Travels 2019 – Part XI
On 30. October 2019 by WebmasterA very small tramway: just one 9.1km long route. We had no problem entering the depot and arranging a charter. We did not see many passengers during our stay there but maybe the rush hours produce them in larger numbers. Just a few double sets survive, single modern cars seem to be the norm. We
Travels 2019 – Part X
On 30. October 2019 by WebmasterAfter the VDVA tour to Lviv a small group of us went on to Belarus. We were joined by some more friends in Minsk. We had never been to White Russia before and wanted to see all of the systems (tram & trolleybus): so we rented a car in Minsk and toured around the country.
Travels 2019 – Part IX
On 30. October 2019 by WebmasterMany of the VDVA members just joined us for the main part of this fall (autumn) tour: Lviv. But we had more to offer for those who are interested in trolleybuses! 4 systems in the region nearby were thus explored. We rented a large van for this (from/to Lviv). Trains could have been used but
Travels 2019 – Part VIII
On 30. October 2019 by WebmasterMost of the VDVA members joined us in Lviv. We visited both tram depots (the company has asked us not to show unsuitable photos of depot no.2 as this facility is still under reconstruction and is used to store all the retired & rusting equipment) and the trolleybus depot. Our members were able to ride
Travels 2019 – Part VII
On 29. October 2019 by WebmasterRivne was the starting point for the final 2019 VDVA tour (Lviv was the main target for this trip and only a small number of VDVA members made it to Rivne). The last system in the world that runs Skoda 9Trs in numbers. They will probably not last forever, even there. We did of course
Travels 2019 – Part VI
On 29. October 2019 by WebmasterAnother day-trip by train from Kiev took us to Konotop. The first T3As from Riga have arrived there (with more to follow) and we thus opted for another KTM-5 charter. After a brief close down of the system in 2018 this tramway now seems save for the future. Quite a dull day weather-wise but then
Travels 2019 – Part V
On 29. October 2019 by WebmasterAnother visit to Ukraine. We started with a day-trip to Vinnytsia by train from Kiev. This time we had hoped to charter the historic T4SU but it was not available and we thus used on of the few KT4SUs that are still in service during the week. Next time we will try the T4SU again
Travels 2019 – Part IV
On 14. June 2019 by WebmasterVDVA trip to Budapest Budapest charters (June) Budapest trams and trolleybuses (June) Budapest metro depots M1 & M2 (June) – includes two Ganz trams that are being refurbished in the M2 depot Budapest tram depots (June) Budapest rack tramway depot (June) Budapest trolleybus depot (June) Budapest HEV suburban railway (June) – includes visits to Rackeve
Travels 2019 – Part III
On 18. May 2019 by WebmasterIn May I ran the www.vdva.de trip to Portugal. I had been to all these places before but wanted to attend the annual parade in Porto. Here are some pics from this trip. Porto Museum & Parade – May Porto tram charters and regular service – May Porto metro (including depot visit) – May Lisbon
