Welcome to tramway.com
On 1. September 2022 by WebmasterHow did it all start at tramway.com? We used to run many different websites over the years. It all began like this (screengrab from waybackMachine at archive.org from 2004): We may show more “from the archive” material in the future (but always just a selection of the best)! It looks like our earliest web presence
Kolkata Fleet List – Part II (503 – 720, Horse Tram, Works Cars, Other Cars)
On 1. April 2023 by WebmasterHere is part II of the fleet list sorted by fleet number (works cars at the end) with indication of current location. The status of the cars can change anytime and thus the listing here is just a snapshot of what the situation was like during our visit at the end of February 2023. Status:
Travels 2023 Kolkata
On 26. March 2023 by WebmasterIn February 2023 we visited Kolkata again. The 2011 trip was really a “once in a lifetime experience” (see this link to read the trip report) and of course it would be impossible to repeat this. Unlike 2011 this tour was operated by a travel agency but the number of participants was very similar (not
Travels 2023
On 26. March 2023 by WebmasterAn Early start of the year: Sylvester in Poland. Followed by another trip to Kolkata (via Istanbul). The Kolkata visit will be featured in a separate post (with more photos and also more text – a bit like what we did for the 2011 trip there). Mumbai (IN) – March Flying back from Kolkata allowed
Kolkata Fleet List – Part I (125 – 498)
On 20. March 2023 by WebmasterThe current fleet of trams in Kolkata is rather varied. There are many types (including works cars) but the majority of the fleet is unfortunately sitting gathering dust and rust in closed depots. Only the N class trams are still in regular service (plus a few converted “single” cars including some with air con but
Travels 2022 – Part III (Turin)
On 15. December 2022 by WebmasterDecember is not usually a month where we travel to tramway destinations but the events that took place in Torino and the possibility to see many old friends and make new ones warrented this long weekend trip. Luckily the weather was good (little rain, sunshine and no snow – only on some mountains in the
The end of the Milano Interurbans
On 21. October 2022 by WebmasterSince October 1st (2023) the last surviving interurban tram line in Milano from Comasina metro station to Ospedale Mombello in Limbiate has been replaced by bus. Bad track (years of non-investment or underinvestment in the upkeep of the right of way) had resulted in a much reduced service for a long time and with multiple
Travels 2022 – Part II
On 17. October 2022 by WebmasterA trip to the 50 year celebrations of the ASVi museum in Belgium resulted in visites to various systems en-route at the end of September and early October: Wuppertal Schwebebahn (DE) -includes a few trolleybuses from Solingen near their Wuppertal-Vohwinkel terminus where they meet the Monorail Hotton and Lierneux (BE) – two ex Antwerp trailers
from the archive: 125 years of the Belgian Coastal Tramway
On 4. September 2022 by WebmasterIn 2010 the Belgian Vicinal (by now called De Lijn in this part of the country) celebrated the 125th birthday of trams with many visiting tramcars. We went to see the big parade on June 25th. This is another post from our old tramwaymuseum.net website.
from the archive: Milano Ventottos
On 4. September 2022 by WebmasterAnother blast from the past (this time from our old webpage ventotto.info). In 2008 we published a post detailling the history of the Peter Witt cars of ATM Milano. Yes, all except one car have been modified with a rear door for a very long time and thus are no longer true Peter Witts. We
Museum Trams in Hainaut and the Ardennes
On 4. September 2022 by WebmasterWhilst preparing the “from the archive” posts from our old website trammuseum.net we noticed that we had only shown a small selection of photos there dealing with the museum trams of ASVi and TTA (and the commercial Grottes de Han operation). We have put them all together here including much additional material, old and new