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escher-wyss-platz
29th february 2020, impression of depot hard

zürich stadelhofen, kletterweiche
13rd july 2009. on account of construction work at stadelhoferplatz, forchbahn had to be turned just short of this location in kreuzstrasse between 11th july and 16th august 2009. for this purpose a temporary turnout was layed on the road surface. i believe the official term for such an arrangement is california switch.

zürich stadelhofen, kletterweiche
13rd july 2009. on account of construction work at stadelhoferplatz, forchbahn had to be turned just short of this location in kreuzstrasse between 11th july and 16th august 2009. for this purpose a temporary turnout was layed on the road surface. note that the forchbahn train also carries the route number 11. for the duration of the works, the forchbahn served all stops along the route, thus temporarily replacing tram route 11.

bellevue, track works
13rd July 2009. Track works at Bellevue.

track works
13rd July 2009. Track impression, between Stadelhofen and Bellevue.

track works
13rd July 2009. The switch at Opernhaus displays an interested form of gauntleted track.

bellevue, track works
13rd July 2009. Track works at Bellevue.

glattalbahn
1st october 2008, glattalbahn junction at glattpark. it appears that the trolley used for working on the overhead was dragged from one track to the other here ...

safety
20th august 2008, track earthing connection for overhead line.

tracks works bucheggplatz
9th August 2008, Track works in progress at Bucheggplatz. Compare this to the scene the night before .

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.

zürich 16th march 2008

zürich 28th march 2008

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.

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

alicante tram
la marina depot, alicante, spain, september 2011. track that has ossibly been here since the line opened.

stuttgart
29th september 2007, mixed gauge track remnants.

stuttgart
30th september 2007, a stop on nordbahnhofstr showing how high pŸlatforms are made possible by sinking the track below the roadway.

poor track condition
6th May 2008, Chicago

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duewag
bogie from a classical duewag showing the gears (centre). the disks on either side are made of rubber pressed between metal. these form a flexible transmission system reducing wear on track and bogie. together with elastic elements in the wheel discs they also provide primary suspension.

tram track map
29th February 2020, Tram track maop, inside the new Flexity under test

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.

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, and the as yet unconnected tracks of the soon to be opened new line to schlieren.

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.

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.

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. the new tramway at technopark. the track is set in gravel of different grades creating patterns along the line.

tram zürich west opening
16th may 2006. flashback to 2006. this was the same location as this 2011 view: the swissmill is still served by rail but the tracks have been relocated to the other side of the viaduct.

tram at hardturm
11th december 2011. route 17 tram at hardturm. the disused track in the foreground led to the former exchange siding where vbz met sbb ( see here ).

tram at hardturm
11th december 2011. remains of the mixed gauge track that was once the vbz/sbb exchange siding at hardturm.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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 .

mirage 1626
28th jan 2010. mirage 1626 on the short section of completed track at duttweilerbrücke, as an advertisement for tram zürich west — this tram extension will open in december 2011.

mirage 1626
28th jan 2010. mirage 1626 on the short section of completed track at duttweilerbrücke, as an advertisement for tram zürich west — this tram extension will open in december 2011. in the background the arch takes shape of a pedestrian bridge that will not only form a focal point for this neighbourhood but be a gateway to the city of zürich.

mirage 1626
28th jan 2010. mirage 1626 on the short section of completed track at duttweilerbrücke, as an advertisement for tram zürich west — this tram extension will open in december 2011.

track works, stadelhofen
13rd July 2009. Useful information for passengers during the disruption. For the full picture series of this event, click here . For a short report, click here .

tram zürich west construction
18th june 2009. these are not tram tracks but the tracks of the industrial siding serving the swissmill mill on sihlquai. the tracks are having to be diverted to make way for the tram tracks.

tram zürich west construction
18th june 2009. view of the swissmill industrial siding from the west side. this will be diverted to pass under the bridge further south, so eliminating the need for two additional rail/tram crossings when the new tram line is built. the fumes of the diesel locomotives that work this siding have left their marks on the bridge. disused tracks of other industries are seen to the left.

tram zürich west construction
18th june 2009. view of the swissmill industrial siding from the east side. this will be diverted to eliminating the need for two additional rail/tram crossings with the new tram line. the currently disused track that goes straight ahead will be reverted to use, with a new connecting rack added below the bridge further south.

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.

opening of glattalbahn to airport
13th december 2008. opening of glattalbahn to airport . cobra tram in snow at auzelg. on the opening day, a shuttle service was operated between here and the airport, with through running to hauptbahnhof not commencing until the following day. the track in the foreground is part of phase three to bahnhof stettbach, which is still under construction and will be inaugurated in 2010.

bahnhof glattbrugg
21st october 2008, vbg citaro bus on route 781 at bahnhof glattbrugg. in less than two months from now, this will be replaced by the airport tram, whose new tracks are visible in the foreground, and on which testing has begun.

all set for glattalbahn phase two
14th october 2008, impression of tracks on thurgauerstrasse, as seen from lindbergh platz.

glattalbahn tracks at zürich airport
26th August 2008, Glattalbahn tracks at Zürich airport.

zürich 29th july 2008
29th july 2008, cobra tram approaching leutschenbach on a very lush section of greened track.

tram 2000 at auzelg
1st july 2008. a tram 2000 set in the turning circle at auzelg. the additional tracks visible are for a second loop permitting trams coming from stettbach to turn.

tram 2000 at auzelg
1st july 2008. a tram 2000 set at auzelg terminus. the still unused track in the foreground is the connection to phase three of the glattal tram project. construction of this will start later in 2008 for a 2010 opening.

