminus
16th may 2007, auzelg terminus. dowload this picture in large format .

125 years
25th April 2007. Tram 2000 number 2103 at Bahnhof Oerlikon, decorated for the 125th anniversary celebrations of public transport in Zürich

zw altstetten
2nd december 2006, withdrawn karpfen -type tram be4/4 1416 alongside a mirage in the yard of zw altstetten (vbz's main workshops). the following february, the karpfen was shipped to vinnitsa (ukraine).

zw altstetten
2nd december 2006, various trams in the yard of zw altstetten (vbz's main workshops). in the centre is withdrawn karpfen 1416, which was later shipped to vinnitsa (ukraine).

zw altstetten
2nd december 2006, kurbeli 1408 in the yard at zw altstetten. this vehicle is subject to a preservation bid by aktion pro sächsitram . kurbeli was the middle-weight variant of the swiss standard tram and built in the 1940's and early 1950s. similar trams also ran in other swiss cities.

zw altstetten
2nd december 2006, bogies of scrapped swiss standard tram trailers in the yard of zw altstetten (vbz's main workshops).

end of the line
2nd december 2006, end of the line — withdrawn trams and parts of scrapped trams in the yard of zw altstetten (vbz's main workshops). on the left is a mirage and on the right a kurbeli . the bogies in the foreground are from swiss standard tram trailers. those further away from mirages.

end of the line
2nd december 2006, end of the line — bogies from swiss standard tram trailers.

reflections
2nd december 2006, various trams in the yard of zw altstetten (vbz's main workshops). visible are a mirage , a kurbeli and a karpfen .

kurbeli
2nd december 2006, kurbeli 1408 in the yard of zw altstetten. this tram is subject to a preservation bid by aktion pro sächsitram .

standard tram b4 trailer
2nd december 2006, trailer 792 in the yard of zw altstetten, surrounded by withdrawn karpfen trams. this trailer is one of a batch of 12 delivered in 1962. at the time this picture was taken all were still in use, hauled by mirages on route 4.

glattalbahn construction
05.07.06 construction of auzelg terminus, view of approach looking towards aubruggstr.

glattalbahn construction
05.07.06 construction of auzelg terminus, view from stop looking towards aubruggstr. the pointwork for the turning circle is visible on the right. this will be a double loop, permitting trams from both directions to turn, each on a separate track.

glattalbahn construction
05.07.06 construction of auzelg terminus.

glattalbahn construction
05.07.06 aubruggstr curve under construction.

glattalbahn construction
05.07.06 the stop at ambassador under construction, with the shelter taking shape on the right. the building in the background on the right is the renaissance hotel, with behind it the railway line from oerlikon to the airport, winterthur and bulach.

glattalbahn construction
05.07.06 is this the first tram on the glattalbahn?

glattalbahn construction
05.07.06 a view that will soon change beyond recognition. seen from ambassador stop towards glattbrugg. soon construction of glattalbahn phase two will begin along this road. a new high-profile development, glattpark, will shortly begin on the field to the right.

glattalbahn construction
05.07.06 the junction at ambassador.

glattalbahn construction
05.07.06 sleepered track on thurgauerstr.

glattalbahn construction
05.07.06 fitting of rubber elements to track on thurgauerstrasse.

glattalbahn construction
05.07.06 rubber elements fitted to track on thurgauerstrasse. view from airgate stop.

glattalbahn construction
20.04.2006. construction of glattalbahn in progress. thurgauerstr bewteen leutschenbach and oerlikerhus.

glattalbahn construction
20.04.2006. construction of glattalbahn in progress. thurgauerstr bewteen oerlikerhus and ambassador. in the coming years this area will see a rapid urbanisation process with allotments and gardens such as these becoming increasingly rare.

glattalbahn construction
20.04.2006. construction of glattalbahn in progress. track triangle at ambassador. the rails in the foreground will connect to phase two (to be constructed 2007-8 to link to the airport).

glattalbahn construction
20.04.2006. construction of glattalbahn in progress. ambassador stop.

glattalbahn construction
20.04.2006. construction of glattalbahn in progress. aubruggstr.

glattalbahn construction
20.04.2006. construction of glattalbahn in progress. bridge close over the glatt at auzelg.

glattalbahn construction
20.04.2006. construction of glattalbahn in progress. auzelg.

glattalbahn construction
20.04.2006. construction of glattalbahn in progress. auzelg terminus is surrounded by allotments. view towards wallisellen.

glattalbahn construction
20.04.2006. construction of glattalbahn in progress. auzelg, view towards ambassador.

glattalbahn construction
20.04.2006. impression of future stop at auzelg.

glattalbahn construction
20.04.2006. future stop at auzelg, showing the concentric loops allowing trams coming from either direction to reverse. the line to the left is to ambassador and oerlikon (phase 1). the line to the right is to wallisellen and stettbach (phase 3).

stadler tram tarin at el campello
9 december 2020, new 5000 series unit at el campello. this is a tram train and also an electro diesel.

amerador halt
5 january 2021, amerador halt.

el campello
9 january 2021, 5000 series unit in rainy weather at el campello.

benidorm
5 january 2021, ticket gates at benidorm. benidorm is presently and as far as i know the only station on the alicante system outside the tunnel section of alicante to employ such gates.

benidorm
5 january 2021, benidorm station.

teulada
5 january 2021, teulada.

el campello
5th january 2014. the 4100 units are at home on line 1, but rarer on line 3. here units of lines 1 and 3 meet at campello.

l'alfas del pi
18th february 2014. l'alfas del pi station. the diesel unit for denia waits to depart, overshadowed by mediterranean pines.

l'alfas del pi
18th february 2014. l'alfas del pi station. the modern high grade track contrast with the timeless little station.

l'alfas del pi
18th february 2014. the 2500 unit accelerates away from l'alfas del pi station. possibly the concrete bases to the right are for the forthcoming electrification of the benidorm - altea section.

l'alfas del pi
18th february 2014. l'alfas del pi station. the diesel unit for denia waits to depart, overshadowed by mediterranean pines. actually the pi in l'alfas del pi means pine tree.

l'alfas del pi
18th february 2014. upgrading and electrification of the altea to benidorm line, with a very precise price quote, seen here at l'alfas del pi.

l'alfas del pi
18th february 2014. track detail at l'alfas del pi.

fgv 2500 series diesel unit in benidorm
Benidorm, Spain, September 2011.

fgv trains in benidorm
benidorm, spain, september 2011. from left to right a 2500 series and a 2300 series (both diesel units used on the benidorm - denia service) and a 4100 series electric tram-train unit for the alicante service.

fgv train on the viaduct at ferrandet
ferrandet, spain, september 2011. 2500 series diesel unit crosses the bridge.

class 58 in spain
HS Line between Alicante and Villena, Spain, September 2011. Ex-BR class 58 in Spain for use on construction trains for new lines.

villena
villena, spain, september 2011.

trenet de la marina
bridge by cap negret with fgv series 2500 diesel unit crossing on benidorm - denia service, spain, september 2011.

trenet de la marina
fgv series 2500 diesel unit between altea and cap negret, spain, september 2011.

trenet de la marina
fgv series 2500 diesel unit between altea and cap negret, spain, september 2011. the old town of altea is in the background,

altea
meter gauge fgv series 2500 diesel unit approaching altea station, spain, september 2011.

altea
meter gauge fgv series 2500 diesel unit entering altea station, spain, september 2011.

alicante tram
3 june 2009. view from the santa barbara castle, alicante, of the fgv depot at la marina. during the period that alicante borrowed valencia trams the track curving to the right of the depot continued and formed a turning loop. the stub besides the white van is the other end of this loop. this depot is used for the maintenance of diesel trains, with trams being serviced at a dedicated modern facility at el campello. visible are a series 2500 two-car unit, two alsthom diesel locomotives, and aseries 2300 unit. series 2500 is a rebuild of series 2300.

alicante tram
3 june 2009. view from the santa barbara castle, alicante, of the fgv depot at la marina. visible are a series 2500 two-car unit, two alsthom diesel locomotives, and aseries 2300 unit. series 2500 is a rebuild of series 2300. the old station building of la marina is visible to the left. fgv offices are now based here.

benidorm
1st june 2008. this was the last day of diesel operation between creueta and benidorm. here one of the modern-looking 2500 units is seen at terra mitica. the 2500 units were created by rebuilding older 2300-type units.

benidorm
1st june 2008. 2500 unit close to terra mitica.

benidorm
1st june 2008. 2500 unit between terra mitica and hiper finestrat.

alicante, la marina
4th june 2008. the depot at la marina.

benidorm
7th june 2008. a 2300 and a 2500 unit at benidorm giving a "before and after" demonstartion for this remarkable rebuild.

altea
7th june 2008.

alicante
six of the 2300 series diesel railcars have recently been re-bodied (la marina, march 2006).

centralbahnplatz basel
27th february 2012

centralbahnplatz basel
27th february 2012, the appearance of the 16 at this location is explained by this being the day of morgenstraich, highlight of basel's carnival.

standard tram basel
17th april 2004, basel bruderholz.

basel steinenberg
22nd august 2008, the classic swiss standard tram lives on in basel, albeit refurbishes with small high-intensity headlights. i preferred the round ones. this set even conforms to modern disability requirements. the trailer has been converted to low floor.

basel trams
30th june 2007, steinenberg

basel tram
30th june 2007

standard tram in bern
a timeless scene in bern (1994).

standard tram in bern
a timeless scene at bern fischermätteli (1994).

blackpool
november 2009.

fleetwood
november 2009.

kelenföld pályaudvar
24th august 2020, kelenföld pályaudvar

blaha lujza tér
15th february 2020

élessarok
15th february 2020

blaha lujza tér
15th february 2020

halberstadt tram
07.09.2006. gt4 156 (ex-stuttgart 550) in vogtei. this street is exemplary of the renovation of a historic neighbourhood - into which the tram blends well.

halberstadt tram
07.09.2006. 156 (ex-stuttgart 550) has just entered richard wagner strasse from the hauptbahnhof loop. johanna schön .

mulhouse tram
04.07.2006. mulhouse's new tram at the central porte jeune interchange.

mulhouse tram
04.07.2006. mulhouse's new tram at stade de bourtzwiller.

mulhouse tram
04.07.2006. mulhouse's new tram on attractive green reservation at the coteaux terminus. this is a high-rise area which appears to have been recently refurbished.

potsdam
29th april 2011. potsdam.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, GT4 set at Hauptbahnhof.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, a GT4 pair below Eugensplatz. This was the last day of GT4 operation in Stuttgart.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, reflection in Stuttgart

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Nordbahnhofstrasse, opening cavalcade of route U15

