ttcsubwayfan Posted March 27, 2013 Share #1 Posted March 27, 2013 So I've been looking through some of my older files and found a ton of photos taken in Bratislava, of trams and trolley/buses. Since European systems are held to a high esteem here, I figured I'd post some photos. Two are from 2005 when I was living there, the rest are from 2008. I will be heading down here this summer so more photos will be posted then. (The sign says 'break') And this is for those suffering from the delusion that European systems are kept pristine 100% of the time... (Every time I see graffiti I feel a strong urge to club somebody, preferably the lowlife who did it. x100 if on transit vehicles. ) Those were my select photos. To see all of them go here: http://www.majhost.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=274830 As a bonus, here is a GO Transit cab car prior to being rebuilt. Very glad I found this photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 27, 2013 Share #2 Posted March 27, 2013 Nice pictures and very large as you said. The modern looking green tram are a new stock or refurbished cars ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted March 27, 2013 Nice pictures and very large as you said. The modern looking green tram are a new stock or refurbished cars ? Thanks! I'm assuming you are referring to 7107, the one with 'break' on its destination sign. It is a refurbished unit - what it looked like in its original form can be found in photos of 7076 and 7084. No such units of that variety exist - all the articulated ones are either retired or heavily modernized (thankfully, I got photos of them). Luckily, two historical units remain. 7085 is also a modernized unit, but retains much of its original heritage, thank God. Sadly, it does not run on many full time routes (no clue why), and the photo I took of it above was because of celebrations occurring that day, and they brought it out of the carhouse, along with some older stock. I had the choice of riding either the very old streetcar or 7085 that day, and I went with 7085 I did get photos of the older one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minato ku Posted March 27, 2013 Share #4 Posted March 27, 2013 Thank you ! This is what I figured because while the front is very modern, sides seem more ancient in design. I know that in some Eastern European countries they do big refurbishment of old train stocks. I saw pictures the incredible transformation of old Polish suburban trains into modern looking trains. In Western Europe, the refurbishment is mostly inside with very few change at the exterior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GojiMet86 Posted March 27, 2013 Share #5 Posted March 27, 2013 Cool pics! LOL at those tram operators with casual clothes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtattrain Posted March 28, 2013 Share #6 Posted March 28, 2013 Great ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted March 28, 2013 Thanks guys! Cool pics! LOL at those tram operators with casual clothes. Yup, the transit there doesn't have uniforms. So long as it's not offensive, you can pretty much wear whatever you please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamousNYLover Posted March 28, 2013 Share #8 Posted March 28, 2013 Excellent picture, TTCsubwayfan!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted March 28, 2013 Excellent picture, TTCsubwayfan!! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted March 28, 2013 Share #10 Posted March 28, 2013 lol... This is Eastern Europe, not Western Europe and in the East, their transit systems aren't as elegant, nor efficient as in the West.... You want to see elegant and efficient, go to Switzerland, Belgium or Germany. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share #11 Posted March 28, 2013 lol... This is Eastern Europe, not Western Europe and in the East, their transit systems aren't as elegant, nor efficient as in the West.... You want to see elegant and efficient, go to Switzerland, Belgium or Germany. Might not be the most elegant system but it does its job and does it well, there's no question about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted March 28, 2013 Share #12 Posted March 28, 2013 Might not be the most elegant system but it does its job and does it well, there's no question about that. Elegant it is not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share #13 Posted March 28, 2013 Elegant it is not... At least you won't be seeing lowlifes and weirdos like you do in North American systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted March 28, 2013 Share #14 Posted March 28, 2013 At least you won't be seeing lowlifes and weirdos like you do in North American systems. And why is that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share #15 Posted March 28, 2013 They don't leave them running around wherever they please like they do here... they take them to appropriate institutions for their respective conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted April 6, 2013 Author Share #16 Posted April 6, 2013 Not to double post but here are some shots which I neglected to post in the original post: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted April 8, 2013 Share #17 Posted April 8, 2013 lol... This is Eastern Europe, not Western Europe and in the East, their transit systems aren't as elegant, nor efficient as in the West.... You want to see elegant and efficient, go to Switzerland, Belgium or Germany. Or Athens! At least the metro.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted April 8, 2013 Share #18 Posted April 8, 2013 Or Athens! At least the metro.. lol... Very true... I see you're back in NYC huh... Visiting or here to stay for a while?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted April 8, 2013 Share #19 Posted April 8, 2013 lol... Very true... I see you're back in NYC huh... Visiting or here to stay for a while?? I'd say it's quite more than a visit, but it all depends on how things work out.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Via Garibaldi 8 Posted April 8, 2013 Share #20 Posted April 8, 2013 I'd say it's quite more than a visit, but it all depends on how things work out.. The way things are in Greece these days (and in Europe in general) you should consider staying here and I'm not laughing when I say that either... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6 Lexington Ave Posted April 8, 2013 Share #21 Posted April 8, 2013 The way things are in Greece these days (and in Europe in general) you should consider staying here and I'm not laughing when I say that either... True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R10 2952 Posted April 15, 2013 Share #22 Posted April 15, 2013 @ttc: Do they have any old Karosa buses left over there? I miss those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttcsubwayfan Posted April 15, 2013 Author Share #23 Posted April 15, 2013 @ttc: Do they have any old Karosa buses left over there? I miss those. Yup - though there have been retirements, 65 articulated and 15 standard sized ones still remain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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