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tram hardbrücke construction
18th july 2016. construction of tram hardbrücke.

tram hardbrücke construction
18th july 2016. construction of tram hardbrücke.

tram hardbrücke construction
18th july 2016. construction of tram hardbrücke.

tram hardbrücke construction
18th july 2016. construction of tram hardbrücke.

bahnhof balsberg
26th august 2008, balsberg.

bahnhof balsberg
26th august 2008, balsberg.

zürich 16th march 2008

la isleta tram stop
21st october 2019. tram alicante, la isleta tram stop, this section has recently been converted to double track in connection with the tunnel through the serra grossa replacing the seafront alignment. the finca adoc tower can be seen in the background.

la isleta tram stop
21st october 2019. tram alicante, closed off entrance to the short tunnel behind finca adoc, and behind the fence the double track line that replaced it emerging from the serra grossa tunnel.

la isleta tram stop
21st october 2019. tram alicante, closed off entrance to the short tunnel behind finca adoc, and behind the fence the double track line that replaced it emerging from the serra grossa tunnel. compare to this 2011 view: here .

finca adoc trenet
21st october 2019. closed section of the former trenet line, here by the finca adoc complex. the line has recently been replaced by a double track tunnel through the serra grossa. there is a platform here which as far as i know was never used in commercial service. compare to this 2011 view .

finca adoc trenet
21st october 2019. closed section of the former trenet line, here by the finca adoc complex. the line has recently been replaced by a double track tunnel through the serra grossa. there is a platform here which as far as i know was never used in commercial service.

alicante seafront
21st october 2019. closed section of the former trenet line along the seafront in alicante. the line that once went straight ahead directly on the seafront continued to la marina and was replaced in 2010. the line that curves off to the right and passes under the roadway was opened in 2007 when trams reached mercado and was closed in 2019 when the serra grossa tunnel made the seafront section superfluous. the sleepers still show where the lines once split.

alicante seafront
21st october 2019. closed section of the former trenet line along the seafront in alicante.

alicante seafront
21st october 2019. closed section of the former trenet line along the seafront in alicante.

alicante seafront
21st october 2019. closed section of the former trenet line along the seafront in alicante.

alicante seafront
21st october 2019. seafront in alicante with the closed section of the former trenet line.

alicante seafront
21st october 2019. closed section of the former trenet line along the seafront in alicante.

alicante seafront
21st october 2019. closed section of the former trenet line along the seafront in alicante. the castle of santa barbara can be seen in the background. a 2009 view looking the other way when the line was still in use can be found here .

alicante seafront
21st october 2019. closed section of the former trenet line along the seafront in alicante. the line passed through the blue gateway and ran through the depot site. a 2009 view looking down from the santa barbara castle when the line was still in use can be found here . in that view the gate is open (and painted brown).

alicante seafront
21st october 2019. closed section of the former trenet line along the seafront in alicante. the line passed through the blue gateway and ran through the depot site.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bubenbergplatz.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bubenbergplatz.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bubenbergplatz.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bethlehem säge.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bethlehem säge. the roundabout has been decorated by a local wedding outfitter.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bethlehem säge. and another tiger .

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bethlehem säge. heritage swiss standard tram set passing the wedding cake.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bümplitz unterführung. heritage swiss standard tram set.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bümplitz unterführung with decorated combino in siemens advertising livery.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bümplitz unterführung and passing bls train.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bümplitz unterführung.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bümplitz post and heritage swiss standard tram.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bümplitz post.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bü:mplitz post and the siemens advertising combino on the way to bern.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. bü:mplitz.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. ausserholligen.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. ausserholligen.

tram bern west opening
12th december 2010, opening of tram bern west. ausserholligen.

bern tram map 2011
map of bern tram system also showing light and full railways and interconnections. this map depicts the 2011 status, after the opening of tram bern west. a higher resolution version is available here .

blackpool
november 2009.

blackpool
november 2009.

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

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

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

zürich sbb werkstatt
10th may 2010, zürich sbb werkstatt

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).

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bremgarten
14th august 2015. bremgarten.

bremgarten
14th august 2015. bremgarten.

bremgarten
14th august 2015. bremgarten.

bremgarten
14th august 2015. bremgarten.