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Nordbahnhofstrasse, one of the last GT4 sets passes. The service in the opposite direction was already DT8 worked.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Nordbahnhof, one of the first DT8 sets on route U15. The changeover ceremony had taken place a few minutes previously.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, The changeover from GT4 to DT8 operation commenced at noon. As the GT4 rolled home to the depot, DT8 sets replaced them. Here the two types meet at Nordbahnhof, providing an interesting design comparison. Note how the tracks are lowered to permit high level platforms for the DT8.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Nordbahnhof, opening of route U15.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Nordbahnhofstrasse near Löwentor, one of the last GT4 sets passes. The service in the opposite direction was already DT8 worked.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Löwentor, a GT4 set has just set down it last passengers. The driver is returning to her cab to take the tram on its last journey to the depot. From noon, the GT4s on this last meter gauge line were replaced by DT8s.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Löwentor, a GT4 set has just set down it last passengers and is about to embark on its last journey to the depot. From noon, the GT4s on this last meter gauge line were replaced by DT8s.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Löwentor, a GT4 on its last journey to the depot. From noon, the GT4s on this last meter gauge line were replaced by DT8s.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, One of the last GT4 sets takes the curve from Nordbahnhofstrasse to Löwentor.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Löwentor, the GT4 sets on their last days were decorated with roses and farewell in different languages.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, impression at Löwentor.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Zuffenhausen Unterländerstrasse. After the rest of route 15 had been converted to DT8 operated route U15, the remaining GT4s worked a shuttle between Stammheim and Zuffenhausen Kelterplatz until this line was finally closed at around 22:00. The line will be worked as a bus shuttle until a new standard gauge line can reach Stammheim, hopefully around 2009.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Zuffenhausen Unterländerstrasse.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Zuffenhausen Unterländerstrasse. height

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Zuffenhausen Unterländerstrasse. Tram photographers start young.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Zuffenhausen Unterländerstrasse.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Zuffenhausen, approaching Zahn-Nopper Strasse.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Zuffenhausen, track impression at the depot.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Zuffenhausen, outside the depot.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Stammheim.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Stammheim terminus.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Stammheim terminus, the choir sings a farewell song for the GT4.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, the final curve before Stammheim terminus.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Stammheim terminus.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Zuffenhausen, approaching Zahn-Nopper Strasse.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Stammheim terminus.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, Zuffenhausen Unterländerstrasse.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
8th December 2007, impression in Zuffenhausen Unterländerstrasse towards Kelterplatz.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th December 2007, Zuffenhausen Unterländerstrasse. Tram operation had officially ceased the previous day, but a museum cavalcade was worked to mark the final closure of the tram museum. Here a heritage set is seen working towards the museum for that purpose.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th December 2007, Zuffenhausen. The farewell cavalcade marking the final closure of the Stammheim line and the tram museum at Zuffenhausen shortly before departing for Kelterplatz. From there it ran back to this location and onwards to Stammheim before finally running to Bad Cannstatt depot.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th December 2007, Zuffenhausen after closure of the tram line, the Wimpfenerstrasse loop branches off to the right.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th December 2007, Zuffenhausen after closure of the tram line, the Wimpfenerstrasse loop.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th December 2007, Zuffenhausen after closure of the tram line, the Wimpfenerstrasse loop. The houses on the left were originally built for tramways staff.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th December 2007, Zuffenhausen after closure of the tram line, the Wimpfenerstrasse loop.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th December 2007, The farewell cavalcade marking the closure of the Stammheim line passes Wimpfenerstrasse. The cavalcade is led by police in a period VW beetle.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th December 2007, The farewell cavalcade marking the closure of the Stammheim line passes Wimpfenerstrasse. The building on the right is a Roumainian Orthodox church.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th December 2007, The farewell cavalcade marking the closure of the Stammheim line passes Wimpfenerstrasse.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th December 2007, The farewell cavalcade marking the closure of the Stammheim line passes Wimpfenerstrasse. The GT4 set closest to the camera was the last in the cavalcade and probably the last ever to traverse these tracks.

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th December 2007

stuttgart, gt4, route 15 and metre gauge tram farewell
9th December 2007, a bit off topic. This is a miniature railway giving children rides on the Stuttgart Christmas market.

bucheggplatz
27 october 2020, new swisstrolley5 at bucheggplatz.

bucheggplatz
27 october 2020, swisstrolley5 meets a tram 2000 at bucheggplatz.

trolleybuses at milchbuck
1st december 2019. milchbuck with swisstrolley plus 183 and swisstrolley4 171

trolleybus 183 (swistrolley plus) at milchbuck
1st december 2019. milchbuck with swisstrolley plus 183

bucheggstrasse / wehntalerstrasse
30th may 2019, impressions from the corner of bucheggstrasse and wehntalerstrasse

lightram5
9th November 2018. One of Zürich's three new trolleybuses at Hauptbahnhof.

gtz trolleybus 106
22nd april 2015. gtz trolleybus 106 at the freshly gardened and springtime bucheggplatz. despite its imminent withdrawal, this bus still appears in good condition.

gtz trolleybus 106
10th december 2014. gtz trolleybus 106 at bucheggplatz. despite its imminent withdrawal, this bus has received matrix display, having for a long time been the last vbz bus in regular service to carry roller blinds.

gtz trolleybus hardplatz
6th december 2013, with only about 10 gtz trolleybuses remaining in traffic, scenes such as this are becoming a rarity.

gtz trolleybus 106
3rd february 2014. gtz trolleybus 106 at bucheggplatz. in its final months of service, this trolleybus has attained a somewhat celebrity status, being the only remaining gtz in close to original condition with those crisp clear roller blinds rather than fuzzy matrix displays, and still sporting that abb logo. 106 entered service in 1994.

gtz trolleybus zürich
23 october 2013, bucheggplatz, zürich. the abb / mercedes o405 gtz trolleybuses are a fast vanishing species. 106 is the only remaining unit to still sport a roller blind as destination display rather than an led matrix. it also still bears the abb legend, making it possible that this is still the original 1994 paintwork.

gtz trolleybus zürich
28 october 2013, hautbahnhof, zürich. the abb / mercedes o405 gtz trolleybuses are a fast vanishing species. 106 is the only remaining unit to still sport a roller blind as destination display rather than an led matrix. it also still bears the abb legend, making it possible that this is still the original 1994 paintwork.

zürich, o405 gtz farewell tour, 21st april 2013
21st April 2013, Bahnhofplatz Taken during the O405 GTZ farewell tour .

zürich, o405 gtz farewell tour, 21st april 2013
21st April 2013, Tiefenbrunnen Taken during the O405 GTZ farewell tour .

zürich, o405 gtz farewell tour, 21st april 2013
21st April 2013, Witikon Berghaldenstrasse, in the old turning circle, now sadly devoid of wires. Taken during the O405 GTZ farewell tour .

zürich, o405 gtz farewell tour, 21st april 2013
21st April 2013, Witikon Berghaldenstrasse, 140 in the old turning circle. Taken during the O405 GTZ farewell tour .

zürich, o405 gtz farewell tour, 21st april 2013
21st April 2013, Zwingliplatz. This is non revenue mileage, permitting trolleybuses to access Hohlstrasse from Hardau depot. Taken during the O405 GTZ farewell tour .

zürich, o405 gtz farewell tour, 21st april 2013
21st April 2013. Taken during the O405 GTZ farewell tour .

zürich, o405 gtz farewell tour, 21st april 2013
21st April 2013. Hungerbergstrasse (Affoltern) Taken during the O405 GTZ farewell tour .

zürich, o405 gtz farewell tour, 21st april 2013
21st April 2013. Bäckeranlage, for the trolleybus this is another section of non-revenue mileage. Taken during the O405 GTZ farewell tour .

end of the gtz era: trolleybus winterthur
winterthur hauptbahnhof, 21st march 2011. as far as i could observe, 149 was the only gtz in service on this day. soon it will be replaced by new hess swisstrolleys. this photo is the second of a series on winterthur trolleybuses made during a visit on the evening of 21st march 2011, and also the first of a sub-series of those pictures documenting 149 as last gtz . see also this news item: winterthur update .

end of the gtz era: trolleybus winterthur
approaching stadthaus winterthur, 21st march 2011.

end of the gtz era: trolleybus winterthur
approaching technikum winterthur, 21st march 2011.

end of the gtz era: trolleybus winterthur
approaching stadthaus winterthur, 21st march 2011.

end of the gtz era: trolleybus winterthur
approaching bettenplatz, 21st march 2011.

trolleybus bucheggplatz
30th march 2010

driver trainer trolleybus
4th june 2010, driver trainer trolleybus mercedes/abb gtz o405 4129 (ex 32, built 1989) at bucheggplatz.

driver trainer trolleybus 4128
driver trainer trolleybus o405 gtz number 4128 at bucheggplatz on 19th march 2010.

mercedes abb o405 gtz trolleybus
6th February 2009. Trolleyus at Bucheggplatz showing the recently installed electronic displays. These displays were salavaged from recently withdrawn Mercedes O405 diesel buses.

zürich hardau
19th november 2008. see also the news item on this event.

trolleymotion demonstration runs, zürich
19th november 2008. see also the news item on this event.

zürich hardau
19th november 2008. see also the news item on this event.

winterthur
14th august 2008, winterthur a o405 gtz trolleybus approaching hauptbahnhof in technikumstr. thi vehicle sports the revised livery.

winterthur, trolleybus and bicycles
14th august 2008, winterthur a o405 gtz trolleybus approaching hauptbahnhof in stadthausstr. this bus still displays the older livery.

winterthur
14th august 2008, winterthur this gtz trolleybus on route 3 has just rounded the corner of lindstr into stadthausstr.

winterthur
14th august 2008, winterthur a gtz trolleybus on stadthausstr. this combination of very old houses and the tree-lined avenue make this part of winterthur so special.

winterthur
14th august 2008, winterthur a gtz trolleybus on lindstr.

winterthur
14th august 2008, stadthausstr. winterthur

gtz trolleybus bucheggplatz, 4th august 2008
4th august 2008, a mercedes/abb o405 gtz trolleybus of the first batch on route 72 at bucheggplatz. the remaining vehicles of this batch are soon to vanish, having been replaced by modern low-floor trolleybuses.

gtz trolleybus bucheggplatz, 5th august 2008
5th August 2008, A Mercedes/ABB O405 GTZ trolleybus of the first batch on route 32 at Bucheggplatz. The remaining vehicles of this batch are soon to vanish, having been replaced by modern low-floor trolleybuses. The most visible difference between the earlier and later batch was the holding mechanism for the lowered trolley booms, which was much smaller on the second batch, and shaped more like a pair of umbrella handles. Among politically incorrect trolleybus drivers, route 32 is called Orient Express , reflecting the ethnic makeup of the Langstrasse area through which it runs.

