Many know my more recent genre Buses and Girls photography as those earlier buses I really like have all gone so now I enjoy my bus hobby more for the photography. As well as being an artist I owned a small transport business before I retired but today I have a little job too driving a minibus dong a school run to Wolverhampton in the afternoon and occasionally other jobs. It gets me out and about and satisfies my childhood ambition to drive a bus.
Wednesday 2 August 2017
Prague KT 8 9027
I imagine most of you will think of Prague trams being in that familiar red and cream livery but here are a whole range of advertising liveries. As well as the Tatra trams on view is one of the earliest of KT 8's which first arrived in 1985.
I was looking at Prague transport online earlier this evening, vaguely thinking of a trip back over there sometime, and you've posted this... :-)
It seems that Prague's trams went fully low-floor last year, but they've realised that the tourists like the old trams, so as well as the Museum's weekend historic tram service (now route 41), DPP have followed TfL's idea of using historic vehicles to strengthen a main route through the tourist areas and have introduced a new "nostalgic line no.23" which runs through the city centre and out to the castle, using reinstated and modernised Tatra T3 trams. As in London, normal fares apply, which makes it much more attractive than any special service (even though the museum tram only costs about a quid a ride). Details at http://www.dpp.cz/en/nostalgic-line-no-23/
...and now I find myself wondering if I can get over there for a weekend soon!
I was looking at Prague transport online earlier this evening, vaguely thinking of a trip back over there sometime, and you've posted this... :-)
ReplyDeleteIt seems that Prague's trams went fully low-floor last year, but they've realised that the tourists like the old trams, so as well as the Museum's weekend historic tram service (now route 41), DPP have followed TfL's idea of using historic vehicles to strengthen a main route through the tourist areas and have introduced a new "nostalgic line no.23" which runs through the city centre and out to the castle, using reinstated and modernised Tatra T3 trams.
As in London, normal fares apply, which makes it much more attractive than any special service (even though the museum tram only costs about a quid a ride). Details at http://www.dpp.cz/en/nostalgic-line-no-23/
...and now I find myself wondering if I can get over there for a weekend soon!
Why not, you might even find some sunshine as well.
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