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

bdwm, erdmannlistein
30th june 2012. erdmannlistein.

bdwm, erdmannlistein
30th june 2012.

bdwm, erdmannlistein
30th june 2012. heritage bde8/8 at erdmannlistein on its first day in operation as a heritage car and meets one of its modern brethren, a stadler diamant.

bdwm
30th june 2012. street running in bremgarten.

bdwm
30th june 2012. street running in dietikon.

bdwm
9th may 2011. dietikon.

bdwm
9th may 2011. dietikon.

bdwm
9th may 2011. dietikon.

bdwm
9th may 2011. reppischhof.

bdwm
9th may 2011. reppischhof.

mare nostrum talgo at perpignan
1st november 2013, the talgo mare nostrum from montpellier to cartagena arrives in perpignan.

mare nostrum talgo at perpignan
1st november 2013, the talgo mare nostrum from montpellier to cartagena in perpignan.

paris gare d'austerlitz
16 november 2013, paris gare d'austerlitz with the hoteltren talgo salavador dali having arrived from madrid.

alicante, san gabriel
Two Cercanias trains ready to depart from San Gabriel (Alicante). Trains reverse here on their journey from Alicante to Murcia. The track in the background is used by freight trains to the port of Alicante. (13th March 2006)

alicante, san gabriel
The stationmaster is ready to give the departure signal to the train on the left (to Alicante). San Gabriel is a good place from the airport bus (C6) to the Murcia train as this bus does not serve Alicante station directly. (13th March 2006)

alicante, san gabriel
Train departing from San Gabriel to Alicante. The track on the left is to Murcia. (13th March 2006)

alicante, san gabriel
The stationmaster gives the Murcia train the departure signal. (13th March 2006)

alicante, san gabriel
Cercanias train from Alicante to Murcia along the scenic waterfront line at San Gabriel. (13th March 2006)

abutilon flowers
8th February 2008

abutilon flowers
8th February 2008

bremgarten west
27.6.15.

bremagarten west
27.6.15.

bremgarten west
27.6.15.

bremgarten west
27.6.15.

san francisco
november 2011.

san francisco
november 2011.

san francisco
november 2011.

san francisco
november 2011.

san francisco
november 2011. cable car climbing hyde street. are those the beatles crossing the street in the background?

san francisco
november 2011.

san francisco
november 2011.

san francisco
november 2011.

san francisco
november 2011.

san francisco
november 2011.

san francisco
november 2011. looking down hyde street with the island of alcatraz in the background.

basel, aeschenplatz
9th november 2008.

basel, aeschenplatz
9th november 2008.

basel, aeschenplatz
9th november 2008. view from aeschanpltz towards bahnhof sbb.

basel, aeschenplatz
9th november 2008.

basel, aeschenplatz
9th november 2008.


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freiburg martinstor
23rd august 2008, about to pass below the arch of martinstor.

combino
close-up of igbt-inverter on siemens combino. the pipes on the left are for cooling fluid. the cables on the right transmit the gate signals to the semiconductors.

tram 1009 in schlieren
1st september 2019. tram 1009 in schlieren (bahnhof) for the opening of the first phase of limmattalbahn. the reference to dietikon is probably nopt quite prototypical for this type.

tram zürich west map
map of tram zürich west (2011) showing previous, new and projected tram lines. a larger version of this is available here .

tram zürich west opening
11th december 2011. a day after the opening, a tram 2000 set at würzgraben stop.

tram zürich west opening
11th december 2011. between würzgraben and bahnhof altstetten nord, the new tram lines runs alongside an sbb stabling yard, with in this view a cisalpino set.

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. stop below the railway viaduct. is there a prize for the most hospitable tram stop? 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 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 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, 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 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 .

tram zürich west construction
18th june 2009. aargauerstrasse. the future tram meets a future cisalpino train, stabled in sbb's herdern sidings.