trolleybus at rütihof
29th june 2008. mercedes o405 gtz trolleybus at the rütihof terminus of route 46.

trolleybus at rütihof
29th june 2008. mercedes o405 gtz trolleybus at rütihof.

zürich bucheggplatz
23rd june 2008, old and new trolleybuses meet at bucheggplatz.

zurich trolleybus
15th february 2008, driver training trolleybus approaching bucheggplatz

zürich driver-training trolleybus
18.10.2007. one of zürich's driver-training trolleybuses at bucheggplatz. 4124 was at the time the oldest operational trolleybus in zürich, dating to 1988 and having run in service until earler in 2007.

trolleybus flexibility
12th october 2007. trolleybus 150 at bucheggplatz, about to depart using the auxiliary diesel on account of overhead works. this picture is part of short series on overhead works .

trolleybus flexibility
12th october 2007. trolleybus 150 departing from bucheggplatz with poles lowered and using the auxiliary diesel. this picture is part of short series on overhead works .

trolleybus flexibility
12th october 2007. trolleybus 150 at bucheggplatz. the bus has just left the stop using the auxiliary diesel on account of works on the overhead line, and is has now stopped to re-wire the trolley poles. this picture is part of short series on overhead works .

repairing the overhead lines
12th october 2007. overhead-line repair vehicle at bucheggplatz. this picture is part of short series on overhead works .

winterthur trolleybus
winterthur hauptbahnhof, 16th august 2007

trolleybus zürich
6th july 2007, on special occasions, trams and buses are decorated with flags. on this occasion it was for züri-fäscht

trolleybus zürich
12th july 2007

the end of 4122
25th april 2007. the partly dismantled remains of gtz trolleybus 4122 (ex number 1 of 1986) at altstetten works. to the right of it is o405 diesel bus 4120 (also ex-driving trainer) probably awaiting the same fate.

zurich bucheggplatz
zurich bucheggplatz 5th december 2006

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bucheggplatz in rain
bucheggplatz 16th feb. 2006. bucheggplatz is an important tram, trolleybus and bus interchange.

bucheggplatz in rain
bucheggplatz 16th feb. 2006

zürich hb
13th september 2019. rabe 511 at zürich hb.

rabe 502 at zürich hb
14th July 2019, RABe 502 at Zürich HB.

re450 on re in lenzburg
13th March 2014, Re450 on RE in Lenzburg.

durchmesserlinie construction in altstetten
6th december 2013, view from hardbrücue with the new altstetten flyover taking shape surrounded by other railway activity. this flyover will act as an approach to the new durchmesserlinie cross-city tunnel.

night train in zürich
17th december 2013, with night train services from zürich having been thinned out in recent years (we lost the trains to france, italy and spain), the remaining ones (to germany and to the east) gain more interest. this is the en zürichsee to graz with through coaches to zagreb and beograd.

basel sbb
16th april 2011. basel sbb.

zürich hauptbahnhof
14th february 2010, zürich hauptbahnhof

erstfeld
6th june 2010, erstfeld

s-bahn re450
14th August 2008, Zürich Altstetten Peak-hour S-Bahn train consisting of three coupled Re450 trainsets.

ae6/6 locomotive
14th august 2008, zürich altstetten an ae6/6 locomotive meets an rabe514 s-bahn train providing an interesting comparison between one of sbb's oldest and newest trains.

s-bahn train in oerlikon
9th august 2008, a siemens rabe514 s-bahn is neatly framed by the safety nets of the construction site of the new cross-town rail link (durchmesserlinie).

stadelhofen
zürich stadelhofen 15th august 2007, an rbe4/4 propels a push-pull set towards hauptbahnhof.

rigi staffel
20th may 2010, vrb train at rigi staffel

rigi staffel
20th may 2010, vrb and arb trains at rigi staffel

rigi bahn
20th may 2010, detail of vrb train

rigi kulm
20th may 2010, vrb train at rigi kulm

rigi bahn
20th may 2010, detail of vrb train

rigi staffel
20th may 2010, the rigi railway does not only take tourists up mount rigi, but as large parts of the rigi are inaccessible by road, all sorts of goods are also transported. here is a vrb freight train at rigi staffel

rigi scheidegg bahn
20th may 2010, the rigi scheidegg bahn was a narrow gauge railway from rigi kaltbad to rigi scheidegg. this steam railway closed in 1931, but the aligment has survived as a footpath. here is a steel viaduct that once carried the railway.

rigi scheidegg bahn
20th may 2010, crumbling masonry of the viaduct. the rigi scheidegg bahn was a narrow gauge railway from rigi kaltbad to rigi scheidegg. this steam railway closed in 1931

rigi scheidegg bahn
20th may 2010, viaduct. the rigi scheidegg bahn was a narrow gauge railway from rigi kaltbad to rigi scheidegg. this steam railway closed in 1931, but the aligment has survived as a footpath.

rigi bahn arth goldau
20th may 2010, arth goldau.

bremgarten
14th august 2015. heritage unit "sebni" before departing on a dining special.

bremgarten
14th august 2015. bremgarten.

bremgarten
14th august 2015. bridge over the reuss at bremgarten with a bdwm narrow gauge train crossing.

erdmannlistein
14th august 2015. erdmannlistein, with the erdmannli statue decorated in a mexican theme on the occasion of a dining special using heritage car "sebni".

dining special on bdwm railway with musicians
14th august 2015. musicians on board heritage car "sebni" during a dining special.

erdmannlistein
14th august 2015. erdmannlistein, on the occasion of a dining special using heritage car "sebni".

erdmannlistein
14th august 2015. erdmannlistein, on the occasion of a dining special using heritage car "sebni". mixed gauge track is visible in the foreground.

bremgarten
14th august 2015. heritage unit "sebni" has arrived at bremgarten with a dining special.

bremgarten
14th august 2015. heritage unit "sebni" meets a diamant at bremgarten.

bdwm
9th may 2011. dietikon.

bdwm
9th may 2011. reppischhof.

rhb locomotive 605
25th Novemver 2013, Landquart

rhb yard landquart
25th novemver 2013, landquart

alicante station
20 december 2020, alicante station.

alicante terminal
5th september 2019. the talgo from barcelona has just come into alicante and the electric locomotive is giving way to a diesel that will continue to murcia nd cartagena.

torellano
23rd november 2017. class 592 dmu on a local service from murcia to alicante

madrid chamartin
6th january 2014. madrid chamartin, last trains of the day.

barcelona sants
7th january 2014. arrival of estrella costa blanca night train from barcelona. this night train was discontinued in april 2015.

barcelona sants
7th january 2014. arrival of estrella costa blanca night train from barcelona. here we see the couchette car. this night train was discontinued in april 2015.

port bou
27th december 2013, the night train from strasbourg has arrived at portbou. with renfe having eliminated all but the regional traffic from portbou in view of the opening of the high speed line between barcelona and perpignan, it remains to be seen how much longer sncf will continue to run such long distance connecting services here.

portbou
27th december 2013.

portbou
27th december 2013. a peek through these doors reveals the former customs hall through which, at one time, all international travelers would have had to pass. border customs restrictions between spain and france were progressively simplified over the years until finally eliminated under schengen.

portbou
27th december 2013.

portbou
27th december 2013. waiting room at portbou.

portbou
27th december 2013. a pair of somewhat decrepit looking 269s await their turn of duty at portbou.

portbou
27th december 2013.

portbou
27th december 2013. the only remaining passenger service on the broad gauge side of this once mighty station is the regional service to barcelona.

portbou
27th december 2013. a pair of somewhat decrepit looking 269s await their turn of duty at portbou.

portbou
27th december 2013.

alicante benalua station
5th january 2014. the benalua station in alicante (estación de benalúa) was once the terminus of the line going south to murcia and beyond into andalucia (an alternative name for the station is estación de murcia). not only was this system practically robbed of its trunk-line status through the closure of the almendricos - guadix section (effectively severing the mediterranean corridor south of lorca), but it lost its terminus in alicante when passenger services were transferred to the former mza termino station nearby. following closure of the passenger service, benalua continued to serve as a goods station, serving the adjoining port. today very few - if any - goods trains still come here. having slumbered in disuse for many years, the station building is now being converted into "casa del mediteranneo"

ticketing
6th january 2014. random tickets. the one on the right is to permit through journeys from renfe long distance trains using the alicante tram system, hence its price being marked as zero. these tickets can be obtained from machines at alicante by typing in the code displayed on the ticket.

alicante termino
1st november 2013, alicante termino.

cartagena
1st april 2007, cartagena, the train on the left is the mare nostrum for barcelona and montpellier. the train on the right is bound for madrid and hauled by one of the last class 354 talgo locomotives,

cartagena
1st april 2007, class 354 locomotive at cartagena on a madrid-bound train.

cartagena
1st april 2007, class 354 locomotive at cartagena on a madrid-bound train. although this photograph may look slightly illegal or dangerous it wasn't. i was in the rear carriage of a departing train.

berlin hbf
29th april 2011. berlin hbf.

szili beer in mav restaurant car
21st august 2020. szili beer in mav restaurant car on the balaton route. commencing in 2019, restaurant cars were reintroduced on the budapest to balaton route (summer only) ... and again in 2020. i hope this becomes a permanent fixture. this railway-themed craft beer is named szili after the class v43 electric locomotive.

balatonfenyves
24th august 2020, balatonfenyves.

c50 in balatonfenyves
1st July 2019, C50 class narrow gauge loco 5712 plinthed at Balatonfenyves.

floyd class 86 in balatonfenyves
27th july 2019, ex-br floyd class 86 in balatonfenves.

balatonfenyves - somogyszentpal narrow gauge railway
27th july 2019, balatongenyves gv terminus of balatonfenyves - somogyszentpal narrow gauge railway

floyd class 86 in balatonfenyves
27th july 2019, ex-br floyd class 86 meets a czech loco in balatonfenves, hungary.

floyd class 86 in balatonfenyves
27th july 2019, ex-br floyd class 86 meets a mav v43 in balatonfenves, hungary.

balatonfenyves - somogyszentpal narrow gauge railway
27th july 2019, balatongenyves gv terminus of balatonfenyves - somogyszentpal narrow gauge railway

balatonfenyves - somogyszentpal narrow gauge railway
27th july 2019, balatonfenyves - somogyszentpal narrow gauge railway near palmajor

lokotrain in balatonfenyves
30th july 2019, lokotrain in balatonfenyves, hungary.

v63 in balatongenyves
30th july 2019, a mav v63 on a summer relief train in balatonfenyves.

v43 in balatongenyves
30th july 2019, a mav v43 in balatonfenyves.