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.

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. 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. 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. 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.

stadtbahn glattal, oerlikon
16th august 2007, the track connection under construction at oerlikon. the tram line on the left is the route 14 line from seebach. that taking shape on the right is the hagenholzstr connection line that will permit route 10 to work to the airport via bhf. oerlikon when the second pahse of stadtbahn glattal opens in late 2008.

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

thurgauerstr, oerlikerhus
24th september 2007, a route 11 cobra on the first phase of stadtbahn glattal at oerlikerhus. this track will additionally be used by route 10 on its way to the airport when the second phase opens in late 2008.

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.

bahnhof glattbrugg
17th april 2007. the former goods yard at glattbrugg is now the station car park. old railway tracks are still visible in the asphalt as the new tram line takes ahpe on the right. the foundation of one of the overhead masts is visible. the tram will run to the right of this.

glattalbahn
11th december 2006, the day after the opening of the first phase of stadtbahn glattal, finishing work is still in progress at auzelg terminus. the tracks really do end where they seem to, but in 2010 they will continue to wallisellen and stettbach when phase three opens.

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

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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 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&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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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.

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.

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 .

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

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, serra grossa
4th june 2008. the section where the tram runs along the rocky seafront at serra grossa is iconic of alicante's tram system. plans are however in progress that will see the alignment replaced by a double-track tunnel — so enjoy it while you can.

amsterdam
4th december 2010, heavy snow in amsterdam. this is de clercqstraat. in the foreground the section of mixed gauge track is visible which was relaid as a monument to the nzh tramway, which once ran to zandvoort and other destinations and shared tracks with the city trams here.

amsterdam
4th december 2010, heavy snow in amsterdam. this is leidsestraat, a narrow shopping street on which trams run on gauntleted track.

amsterdam
3rd july 2009. ferd. bolstraat, amsterdam. the tracks in the foreground were disconnected in connection with metro construction work.

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 .

jena
24th april 2008, jena, jena ost terminus. note the old overhead masts. just visible in front of the tram is the turnout of the loop used at this terminus by motor trams to run around their trailers. as trailer operation has ceased, this track has been replaced by the platform in the foreground.

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 .

naumburg
24th april 2008, reko tram at naumburg haupbahnhof. the tracks used to continue beyond the buffers here and turn left in front of station, ultimately running around the town in a long loop. there is hope this could one day return. for more information on naumburg's amazing tram, check the pages of naumburger strassenbahn/ and ringbahn naumburg .

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, zuffenhausen, track impression at the depot.

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.

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

bdwm, erdmannlistein
30th june 2012. heritage bde8/8 at erdmannlistein on its first day in operation as a heritage car. a meeting was arranged with ex wm 2, propelled by a diesel unit. soon such scenes will no longer be possible as bdwm plans to take out the mixed gauge track, making this line meter gauge only.

bdwm
30th june 2012. impression at bremgarten west. no freight is handled here any more. the locomotive is used for track maintenance duties, but these will soon cease as bdwm intends to discontinue standard gauge access.

bdwm
1st july 2007, near erdmännlistein. note the mixed gauge track which is used for the freight service from wohlen to bremgarten west.

bdwm
1st july 2007, track impression at bremgarten

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 .

industrial railway tracks in zürich oerlikon
16 September 2013, Roadworks on Elias-Canetti-Strasse in Zürich Oerlikon revealed these narrow gauge tracks. This picture is part of a series of four .

industrial railway tracks in zürich oerlikon
16 September 2013, Roadworks on Elias-Canetti-Strasse in Zürich Oerlikon revealed these narrow gauge tracks. Cracks in the asphalt to the right may indicate the position of the other rail, giving some indication of the gauge. The remains of the former standard gauge siding can just be made out in the left distance. This picture is part of a series of four .

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
train departing from san gabriel to alicante. the track on the left is to murcia. (13th march 2006)

balatonfenyves
21st september 2019. recently re-laid track at balatonfenyves gv.

piotta
3rd august 2007, railway hydro-generating station at piotta (near airolo). this power station was built at the time of the electrification of the gotthard railway. the tracks going up the mountain on the left are the funicular to piora. the power station is fed from a lake at ritom, just beyond piora. the tracks in the foreground are a siding from the gotthard railway, built to deliver parts tom the power station. the siding crosses the gotthard motorway at grade!

narrow gauge track oerlikon
15.6.15 Narrow gauge track uncovered by roadworks on Elias Canetti Strasse in Oerlikon

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.

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.

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

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.

la rhune
la rhune, 30th august 2007, detail of track of la rhune railway, with stampings from 1923.

zurich stadelhofen
10th september 2007, forchbahn train made up of fb 2000 stock waiting to depart from the loop. this interurban tram shares track with the city system as far as the latter's rehalp terminus and then continues on its won right of way.

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