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 .

opening of glattalbahn to airport
13th december 2008. opening of glattalbahn to airport . cobra tram approaching airport from balsberg. the line's proximity to the airport makes it easier to photograph trams from above. this shot was not taken from an airliner however, but from the car park. interestingly, the elevators in this car park don't let you go from one floor to another but only between the ground floor and the individual floors. fortunately there are also stairs.

opening of glattalbahn to airport
13th december 2008. opening of glattalbahn to airport . cobra tram approaching airport from balsberg. the line's proximity to the airport makes it easier to photograph trams from above. this shot was not taken from an airliner however, but from the car park. interestingly, the elevators in this car park don't let you go from one floor to another but only between the ground floor and the individual floors. fortunately there are also stairs.

bahnhof glattbrugg
21st october 2008, re6/6 (re620) locomotive passes through glattbrugg with tank wagons. presumably these are aviation fuel empties returning from the storage depot a little further down this line.

lindbergh
21st october 2008, test tram emerging from the tunnel at lindbergh. regular service on this new line, which serves the airport, will commence in december. the second tram in the set is easily recognisable as 2029 on account of its non-standard roof-mounted vents.

rollout of glattal livery
20th october 2008, on the day of its official rollout, 3062 — the first of the glattal liveried cobras is about to leave bahnhof oerlikon ost on a special run to the airport.

rollout of glatall livery
20th october 2008, on th day of its official rollout, 3062 — the first of the glattal liveried cobras is about to leave bahnhof oerlikon ost on a special run to the airport.

rollout of glattal livery
20th october 2008, on the day of its official rollout, 3062 — the first of the glattal liveried cobras is about to leave bahnhof oerlikon ost on a special run to the airport.

rollout of glattal livery
20th october 2008, on the day of its official rollout, 3062 — the first of the glattal liveried cobras is about to leave bahnhof oerlikon ost on a special run to the airport. here it meets a glattal-liveried citaro bus.

zw altstetten
13th october 2008, impression of the tail end of a dismantled cobra tram between (scrap?) buses at zw altstetten. presumably the cobra is part of one of the prototypes which was being rebuilt to series condition (or scrapped and replaced depending on whom you believe).

escher-wyss-platz
20th august 2008, mirage + b4 tram sets stabled outside hard depot meet a cobra on route 4.

stadtbahn glattal construction vehicle
26th august 2008, bäuler, a construction unit labelled holder.

cobra in hofwiesenstrasse
9th august 2008, a cobra tram between bucheggplatz and radiostudio. the sternen oerlikon destination probably indicates this is a depot working (on this day much of the town centre was closed due to the annual street parade). the overhead pipe in the foreground is to pump water out of the works of the new cross-town railway tunnel (durchmesserlinie) which is being built, and a shaft for which has been sunk close to this site.

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.

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?

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!

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.

paradeplatz
9th december 2006, the rear section of former articulated prototype 1801 has become a portable bar. here it is in use at paradeplatz.

glattalbahn opening
10th december 2006, waiting for the first tram from the city to auzelg on the first day of operation at about 10 to 6 in the morning - this sign still displays the old terminus.

zw altstetten
2nd december 2006, kurbeli 1408 and an accident-damaged mirage between mirage bogies outside altstetten workshops. the mirage will probably be scrapped soon, wheras the fate of the kurbeli remains uncertain. aps have attempted to secure it for preservation but finding adequate storage space still presents a hurdle.

zw altstetten
2nd december 2006, withdrawn p16 unit, probably waiting to be shipped to vinitsa

view of eth zürich with tram
the imposing main building of eth (swiss federal institue of technology) provides a suitable backdrop for a passing tram 2000 on route 9. this view was taken from schmelzbergstr. in november 2003.

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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.

alicante luceros
1st november 2013, a route 4 tram is about to depart alicante luceros.

fgv tram at muchavista
muchavista, el campello, spain, september 2011. tram on the bridge between llances and fabraquer.

altea
old turntable and locomotive shed at fgv station in altea, spain, september 2011.

benidorm
1st june 2008. this was the last day of diesel operation between creueta and benidorm. here one of the venerable man units rounds the curve on a newly re-aligned section of line.

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

alicante
how does one go about providing a low-cost depot for a demonstration line? this is the temporary tram depot in the corner of the diesel depot at la marina, with 3806 receiving attention in december 2000. a much more sophisticated depot has since been built at el campello.

alicante
landscaping for the av. naciones extension involved the planting of numerous trees, including this olive tree of considerable age (november 2007).

amsterdam
3rd july 2009. weteringcircuit roundabout, amsterdam.