dining car in deli palyaudvar, budapest
30th july 2019, dining car being shunted onto a balaton train in deli palyaudvar, budapest.

deli palyaudvar, budapest
30th july 2019, arrival of balaton train at deli palyaudvar, budapest.

deli palyaudvar, budapest
30th july 2019, tram and restaurant car outside deli palyaudvar, budapest.

zaandam
18th august 2020

schiphol airport
18th august 2020, hondekop trains may now have vanished from service, but long may they survive in signage!

ochsenbrücke freiburg
30th december 2008, ochsenbrücke freiburg.

bruxelles, place royale
bruxelles, place royale / rue montagne de la cour (hofberg), 8th august 2005, with "old england" building, now the musical instrument museum on the left. photo by johanna schön.

tomatoes in february
5th february 2008.

narrow gauge track oerlikon
15.6.15 narrow gauge track uncovered by roadworks on elias canetti strasse in oerlikon

swissexpress locomotive basel sbb
19.6.15 one of only two re4/4 ii's still carrying the swissexpress livery is seen at basel sbb

kunsthaus zürich
27.6.15 buildings opposite kunsthaus, threatened with demolition.

kunsthaus zürich
27.6.15 buildings close to kunsthaus.

kunsthaus zürich
27.6.15.

rämistrasse zürich
27.6.15.

rämistrasse zürich, waldmannbrunnen (1935)
27.6.15.

zürich stadelhofen
27.6.15.

bremgarten west
27.6.15.

bremagarten west
27.6.15.

bremagraten west
27.6.15.

bremagarten west
27.6.15.

bremgarten west
27.6.15. former sbb director plazid weissenbach (1841-1914) recalls how the railway came to bremgarten

bremgarten west
27.6.15. former sbb director plazid weissenbach (1841-1914) tells how the railway came to bremgarten . the talk was held as part of the events marking the end of the mixed gauge track between wohlen and bremgarten west and was held in an old sbb luggage car in bremgarten west station.

bremgarten west
27.6.15.

bremagarten west
27.6.15.

bremgarten west
27.6.15.

sbb am 4/4
27.6.15.

sbb am 4/4
27.6.15. sbb am 4/4 (preserved by sbb historic) at wohlen while working a special train from bremgarten west to olten to mark the end of mixed gauge operation between bremgarten west and wohlen.

wohlen
27.6.15. wohlen.

freiburg
29.6.15. stadtbahnwagen 214 was once the pride of freiburg's fleet. delievered in 1981, the car even had a children's book dedicated to it. but alas the car is approaching the end of its working life in freiburg. with its ugly led destination displays, it certainly looks a mere shadow of its former elegance.

freiburg
29.6.15.

new orleans tram
30th march 2009. an original new orleans tramcar.

new orleans tram
30th march 2009. one of the new new orleans tramcars on the canal street line. the centre door is for a wheelchair lift.

new orleans
30th march 2009. view from the mississippi.

new orleans
30th march 2009. street scene.

new orleans tram
31st march 2009. at the terminus of the charles street line.

new orleans tram
31st march 2009. works car on the charles street line.

new orleans tram
31st march 2009. glimpse inside a works car on the charles street line.

new orleans
31st march 2009. new orleans street scene.

new orleans tram
31st march 2009. new orleans tramcar on the canal street line.

new orleans
31st march 2009. street scene.

new orleans tram
31st march 2009. a pair of new orleans tramcars of the charles street line.

new orleans
31st march 2009. impression.

new orleans tram
1st april 2009. a new orleans tramcars of the charles street line.

amtrak houston
1st april 2009. amtrak's westbound sunset limited in houston.

amtrak san antonio
2nd april 2009. amtrak's westbound sunset limited in san antonio.

santa fe temple
2nd april 2009. santa fe steam loco at temple (museum).

amtrak fort worth
2nd april 2009. amtrak's southbound texas eagle at fort worth.

amtrak fort worth
2nd april 2009. a classic amtrak train: amtrak's heartland flyer at fort worth. the leading vehicle, 90229, is in fact not the locomotive but a driving trailer with baggage compartment, presumably converted from a locomotive. the real locomotive is on the rear of the train. the heartland flyer is a daily train connecting oklahoma city and fort worth. it is co-financed by the states of oklahoma and texas.

cleburne
4th april 2009. old santa fe caboose at cleburne, texas.

cleburne
4th april 2009. street scene in cleburne, texas.

trolleymotion
19th november 2008. after the trolleymotion conference in zürich, winterthur's solaris 173 is making its way home via zürich's hardbrücke, having visited zürich for demonstration runs in connection with the trolleymotion conference. photo kindly provided by emídio gardé.

exeter st. davids
exeter st. davids, 10th september 2008.

dawlish
dawlish, 12th september 2008.

seacross, atmospheric ralway pumping station
swt class 159 set passing brunel's pumping station at seacross, 14th september 2008. this pumping station was used to pump air in the days that the ralway was worked "atmospherically"

exeter st. david's
exeter st. david's, 15th september 2008.

frankfurt airport
29th april 2008, gadgetbahn at frankfurt airport. for a short report on my 2008 usa trip, visit this page .

frankfurt airport
29th april 2008, frankfurt airport

frankfurt airport
29th april 2008, frankfurt airport with man bus and mercedes o405 on the tarmac.

houston george bush airport
29th april 2008, houston george bush airport. the first picture i took in the usa. please don't shoot the pianist!

houston
29th april 2008, houston

houston
30th april 2008, houston.

houston
30th april 2008, school buses in houston.

houston
30th april 2008, houston.

houston
30th april 2008, houston. for a short report on my 2008 usa trip, visit this page .

houston
30th april 2008, houston.

houston
30th april 2008, houston. something for an inhabitant of zürich to feel at home. they have a binz street in houston, but as far as i could find out, the szu doesn't go there.

houston
30th april 2008, houston.

houston, a motor city?
30th april 2008, houston. toyota, i suppose is got its name here through advertising (a large centre in the neighbourhood is called the toyota center). austin, however, probably refers to the texan town rather than the british rival of toyota.

houston
30th april 2008, minute maid park houston.

houston
30th april 2008, minute maid park houston. for a short report on my 2008 usa trip, visit this page .

houston
30th april 2008, cheerleaders in the minute maid park houston.

houston
30th april 2008, southern pacific 2-10-2 number 982 is displayed in minute maid park, houston.

raleigh nc
3rd may 2008, raleigh nc amtrak station.

delaware station
3rd may 2008, amtrak station delaware.

philadelphia
3rd may 2008, philadelphia.

philadelphia
3rd may 2008, philadelphia. these tokens are used as payment on septa.

philadelphia
3rd may 2008, philadelphia for a short report on my 2008 usa trip, visit this page .

philadelphia
3rd may 2008, philadelphia

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia, 30th street station

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia, this looks like a little depot, but it is the entrance to the subway

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia for a short report on my 2008 usa trip, visit this page .

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia. a 1956 class trolley. what's it doing here in the university area?

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia. a 1956 class trolley. what's it doing here in the university area? is it a heritage service?

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia. a 1956 class trolley. here we see the historic buildings of penn university through the windows. but let's take a look at that bogie.

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia. a 1956 class trolley. but let's take a look at that bogie. isothermos atm milano, not so typical philly?

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia. a 1956 class trolley but no overhead line or track. why?

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia. this 1956 class trolley (replica) is the entrance to a subway stop

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia for a short report on my 2008 usa trip, visit this page .

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia, the old reading terminal. this former railroad station is now a convention centre

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia, a bristol vr bus, still carrying its uk registration (fdv 781v) on a tourist tour of the city. this bus started its life with western national and later ran for southern national and first before being withdrawn in 2003. for more information on bristol vrs, visit the website of bristol commercial vehicles enthusiasts .

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia, a bristol vr bus, still carrying its uk registration on a tourist tour of the city. this view shows how an additional door has been inserted permitting right-hand boarding. the building on the right is the reading terminal, a former railroad station. the tram tracks are a currently disused line, the reinstatement of which would certainly enhance the city's vibrant hub.

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia pcc tram on route 15

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia pcc tram on route 15 for a short report on my 2008 usa trip, visit this page .

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia pcc tram on route 15

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia pcc tram on route 15

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia for a short report on my 2008 usa trip, visit this page .

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia pcc tram on route 15

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia pcc interior

philadelphia
4th may 2008, philadelphia, elevated railway crossing gerard street

pittsburgh
5th may 2008, pittsburgh

pittsburgh
5th may 2008, pittsburgh, train from philadephia

chicago
6th may 2008, chicago, union station

poor track condition
6th may 2008, chicago

springfield
6th may 2008, view of springfield from train. where is mr burns?

usa
7th may 2008, some place in the usa, seen from the train for a short report on my 2008 usa trip, visit this page .

texas eagle
7th may 2008, dining car of the texas eagle

texas eagle in dallas
7th may 2008, the texas eagle in dallas. the union tower in the background

dallas
7th may 2008, a dart train in dallas station. amtrak's texas eagle is on the left

dallas
7th may 2008, tre commuter train in dallas

dallas
7th may 2008, plaque explaining assasination of j.f. kennedy

dallas
7th may 2008, you can see the union pacific from the place where jfk was shot.

dallas
7th may 2008, dart train and union pacific train meet in dallas.

dallas
7th may 2008, there is a statue and a flag close to the place where j.f. kennedy was assasinated. but the statue is not of jfk ...

dallas
7th may 2008, texan flag in dallas

dallas
7th may 2008, dallas, the building from which president j.f. kennedy was shot is on the right in the background. for a short report on my 2008 usa trip, visit this page .

richardson
7th may 2008, dallas dart train in richardson (george bush turnpike).

dallas
9th may 2008, mckinney avenue trolley (this car is ex-melbourne and dates to 1925)

dallas
9th may 2008, mckinney avenue trolley (this is a dallas car of 1913)

fort worth
9th may 2008, fort worth stockyards

fort worth
9th may 2008, fort worth stockyards for a short report on my 2008 usa trip, visit this page .

class 354 talgo locomotive at murcia del carmen
6th April 2008, class 354 Talgo locomotive on the evening express from Murcia to Cartagena at Murcia del Carmen.

basel
12th april 2008, basel claraplatz

barcelona
6th april 2008, estaçio de franca

gtz trolleybus
12th april 2008, bucheggplatz. number 9 was at the time the operational trolleybus with lowest fleet number in zürich.

baden, bahnhofplatz
8th october 2007. bahnhofplatz baden

zurich trolleybus
11th september 2007, mercedes o405 gtz trolleybus number 24 at bahnhofplatz. this is one of the units that will soon be replaced by a modern hess trolleybus. the bahnhofplatz location is not on route 33's usual itinerary. the herdernstrasse destination suggests a depot run.

zurich double-articulated trolleybus
11th september 2007, zürich's latest trolleybus at hegibachplatz. this was possibly 61's first day in service. on the right the driver of a mercedes trolleybus switches the poles to the other line before running home to the depot.

