Tram

On 5 September 1964, the last tram ran in the city of Luxembourg from the district of Beggen. First introduced in 1875 in the form of horse-drawn carriages on rails, trams helped transport passengers to and from the central train station in the country’s capital to the north of the city. The construction was funded by the city and the company SATL, Société Anonyme du Tramway Luxembourgeois, was created to operate the trams. Read more...

After almost a year Tram 12 is back at Amstelstation after being stopped by the renovation of the Berlagebrug. The over 90-year old bridge was due for maintenance after a few inspections and was closed for all traffic on 24 July 2023. This meant that Tram 12 which runs from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Amstelstation through Leidseplein and De Pijp had to stop one stop short at Amsteldijk during the renovations. Read more...

This Christmas my wife and I booked a semi-spontaneous trip to Berlin, Germany for a few days. Our trip included visiting the typical Christmas markets, restaurants, East Side Gallery, and Museum Island. Most of our traveling around the city was done through the public tram network, with the occasional use of the U or S-Bahn. A line from Vladimir Nabokov’s 1925 short story, A Guide to Berlin, comes to mind. Read more...

The contents of this post were originally toots on Mastodon, you can find the original thread there. @PeskyPotato 5 March 2023 11:39 Here's Lisbon's very popular #Tram 28E at Praça Martim Moniz. Carris operates 6 tram routes, 5 of which are served by these classic refurbished trams, and one by articulated trams built by Siemens/CAF and Siemens/Sorefame. Replies: 1 Boosts: 0 Favourites: 0 | Source @PeskyPotato 5 March 2023 11:42 p. Read more...