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.

bern
22nd september 2007 spot the combino. this is a ministry building on the wabern line.

abb lisboa tram poster
A curious appearance of a Lisboa tram in an ABB poster

naumburg
24th april 2008, the abandoned tracks of naumburg's cross city route. these were abandoned in 1976 for more information on naumburg's amazing tram, check the pages of naumburger strassenbahn/ and ringbahn naumburg .

stuttgart, schwabstrasse tunnel
Stuttgart, Schwabstrasse tunnel

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 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
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
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
29th september 2007, tram museum in zuffenhausen the gt4 tram is one of those that was "demoted" for use only as the second unit in a set. hence one of the headlamps is plated over and no cab partition was added (the units with this partition are easily recognisable by the additional pillar dividing the first large window).

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.

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

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.

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.

les diablerets
Les Diablerets Photo by Chris Williams.

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 .

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.

bhf. enge
22nd march 2007, the abandoned platform 3 at enge

bhf. enge
22nd march 2007, the abandoned platform 3 at enge

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).

rheineck walzenhausen
27th july 2007, rheineck walzenhausen bahn at rheineck, photographen from the window of an sbb train. the rhw is a remarkable little railway in that it has only one single vehicle.

industrial railway tracks in zürich oerlikon
16 september 2013, roadworks on elias-canetti-strasse in zürich oerlikon revealed these narrow gauge tracks. i don't know anything about the history of these tracks. the rail is of extremely light grade and so possibly used for hand-pushed trolleys. this area was part of the mfo factory site, which was until not very long ago criss-crossed by a veritable labyrinth of industrial sidings, the remnants of one of which is still visible in this same street. these tracks are definitely too light to be standard gauge however, so must have been part of a different system. this picture is part of a series of four .

verein damfplok muni coaches
7th june 2019. verein damfplok muni coaches, stabled in winterthur grüze.

verein damfplok muni coaches
7th june 2019. verein damfplok muni coaches, stabled in winterthur grüze.

verein damfplok muni coaches
7th june 2019. verein damfplok muni coaches, stabled in winterthur grüze.

alicante
29 may 2009. a diesel locomotive about to back onto the mare nostrum talgo in alicante.

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 .

alicante
3 june 2009. inscription in santa barbara castle in alicante, probably made by a prisoner held here during the civil war.

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.

nictd, south shore line, michigan city
november 2011. train stopped at 11th street michigan city showing steps up into the car. when the door is closed, the plate on the left-hand side of the doorway is lowered to create a level floor above the steps.

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. old santa fe caboose at cleburne, texas.

trolleymotion
18th november 2008. cab detail of barquisimeto electroliner, taking during trolleymotion conference in zürich. photo kindly provided by emídio gardé.

zürich szu
9th november 2008. tmz farewell tour of ce2/2 2 and c4 41. szu stabling tracks at hauptbahnhof. this area was created for the aborted u-bahn project. the u-bahn tunnel would have continued through the wall in the background. note the two different overhead systems, with the sihltal ac tracks to the right, the uetliberg dc track to the left and dual electrification on the centre line.

zürich szu
9th november 2008. tmz farewell tour of ce2/2 2 and c4 41. szu stabling tracks at hauptbahnhof.

zürich szu
9th november 2008. tmz farewell tour of ce2/2 2 and c4 41. szu stabling tracks at hauptbahnhof looking towards platform.

zürich szu
9th november 2008. tmz farewell tour of ce2/2 2 and c4 41. szu stabling tracks at hauptbahnhof.

zürich szu
9th november 2008. tmz farewell tour of ce2/2 2 and c4 41. szu stabling tracks at hauptbahnhof. lowering of the pantograph.

4277
cab of 4277, kingswear, 11th september 2008.

historic views: bahnhofstrasse zürich
an idylic view of zürich's bahnhofstrasse from an old postcard (no postmark, but probably early 20th century). for a modern view of the same location, click here . this view is from a selection of old postcards .

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, 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.

freiburg
14th april 2008, db laboratory vehicle in freiburg


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