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tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, freiburg, 243 at holzmarkt

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, freiburg, 243 at the new terminus in gundelfingen

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, freiburg, 243 at the new terminus in gundelfingen alongside heritage car 100 (sputnik) of 1959. this car was in service until the mid 1990s when it was displaced by the gtz type of which 243 is a member.

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, freiburg, 260 approaches the new terminus in gundelfingen.

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, freiburg, 243 at the new terminus in gundelfingen. floral detail.

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, freiburg, 243 at the new terminus in gundelfingen alongside heritage car 109 (gt4). 243 has recently been refurbished and presents freiburg's new livery. the refurbishment also featured various detail changes to the interior and the replacement of the bumper reflectors by leds (leds are more energy efficient than reflectors?)

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, freiburg, 243 at the new terminus in gundelfingen and heritage car 109 (gt4).

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, the new terminus in gundelfingen with heritage car 109 (gt4).

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, the new terminus in gundelfingen with heritage set 56 + 142

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, gtz 257 approaching the new terminus at gundelfingen

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, gtz 257 in a rare and fortuitous meeting with a db freight train (on the freiburg avoiding line) on the day of the opening of the gundelfingen tram extension.

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, heritage car 100 on the the gundelfingen tram extension on its opening day.

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, gtz 250 on the the gundelfingen tram extension on its opening day.

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, gtz 258 on the the gundelfingen tram extension on its opening day.

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, gtzs 243 and 258 at reutebachgasse on the opening day of the the gundelfingen tram extension.

tram freiburg opens extension to gundelfingen
15th march 2014, heritage duewag 205 as cafeteria tram on the gundelfingen tram extension on its opening day.

tram mural freiburg
15th march 2014, tram mural at siegesdenkmal freiburg.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. haslach.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. weingarten.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. preserved car 109 on the occasion of the depot open day.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. gtz car 260 doubles up as an entertainment car (erlebniswagen) in which artists entertain passengers.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. the pump trolley on the depot open day. this pump trolley was created some years ago as an apprentice project

miniature steam tram
25th july 2009. miniature steam tram on the tram depot open day in freiburg.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. scöma diesel works unit 407 at tram depot open day.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. verbandstyp car undergoing restoration for future use as museum car at the depot open day.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. combino tram 274 at the depot open day.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. museum tram 100 (sputnik) at the depot open day. this was freiburg's first articulated car and was built in 1959. it survived in service into the 1990s and then saw further use as an advertising car before being restored to its former glory.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. the wheel lathe.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. withdrawn duewag 206 parked in the permanent way yard in freiburg. it is seen here on the occasion of the depot open day. this tram was new in 1981, but unfortunately its high floor configuration made it fall out of favour.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. the permanent way yard in freiburg.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. duewag 210 and one of its sister units parked in the permanent way yard in freiburg. it is seen here on the occasion of the depot open day.

freiburg tram
25th july 2009. duewags 210 and 206 frame sputnik 100 as it rolls past on the occasion of the depot open day. 100 is a preserved car dating back to 1959. 206 is withdrawn and its sister 210, while still in service, sees mostly only peak turns.

freiburg martinstor
23rd august 2008, duewag gt8z tram 245 has just passed under the arch of the ancient martinstor city gateway.

freiburg, haslach
5th january 2008, freiburg haslach.

heavy snowfall stops trams
15 january 2021, heavy snowfall brough chaos to the tram system. here display at bahnhofquai.

heavy snowfall stops trams
15 january 2021, heavy snowfall brough chaos to the tram system. here a cobra had made it to bahnhofquai, but was stopped there.

heavy snowfall stops trams
15 january 2021, heavy snowfall brough chaos to the tram system. and not a tram moved, as can be seen by the snow accumulated on the overhead lines.

elefant tram 351 schlieren bahnhof
1st September 2019. Elefant tram 351 and trailer 626 approach Schlieren Bahnhof for the opening of the first phase of Limmattalbahn.

limmattalbahn opening
1st september 2019. limmattalbahn opening with trailer 626 (with elefant 351) at schlieren bahnhof for the opening of the first phase of limmattalbahn.

limmattalbahn opening
1st september 2019. limmattalbahn opening, with a glance over the motorman's shoulder as elefant 351 roars along the newly opened tracks on zücherstrasse.

limmattalbahn opening
1st september 2019. limmattalbahn opening, with a glance over the motorman's shoulder as elefant 351 approaches farbhof, meeting lsb 2 and elefant 1350 as they head back into schlieren.

elefant trams on zürich's bahnhofstrasse
period postcard of bahnhofstrasse, with hauptbahnhof in the background. also visible is the junction on the right where the (no longer extant) line via uraniastrasse branched off. enlargement of the two elefant-type trams (click on picture below for larger view). 19_08_09" target="_blank"

elefant trams on zürich's bahnhofstrasse
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tram zürich west opening
10th december 2011. schiffbau. on the opening day, cobras carried visitors non stop from schiffbau (turning at escher-wyss-platz) to the end of the line and back, providing commentary on the new line and the adjoining developments. the event was well patronised. having just completed its last run, cobra 3056 (ingenieurtram) is ready to return to the depot, hence the bhf. wiedikon destination.

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, a brief history of ce 2/2 93 and proposed replica car. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, 93 poses alongside its sister, lsb 2 at wartau depot. this is probably the last time the two are seen together. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, an 1989 peckham truck from works car x2 1998. this truck will be shipped to the edmonton radial railway (canada) for use under an ex charlotte nc car. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, 93 poses alongside its sister, lsb 2 at wartau depot. this is probably the last time the two are seen together. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, 93 reflected in its sister, lsb 2 at wartau depot. this is probably the last time the two are seen together. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, interior of 93. the original interior is lost as the car spent its final working years as a rail welder and its insides were filled with welding equipment. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, inside of wartau depot. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, ce 2/2 102 enters the loop at wartau. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, detail of ce 2/2 102. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, 93 poses alongside its sister, lsb 2 at wartau depot. this is probably the last time the two are seen together. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, 93 at wartau depot. see also this news item .

ce 2/2 93 farewell event
2nd april 2011, detail of 93. see also this news item .

inscription on casting of peckham number 8 truck
2nd april 2011, detail of zürich 93. the car is only temporarily supported on the truck, hence the wooden block instead of the leaf spring. see also this news item . i believe the full text (partly obliterated by the subsequent welding on of an additional flange and widening of the axle box to permit more powerful motors to be added) reads "peckhams flexible gear manufactured by peckham motortruck & wheel co 8 kingston n y patented aug 30 1892". the 8 refers to this being a number 8 type truck according to the manufacturer's catalogue. also visible is the company's monogram ptc. edgar peckham devised an ingenious modular system permitting trucks of different dimensions to be assembled from standard parts. a more complete text is legible on this specimen . one of the later units manufactured under licence in switzerland by sws (schlieren) can be seen here .

glattal phase 3 opening
11th december 2010, opening of glattalbahn phase 3. ingenieurtram 3056 on the approach to stettbach.

combino at stadelhofen
6th april 2010, visiting bern combino 659 being demonstrated on route 11 is seen at stadelhofen.

combino at bellevue
6th april 2010, visiting bern combino 659 being demonstrated on route 11 is seen at bellevue.

ingenieutram
3rd june 2010, the special livery "ingenieutram", aka cobra 3056, on bahnhofstrasse.

bern combino 659 in zürich
Bern Combino 659 on the first day of its demonstration in Zürich (19th March 2010), approaching Sternen Oerlikon with Messe in the background.

bern combino 659 in zürich
The passenger information display of Bern Combino 659 on the first day of its demonstration in Zürich (19th March 2010), displaying Zürich stops in the Bernese style.

bern combino 659 in zürich
Bern Combino 659 on the first day of its demonstration in Zürich, 19th March 2010, racing another red vehicle in Hofwiesenstrasse.

mirage at hardplatz
28th jan 2010. mirage 1685 on route 8 at hardplatz.

milchbuck
27th october 2009. autumn scene with glattal-liveried cobra on route 10. 3075 is the fisrt of the 14 units ordered as an option in addition to the 74 of the initial order.

bahnhofstrasse
5th june 2009. tram 2000 set on route 13 entering zü:rich's bahnhofstrasse.

gessnerallee
5th june 2009. vbg liveried cobra tram in gessnerallee turning loop.

löwenstrasse
5th june 2009. vbg liveried cobra tram in löwenstrasse.

gessnerallee
5th june 2009. cobra tram on route 10 in gessnerallee turning loop. vbz liveried trams still help out regularly on route 10, although the route should be worked by white vbg liveried ones,

gessnerallee
5th june 2009. sänfte tram as einsatzwagen waits between turns at gessnerallee.

bahnhofplatz
5th june 2009. bahnhofplatz.

löwenstrasse
5th june 2009. double articulated trolleybuses meet at löwenstrasse.

bahnhofplatz
5th june 2009. bahnhofplatz.

vbg cobra on winterthurerstrasse
21st october 2008, cobra 3062 approaches langmauersrasse. this was the vbg's cobra's ( 3062 ) first day in service.

vbg cobra at salersteig
21st october 2008, cobra 3062 leaving salersteig. this was the vbg's cobra's ( 3062 ) first day in service.

vbg and vbz cobras at salersteig
21st october 2008, cobra 3062 meets 3061 at salersteig. this was the vbg's cobra's ( 3062 ) first day in service.

new building at glattpark
15th october 2008, a new building going up opposite tmc. this board shows how much glattalbahn is a part of the marketing and future identity of this area.

track works
8th august 2008, track works at bucheggplatz . here the old tram rails are being removed.

track works
8th august 2008, track works at bucheggplatz . a column of lorries is ready to move the spoils.

track works
8th august 2008, track works at bucheggplatz .

track works
8th august 2008, track works at bucheggplatz . the old track has been broken up and is awaiting removal.

track works
8th august 2008, track works at bucheggplatz . here the old tram rails are being removed.

tram 2038 zürich 5th august 2008
5th August 2008, 2038 as the rear unit of a coupled set at Bucheggplatz. 2038 is a unique unit, being the only Tram 2000 in Zürich to have a headlamp n the rear end. Note that the red tail light is also moved from its usual position above the window to inside it. This lam's normal position is occupied by a stub to which windscreen wipers can be fixed. This tram was thus equipped to work a shuttle service between Kunsthaus and Bellevue during building work in the 1980s.

