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Travels 2017 – Part I (Ukraine in April: Kiev to Poltava)
On 12. May 2017 by WebmasterHaving done the Western parts of Ukraine in 2016 we were heading East this time. By car from Kiev to Charkiw and then South ending up in Odessa. As usual we visited all the systems en-route, both trams and trolleybuses. We knew we were coming back in June with big group so we used this
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Travels 2016 – Part XI (Belgrade, Sarajevo, Moldova/Transnistria & Iasi to Bucharest)
On 20. September 2016 by WebmasterThis trip started with flights to Belgrade and then to Sarajevo. From there we were supposed to go to Kinishev via Bucharest but the first flight was delayed and we thus had to re-book via Istanbul. Moldova and Transnistria we did easily by bus (Marshrutka) – as far as Iasi. In Romania we rented a
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Travels 2016 – Part X (Central Poland)
On 23. June 2016 by WebmasterŁódź (Lodsch) – June Lutomiersk – June Konstantynów Łódzki – June Olsztyn (Allenstein) – June Mrozy -June Warszawa (Warsaw/Warschau) – June
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Travels 2016 – Part IX (Southern Poland & Germany)
On 20. June 2016 by WebmasterWrocław (Breslau) – June Kraków (Krakau) – June Katowice (Kattowitz) – June Bytom (Beuthen) – June Chorzów Batory (Königshütte-Bismarckhütte) – June Sosnowiec (Sosnowitz) – June Będzin (Bendzin) – June Czeladź – June June – Gołonóg (Dąbrowa Górnicza)/Bergenkirch (Dombrowa) (PL) Czestochowa (Tschenstochau) – June Hamburg – May Eberswalde – May Niederfinow – May Gorzów Wielkopolski (Landsberg
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Travels 2016 – Part VIII (Ukraine in March: Vinnytsia & Kiev)
On 3. April 2016 by WebmasterMore exploring in Vinnytsia. A fast intercity type train took us back to Kiev. Most other trains we used were of the old “long distance sleeping car types” (very uncomfortable to sit in) that all depart in the late evening. Our last day was spent again on the Eastern side of the Kiev system (an
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Travels 2016 – Part VII (Ukraine in March: Vinnytsia)
On 3. April 2016 by WebmasterOn to Vinnytsia (again by train). Here we chartered “historic” no. 1 (actually a German built Gotha car with a “new” body). Our second day there fell on a weekend und this meant: only Mirage type trams operating. day 18 – Вінниця/Winnyzja (Vinnytsia/Winniza)
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Travels 2016 – Part VI (Ukraine in March: Chernivtsi to Khmelnytskyi)
On 3. April 2016 by WebmasterWe reached Chernivtsi by train. Ternopil was a little more difficult to reach from there. We could have taken a Marshrutka but this would simply have taken too long. With the help of the transit company we managed to organize a taxi for early next morning that drove us 3 1/2 hours North (at a
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Travels 2016 – Part V (Ukraine in March: Lviv & Ivano-Frankivsk)
On 2. April 2016 by WebmasterTwo full days for Lviv. Afterwards we took an evening train to Ivano-Frankivsk. day 12 – Львів/L’viv (Lemberg/Lviv) – exploring the system day 13 – more of Львів/L’viv (Lemberg/Lviv) day 14 – Іва́но-Франкі́вськ (Ivano-Frankivsk – formerly Stanislau)
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Travels 2016 – Part IV (Ukraine in March: Rivne to Lviv)
On 2. April 2016 by WebmasterBeing in “Skoda 9Tr heaven” in Rivne we spent almost a whole extra day here and also rented (chartered) the oldest vehicle no. 001 from 1974 which was only used in service if nothing else was available. Our first day in Lviv was spent mostly visiting both tram depots (no. 2 was closed for modernisation
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Travels 2016 – Part III (Ukraine in March: Zhytomyr to Rivne)
On 2. April 2016 by WebmasterFrom Kiev we drove by car West. We started the tour with a quick stop at the Kiev McDonald’s tram. They were a little hesitant to show us the depot in Luzk but in the end we managed to see about 50% of it. day 8 Житомир (Zhytomyr/Schytomyr) day 9 – Луцьк (Luts’k/Luzk/Lutsk) still day