zürich 29th july 2008
29th july 2008, depot-bound route 15 tram at bucheggplatz.

glattalbahn construction
25th june 2008, glattpark

glattalbahn construction
25th june 2008, bhf. glattbrugg, contractor's vehice

glattalbahn construction
25th june 2008, balsberg viaduct

glattalbahn construction
25th june 2008, uefa 08 announcement near balsberg viaduct

glattalbus zürich airport
25th june 2008, uefa 08 announcement and citaro bus at zürich airport. this was the day that germany played turkey 2:1

zürich cobra tram on route 14 at hauptbahnhof
5th october 2007, cobra tram on route 14 at hauptbahnhof

zürich mirage tram on route 4 at hauptbahnhof
5th october 2007, mirage tram on route 4 at hauptbahnhof

zürich cargotram
15th august 2007, the cargotram on an etram service bound for werdhölzli meets a mirage type tram at limmatplatz

stadtbahn glattal, oerlikon
24th september 2007, the track connection under construction at oerlikon. in contrast to the previous view , the points are now installed.

aps tram to züspa
22nd september 2007 every year, at the household fair züspa, the tram enthusiast society, aktion pro sächsitram , operates a public service between hauptbahnhof and the fair, which is held in oerlikon. here museum cars 1392 and 732 are seen entering bahnhofquai, having just turned using the neumühlequai loop. these vehicles are from the 1940s and 1950s and the type survived in service until the mid 1990s. some trailers survived until 2004. today (septmeber 2007), several of the type are still in use in north korea. the large domed building in the far background of this picture is the university of zürich.

a white mirage
zürich bellevue 22nd august 2007. mirage tram 1683 painted white. despite informed rumours that this was in preparation for being made into a rolling birthday card to mark vbz's 125th anniversary, the car was soon after decorated in a football special livery.

a white mirage
zürich bellevue 22nd august 2007. mirage tram 1683 painted white in preparation to be made into a rolling birthday card to mark vbz's 125th anniversary.

pfingstweidstrasse
25th april 2007. pfingstweidstrasse outside the garufa dance school. tram zürich west will run here.

mixed gauge track
25th april 2007. until not very long ago, a dense network of sidings criss-crossed the industrial area of zürich west. much of the industry has since given way to residential usage, but in places interesting elements of trackwork remain, albeit mostly disused. note the narrow gauge turntables set within the standard gauge track!

hardturm permanent way yard
25th april 2007. hatdturm permanent way yard with exhibition tram 768 in the background.

hardturm permanent way yard
25th april 2007. hardturm permanent way yard.

hardturm
25th april 2007. the old and new orders meet: a cobra and a mirage tram at hardturm

hardturm
25th april 2007. cobra tram at hardturm

badenerstrasse
25th april 2007. a mirage coupled pair on badenerstrasse

cobra at zw altstetten
25th april 2007. a freshly delivered cobra tram at zw altstetten (main workshops). in the foreground are the standard gauge railway tracks by which this tram was delivered. the ramp which is used to roll the tram off the railway wagon is also visible.

mirage at hauptbahnhof
25th april 2007. mirage tram 1674 at hauptbahnhof. this is one of the einsatzwagen that are stationed in the gessnerallee loop and can fill in timetable gaps caused by late running of other trams at short notice. here it is filling in on route 11.

tram at hauptbahnhof
25th april 2007. a tram 2000 passes the alfred escher statue at hauptbahnhof.

bhf enge - opening of extension of tram route 5
22nd March 2007, The first day of operation of te extension of tram route 5 from Bhf Enge to Laubegg. Previously only route 13 ran here.

bhf enge - opening of extension of tram route 5
22nd March 2007, The new connecting curve at Bhf. Enge. This curve made possibly the extension of route 5, which opened on this day. Route 5 was extended from Bhf. Enge to Laubegg to serve the new Silcity shopping centre.

first snow on glattalbahn
25th january 2007, two rote 11 trams meet at leutschenbach stop. this is the first snow the system has seen since its opening in december. route 11 is still worked mainkly by tram 2000 coupled sets (left) but cobras are becoming more common.

rhapsody in white
25th january 2007, 2069 approaching fernsehstudio on the newly opened glattalbahn.

rhapsody in white
25th january 2007, 2039 approaching leutschenbach on the newly opened glattalbahn.

rhapsody in white
25th january 2007, a cobra leaving leutschenbach on the newly opened glattalbahn.

rhapsody in white
25th january 2007, a cobra arriving at leutschenbach on a route learning run on the newly opened glattalbahn.

bahnhof enge
27th november 2006, a tram 2000 on route 5 meets the cargotram returning from wollishofen

bahnhof enge
27th november 2006, on one of its last days in service in zurich, a p16 set on route 5 awaits passengers at bahnhof enge.

bahnhof enge
1st december 2006, on one of its last days in service in zurich, a p16 type tram is seen on route 5 at bahnhof enge.

bellevue
1st december 2006, a p16 type tram on route 5.

trams and mountains
5th december 2006. the glarus alps provide a backfrop for a tram approaching bucheggplatz

bucheggplatz
5th december 2006. bucheggplatz

bahnhof oerlikon
5th december 2006. on one of its last days in service in zurich, a p16 set is seen in oerlikon

sternen oerlikon
5th december 2006. a police car overtakes a p16 set at sternen oerlikon

sternen oerlikon
5th december 2006. sternen oerlikon

kirche fluntern
25th april 2006, p16 type tram at kirche fluntern

kirche fluntern
25th april 2006, tram 2000 at kirche fluntern

kirche fluntern
25th april 2006, p16-type tram at kirche fluntern

aktion pro sächsitram zürich
05.06.06 a classic zürich scene comes back to life. thanks to the organisation, aktion pro sächsitram, heritage trams regularly come to life and return to normal service carrying normal passengers. this series of pictures were taken by omer livay, the brother of a friend, and used here with kind permission. here 1019 + 629 enter bahnhofstr. from usteristr.

aktion pro sächsitram zürich
05.06.06 bahnhofstr. photo by omer livay.

aktion pro sächsitram zürich
05.06.06 another aktion pro sächsitram classic tram is this standard tram (kurbeli) complete with seated conductor. photo by omer livay.

aktion pro sächsitram zürich
05.06.06 bahnhofplatz. photo by omer livay.

zürich (historic) tram picture
a pedaler type tram with a pair of wooden-bodied trailers on sihlbrücke in 1952

25th october 2001. tram 2000 car 2113 has been fitted with a low floor section. the section was built in the vbz's own workshops using mainly tram 2000 parts. here the lengthened car stands at oerlikon station on it's first day in service. 2113 ran on route 10 on this and the following day before being transferred to route 6. note the non-standard paint scheme around the articulations (on single-articulated tram 2000 cars, the blue band is broader).

zürich cargotram
cargotram at wollishofen on it's first day in service (15th april 2003).

zürich cargotram
cargotram at wollishofen on it's first day in service (15th april 2003). cargotram is a goods tram collecting bulky refuse from various zürich neighbourhoods.

zürich cargotram
cargotram at wollishofen on it's first day in service (15th april 2003). this view of trailer 1984 clearly shows its peckham truck. this truck is now serving it's third purpose. in contrast to the later peckham trucks which were built under licence in switzerland, the original batch were imported from the usa. these were used for cars 57 - 84. these cars originally had open balconies which were later glazed. their low power and limited capacity led to their conversion to trailers 473-500 between 1926 and 1929. new lighter trucks were constructed for these trailers and the original trucks were reutilised for works cars of various types and descriptions. a small number of these survive today, among them crane car 1952 . trailers 1984 and 1987 survived as permanent way wagons but saw little use during their final years. their next rebuild was in 2003 when they were prepared to carry standard refuse containers.

zürich cargotram
cargotram at wollishofen on it's first day in service (15th april 2003).

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zürich 2113 var picdescr="w&640x500x_l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/950805_1952b_c.html?" zürich. a close-up of the peckham truck of crane car 1952 . this truck was originally used under a car of the series 57-83 and dates from 1898. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 19.11.02. counter added 19.11.02.

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limmattal strassenbahn (lsb) nr. 2 var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/bhfwiedikon980322a_c.html?" zürich. ??.??.?? farewell tour of lightweight standard car 1531 (right). this was retained by vbz many years beyond the demise of this type from regular service. it was intended to use it on private hire tours, but the car proved insufficiently popular to warrant it's retention. it was thus scrapped when it became due for overhaul. tram museum zürich ran a farewell tour on it's very last day. here it meets preserved intermediate standard car 1392 outside bahnhof wiedikon depot. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 26.10.01. counter added 26.10.00.

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zürich var picdescr="w&700x450x_lx350x225x&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/1994072600_c.html?" zürich. gessnerallee on 27th july 1994. a meeting between a tram 2000 on route 10, a standard tram on route 6 and articulated prototype 1801 on standby duty. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 05.04.02. counter added 05.04.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/1994102501_c.html?" zürich. on the 25th october 1994, a be4/4 standard car on route 6 has just left the zoo terminus and is approaching susenbergstr. stop. large scale operation of standard cars had ceased in may of that year, but a small number were retained on route 6 for sime time beyond this to cover for overhauls of the p16 be4/4s. further units were returned to service in the autumn due to their superior adhesion on this steep route during the leaf fall season. for a comparative view of the same scene in winter, click here . if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 19.11.02. counter added 04.04.02.

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zürich 2113 var picdescr="w&700x450x_l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/95_bhfoer_c.html?" zürich. a december 1995 view of 176 + 626 and 102 + 455 at bahnhof oerlikon while on the tram museum züich christmas photo tour. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 19.11.02. counter added 19.11.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&700x500x_lx350x250x&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/2041bhfstr990208_c.html?" zürich. on the 8th february 1999, 2041 is seen in the fresh snow at the rennweg - augustinergasse tram stop of zürich's bahnhofstrasse. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 26.10.01. counter added 26.10.00.

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zürich var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/1995080500_c.html?" zürich. tram 2000 cars in oerlikon depot on 5th august 1995. the set on the right carry a special livery celebrating the canton of zürich. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 04.04.02. counter added 04.04.02.

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zürich 2113 var picdescr="w&640x500x_l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/95_102gess_c.html?" zürich. a december 1995 view of 102 + 455 in the gessneralle loop while on the tram museum züich christmas photo tour. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 19.11.02. counter added 19.11.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/2002031600_c.html?" zürich. as a design study in preparation for the new generation of tramcars, one double set of mirage was internally refitted. it has attractive clean wooden seats and indirect lighting. unfortunately, too few of these features were finally adopted by the pininfarina team in the final design of the cobra. externally, the new car carries a sliver livery inset with hunderdes of mini portaits. it is known as regenbogentram . the set is seen here on badenerstrasse approaching luggweg on 16th march 2002. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 05.04.02. counter added 05.04.02.

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zürich 2113 var picdescr="w&640x500x_l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/950805_depoer_c.html?" zürich. works trams 1905 and 1935, both preserved by tram museum zürich. oerlikon depot on 5th august 1995. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 19.11.02. counter added 19.11.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/1995jan00_c.html?" zürich. a snowy scene in januray 1995. a be4/4 on route 5 waits at kirche fluntern terminus. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 04.04.02. counter added 04.04.02.

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limmattal strassenbahn (lsb) nr. 2 var picdescr="h&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/2113oerlikon010825b_c.html?" zürich. 25th october 2001. new low floor centre section of tram 2000 number 2113 on it's first day in service. the slogan reads: die sänfte - achtung keine stufe if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 26.10.01. counter added 26.10.00.

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zürich var picdescr="w&700x500x_lx350x250x&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/1419central990208_c.html?" zürich. on the 8th february 1999 heavy snowfall hit zürich. road transport practically ceased to exist, and even the trams had to struggle. here 1419 + 774 on route 6 cross the bahnhofbrücke and enter the central tram stop. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . this pictured was published in tramways and urban transport (july 1999, p.267 ) last updated 25.10.01. counter added 25.10.00.

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limmattal strassenbahn (lsb) nr. 2 var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/2lsb_eschwyss_c.html?" zürich. ex limmattal strassenbahn (lsb) tramcar nr.2 under restoration by tram museum zürich at escher wyss depot. the car, dating from 1900, was sold to the martigny chatelard railway in the 1930's where it remained in use for many years. the car was returned to zürich in forlorn condition in the 1970's but restoration did not start until 1995. here the historic car is being reassembled. it will be restored to it's 1920's condition with lsb yellow livery. for more information on this exciting project and the car's history, visit the lsb page of the tram museum zürich (in german). this picture is part of a series on the restauration of this vehicle: <previous | next> if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 26.10.01. counter added 03.07.00.

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limmattal strassenbahn (lsb) nr. 2 var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/bhfwiedikon980322b_c.html?" zürich. ??.??.?? on it's farewell tour, lightweight standard car 1531 (right) meets preserved intermediate standard car 1392 outside bahnhof wiedikon depot. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 26.10.01. counter added 26.10.00.

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limmattal strassenbahn (lsb) nr. 2 var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/2113oerlikon010825a_c.html?" zürich. 25th october 2001. tram 2000 car 2113 has been fitted with a low floor section. the section was built in the vbz's own workshops using mainly tram 2000 parts. here the lengthened car stands at oerlikon station on it's first day in service. 2113 ran on route 10 on this and the following day before being transferred to route 6. note the non-standard paint scheme around the articulations (on single-articulated tram 2000 cars, the blue band is broader). if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 26.10.01. counter added 26.10.00.

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zürich var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/bhfstr990208_c.html?" zürich. on the 8th february 1999 heavy snowfall hit zürich. road transport practically ceased to exist, and even the trams had to struggle. here a view of the bahnhofstrasse during the evening peak, where snow added to the already problematic situation caused by building works. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 25.10.01. counter added 25.10.00.

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zürich 2086. picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/20020928zurich2086_c.html?" zürich. on 28th september 2002, 2086+2315 cross stampfenbachbrücke on route 11. these units still carry the advertising livery for the extension to messe which was applied in september 1998. the leading unit has railings and liferings along the roof to advertise for cruises. but don't he railings make the car look a bit like an open-topped double-decker? if picture failed to load, click here photo by andrew moglestue . last updated 10.10.02. counter added 10.10.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&700x450x_lx350x225x&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/1994070300_c.html?" zürich. kalkbreite on 3rd july 1994. an array of tram 2000s outside the depot. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 05.04.02. counter added 05.04.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/1995may00_c.html?" zürich. in may 1995, heritage set 1009 + 679 between the chestnut trees approaching zoo terminus. several times a year, aktion pro sächsitram operate heritage cars in public service on route 6. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 04.04.02. counter added 04.04.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/milchbuck1_c.html?" zürich. 15th december 2001. zürich certainly has no shortage of complex junctions, yet no other is in such an almost woodland setting, and no other is so lavishly laid out as to allow trams to be photographed at different levels. the location is milchbuck, a busy tram, trolleybus and bus interchange adjoining irchel park. to the left a mirage set on route 7 emerges from the schwamendingen tram subway, while the tram 2000 set on the right is heading for the same subway. due to the central platforms in the tunnel, trams have to run on the left, and the lines are crossed over at this junction, explaining the need for the outbound line to rise over the inbound line before the former can enter the tunnel. the tram 2000 set in the background is waiting to leave the turning circle on a short working of route 9. the tracks used by routes 10 and 14 to oerlikon continue to it's left. the snow had fallen two days earlier and was to last well into the new year. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 15.01.02 counter added 15.01.02

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zürich 2113 var picdescr="w&640x500x_l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/9602_1427_c.html?" zürich. fresh snow on the zürichberg line in february 1996. for a comparative view of the same scene in autumn, click here . if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 19.11.02. counter added 19.11.02.

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zürich 2113 var picdescr="w&600x550x_l&jpg&0" zürich. 25th october 2001. tram 2000 car 2113 has been fitted with a low floor section. the section was built in the vbz's own workshops using mainly tram 2000 parts. here the lengthened car stands at oerlikon station on it's first day in service. 2113 ran on route 10 on this and the following day before being transferred to route 6. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 12.11.02. counter added 12.11.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&700x450x_lx350x225x&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/1995jan01_c.html?" zürich. a snowy scene in january 1995. a pair of be4/6 mirages on route 7 wait at bahnhof stettbach terminus. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 04.04.02. counter added 04.04.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/1994102500_c.html?" zürich. on the 25th october 1994, a be4/4 p16 car on route 6 approaches toblerplatz in front of a colourful autumn backdrop. the p16s had displced standard cars from this route in may of that year. having previously not been used on route 6, the p16s still displayed the original yellow route 6 recognition colour. this had long since been changed to brown to avoid confusion with yellow route 13. during the following months, the route indicator blinds were replaced, but not without allowing photographers to recapture the otherwise long vanished yellow 6. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 04.04.02. counter added 04.04.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/2002031601_c.html?" zürich. tram 2000 nr. 2047 and p16 1427 in the main workshops at zürich on 16th march 2002. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 05.04.02. counter added 05.04.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/2086bhfstr9902082_c.html?" zürich. on the 8th february 1999 heavy snowfall hit zürich. road transport practically ceased to exist, and even the trams had to struggle. here 2086 + 2315 are at bahnhofstrasse amidst the turmoil of the track renewal works. these units carry a special livery advertising the opening of route 11's extension to messe the previous september. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . this was my first picture to be published in tramways and urban transport (june 1999, p.232 ) last updated 25.10.01. counter added 25.10.00.

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zürich 2113 var picdescr="w&500x640x_l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/950805_1905_c.html?" zürich. works car 1905 at wartau loop on 5th august 1905. this car was built in 1962 using the truck of 1224. it was used to shunt the trailers which were attached or detached during the course of the day to suit demand. the single cab and open construction made it more suitable for shunting than the original passenger tram body. note the roof level contact to provide power to heat trailers. the demise of four wheeled trailers meant that these units had only a short life. some were subsequently sold to other tram systems. 1905 is preserved by tram museum zürich. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 19.11.02. counter added 19.11.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/1995jan02_c.html?" zürich. the p16s normally operate in sets of one motor unit and a trailer. they are actually capable of multiple unit operation, although this cannot be used in everyday sevice for lack of a connector provision. for trial purposes only, a set with two motor cars and a trailer once operated. but four p16s in one train? what is going on here? normally trams have no difficulty with the snow, but the particular moist snow on in january 1995 was just too much for the leading p16 on route 5, which had to pushed up gloriastr. towards kirche fluntern by the following p16 on route 6. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 05.04.02. counter added 05.04.02.

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zürich 2113 var picdescr="w&640x500x_l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/950805_1952a_c.html?" zürich. crane car 1952 at wartau museum on 5th august 1905. two such cars were built in 1928 using peckham trucks from cars of the series 57-83 which dated from 1898. they were used for track repair work. 1952 is preserved by tram museum zürich. for a close-up of the peckham truck click here . if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 19.11.02. counter added 19.11.02.

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limmattal strassenbahn (lsb) nr. 2 var picdescr="h&400x600x_lx200x300x&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/lsbwartau4_c.html?" zürich. 18th august 2001. freshly restored lsb nr. 2 and the postal trolley at wartau tram museum after nr 2's inaugural journey. for more information on this amazing vehicle, visit the lsb page of the tram museum zürich (in german). <previous | next> if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 26.10.01. counter added 26.10.00.

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zürich 2113 var picdescr="w&640x500x_l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/9602_1422_c.html?" zürich. fresh snow at voltastrasse tram stop in february 1996. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 19.11.02. counter added 19.11.02.

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zürich var picdescr="w&l&jpg&0?http://www.datacomm.ch/shadowfax/tram/photo/zurich/2086bhfstr9902081_c.html?" zürich. on the 8th february 1999 heavy snowfall hit zürich. road transport practically ceased to exist, and even the trams had to struggle. here 2086 + 2315 have just unloaded passengers at bahnhofstrasse during the evening peak. the stop had been temporarily relocated to here from it's normal position due to track renewal work. these trams carry a special livery advertising the opening of route 11's extension to messe the previous september. if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 25.10.01. counter added 25.10.00.

teulada
5 january 2021, town hall in teulada.

alicante seafront
21st october 2019. 2019 saw the return of trams to the sangueta - la marina . puerta del mar branch, last served regularly in 2013. the new service is branded l5 and runs from plaza la coruñna.

alicante, electric tram
electric tram on the paseo in alicante in 1950. these rounded-looking cars were rebodied in he 1940s from earlier vehicles. the building in the background still stands today, the palm trees have grown a little taller and this part of the paseo is now an elegant pedestrianised promenade. wouldn't it be wonderful to see today's tram line extended to once again run along the full length of central alicante's beautiful waterfront? (photographer unknown)

barranco de aguas, old tram
2nd june 2008. at barranca de aguas this old tram can be seen on a pedestal. i believe it is an ex-alicante trailer, possibly built on the truck of an older animal-drawn trams in the 1920s. it used to advertise for a local restaurant, but has increasingly fallen into disrepair. to get an idea of what this tram once looked like, view this gallery of historic alicante trams .

el campello
5th june 2008.

la vila joiosa
5th june 2008.

la teulada
5th june 2008. 2300 series unit leaves la teulada.

la teulada
5th june 2008

la teulada
5th june 2008. is this the old feve in asturias? no, it's la teulada on the aicante - denia line in 2008.

alicante
one of the valencia cars at puerta del mar in november 2005.

amsterdam acts 1251
4th December 2010, ACTS 1251 at Amsterdam Centraal with the ECS of the night train from Zürich

augsburg 25th march 2008

tram museum bern, fbw bus
22nd september 2007 fbw bus 251 was built in 1965 and remained in service in bern until 2002. modern buses can only hope to last a fraction of that time.

blaha lujza tér
15th february 2020

wesselényi utca and erszébet krt.
15th february 2020

szent erszébet budapest.
15th february 2020

courtyard budapest.
15th february 2020

szent rókus-kápolna budapest.
15th february 2020

újbuda-központ
15th february 2020

blaha lujza tér
15th february 2020

is this politically correct?
15th february 2020 swastika tattoo? is this politically correct?

astoria
15th february 2020

halberstadt tram
07.09.2006. holzmarkt is the central interchange of halberstadt. 168, 161 and 162 are ex-freiburg 111, 105 and 113. the latter still carries its freiburg colours.

halberstadt tram
09.09.2006. in gröperstrasse, the single-track line passes mediaeval buildings � a scene that has changed little over the past 100 years. 161 is ex-freiburg 105. johanna schön .

halberstadt tram
09.09.2006. heritage car 36 (gotha 1956) in front of socialist-era buildings at holzmarkt. unfortunately, this car suffered heavy damage in an accident a week after this picture was taken.

jena
25th april 2008, jena, on the winzerla line.

jena
25th april 2008, jena.

jena
25th april 2008, jena, the paradiesbahnhof to winzerla line follows the ralway for a section. here they both pass under one of the district heating pipes that were typical for the ddr.

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lyon trams at porte des alpes picdescr="w&l&jpg" lyon. lyon trams at porte des alpes terminus on 03.09.01. if picture failed to load, click here photo by andrew moglestue last updated 03.10.01. counter added 03.10.01.

porto tram
porto, photo by vic richards, june 2005

stuttgart
29th september 2007, a pair of gt4s and a hritage set in zuffenhausen. the heritage set is leabing the main line to turn in the wimpfenerstrasse loop before entering the museum depot. at the end of 2007, metre gauge operation of line 15 will cease and the museum will relocate to bad canstatt.

stuttgart
30th september 2007, bad cannstatt wilhemsplatz to see how this location has changed in the last 15 years, see also this 1992 view .

bad cannstatt wilhelmsplatz gt4
gt4 's at bad cannstatt - wilhelmsplatz on 23.5.1992. click here for a comparative view taken only minutes later. to view the same location in 2007, click here if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 05.10.07. counter added 16.02.00.

bad cannstatt wilhelmsplatz dt8
dt8 at bad cannstatt - wilhelmsplatz on 23.5.1992. click here for comparative view taken only minutes earlier. to view the same location in 2007, click here if picture failed to load, click here photo by a. moglestue . last updated 05.10.07. counter added 16.02.00.

bucheggplatz 1.8.2018
1st august 2018. in the early hours of 1st august 2018, the fire brigade were called to attend to trolleybus 176. here sister vehicle 151 squuezes past. click here to view full series.

gyrobus prototpe in seebach
the gyrobus prototype in zürich seebach in spring 1950. mfo/tmz

gyrobus prototpe at zürich airport
the gyrobus prototype at zürich airport in october 1950 following a succesful demonstartion run with dignitaries from zü:rich's administration, vbz and mfo. bjarne storsand, chief engineer at mfo and father of the grobus is on the far right of the photoraph. mfo/tmz

glattbrugg gyrobus
the prototype gyrobus in public service in 1950, passing through glattbrugg en-route for the airport. mfo/tmz

gyrobus prototype in yverdon
the gyrobus prototype on place bel-air in yverdon, late 1950. the gyrobus is recharging its flwheel, collecting power from the overhead structure by the three large contact blades. the smaller contacts to the left are to activate the power supply and earth the vehicle body. mfo/tram magazine

gyrobus
schematic explaining the basic functioning of the gyrobus . translation: (1) flywheel, (2) traction motor, (3) capacitors, (4) battery for auxiliary supply, (5) roof contacts, (6) activation and earthing contacts, (7) switchgear for speed control, (8) switchgear for torque control, (9) selector for 7, (10) selector for 8, (11) charging mast, (12) activation breakers for charging, (13) inductive limiters for charging current mfo/tmz

gyrobus flywheel
flywheel for a gyrobus being assembled in oerlikon in 1954. the electric motor can be seen in the centre. the flywheel itself is the steel disk below it. the components of further flywheels are visible in the background. mfo/tmz

yverdon gyrobus on test
yverdon gyrobus number 1 on a test run at an unidentified location in zürich's suburbs in 1953. mfo/tram magazine

gent gyrobus
a gyrobus for the gent — merelbeke service shortly after delivery in 1956. mfo/tram magazine

50 years 11173
26th September 2020. Bahnhof Altstetten. DSF tour to mark the 50th anniversdary of Re 4/4 ii 11173.

50 years 11173
26th September 2020. Hauptbahnhof Zürich (Durchmesserlinie). DSF tour to mark the 50th anniversdary of Re 4/4 ii 11173.

50 years 11173
26th September 2020. Turgi. DSF tour to mark the 50th anniversdary of Re 4/4 ii 11173.

50 years 11173
26th September 2020. Koblenz. DSF tour to mark the 50th anniversdary of Re 4/4 ii 11173.

50 years 11173
26th September 2020. Koblenz. DSF tour to mark the 50th anniversdary of Re 4/4 ii 11173. We are so iused to seeing the old 5-digit numbers removed and replaced by longer computer numbers, that it is refreshing to see the computer number reduced to traces, and the old number restituted, even if only (for the moment) as transfers rather than chrome digits.

sbb double-deck s-bahn coach
30th june 2012. one of the new double-deck coaches being inserted into 450-hauled s-bahn rakes to provider low-floor entrances..

glass recycling by re460
15th february 2008, sadly, sbb chose to regularly deface their class re460 locomotives by advertising. most of this is incredibly boring, however 460 071-4 is a welcome break to this rule. it is sponsored by the glass recycling company, vetroswiss, and features painted holes for inserting those used bottles (please don't try!).

icn trains at zürich hb
22nd september 2007 view of two icn trains (and an rbe 540 in the background) at zürich hauptbahnhof.

lausanne ficelle
the ficelle cog metro in lausanne in 2005. search news archive for lausanne and la ficelle (and find out more about this interesting little train).

lausanne ficelle
he 2/2 locomotive 122 of the ficelle cog metro in lausanne in 2005.

alicante terminal
5th september 2019. sunset over alicante terminal.

alicante terminal
5th september 2019. the sunset iluminates an ave train at alicante terminal.

madrid puerta de atocha
15 november 2013, madrid puerta de atocha station

horb station
15th february 2008

vbz päcklibus
10th december 2014. vbz's parcel bus has become a regular feature of the christmas shopping scene on bahnhofstrasse, providing a place where shoppers can leave items and even get help with packaging. rumour has it, the days of this bus are numbered. this is saurer guk nr 540, built 1967, withdrawn 1994, set aside as a heritage vehicle and now renumbered in the four digit series as a non-revenue vehicle.

vbz päcklibus
10th december 2014. vbz's parcel bus saurer guk nr 7540 amid the christams decorations on bahnhofstrasse.

motor coach number 5 of wynentalbahn
Motor coach number 5 of Wynentalbahn. Wynentalbahn (Aarau - Menziken) is now part of WSB/AAR and operated with modern rolling stock. Most of the street running sections have been re-aligned. The Brown Boveri Review , November 1924.

motor coach number 5 of wynentalbahn
Motor coach number 5 of Wynentalbahn. Wynentalbahn (Aarau - Menziken) is now part of WSB/AAR. The Brown Boveri Review , November 1924.

basel tram 153 on mittlere brücke
Basel tram 153 on Mittlere Brücke. BBC Mitteilungen , April 1919.

biella oropa tramcar number 11
biella oropa tramcar number 11. this line was opened in 1911 and closed in 1958. the brown boveri review , december 1924.

biella oropa tramcar number 10
biella oropa tramcar number 10 hauling a trailer on this scenic route. this line was opened in 1911 and closed in 1958. the brown boveri review , december 1924. an external website with some information on this line is: la tranvia biella - oropa from mondotram .

ekebergbanen, four-axle motor-coach
ekebergbanen (oslo), four-axle motor-coach 1007. the brown boveri review , december 1924. these cars, numbered 1006-1012 were delivered in 1920-21. they were built by skabo, with electric equipment and the motors coming from bbc's norwegian subsidiary, nebb. at 14.9 m length and 2.1 m width, they weighed an impressive 26,5 tons. in the 1950s, parts from this type were re-used for new cars that lasted until the 1970s. the illustrated vehicle, 1007, is preserved in a museum at vinterbro. for more information on tram preservation in oslo, visit the website of sporveismuseet.no .

oerlikon
11h june 2014. advert for the durchmesserlinie which was opened on 15th june

oerlikon
11h june 2014. advert for the durchmesserlinie which was opened on 15th june. i'm not sure about the compliance of the green signal with an obviously occupied block.

naw postauto
25th august 2009. naw postauto in s-charl (unterengadin, gr).

mrs. duck
reading, 5th september 2008.

exmouth bus station
exmouth bus station, 15th september 2008.

exeter st. david's
exeter st. david's with west coast railways class 47 number 47245, 15th september 2008.

exeter st. david's
exeter st. david's, 15th september 2008.

bristol parkway
bristol parkway, 15th september 2008.

bristol parkway
is the bus still on time? bristol parkway, 15th september 2008.

paddington
paddington, 15th september 2008.

bruxelles
brussels tram service 51 was curtailed to ukkel kalevoet and reversed over the crossover there, 16th september 2008.

historic views: toblerplatz zürich
toblerplatz from an old postcard. a standard tram on route 5 is headin for triemi. the building on the left is now a migros supermarket, that on the right has been replaced by a modern block. for a modern view of the same location, click here . this view is from a selection of old postcards .

historic views: königstrasse stuttgart
old trams in front of königsstrasse, enlarged from old postcard .

murcia bus
10th april 2008, murcia bus at juan carlos i. this is the exchange with the demonstration tramway. this vehicle is a mercedes o405g with hispano bodywork.

paris, gare d'austerlitz
5th april 2008, gare d'austerlitz, metro train emerging from the side of the building onto the viaduct that will take it across the seine.

paris, gare d'austerlitz
5th april 2008, gare d'austerlitz

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