Tramcar in Christchurch, New Zealand

 

One of Christchurch's tramcars traveling the city loop route passing by the arts center.   

The Christchurch Trams offer a unique experience combining history and sightseeing. The journey begins at Cathedral Junction and travels through Cathedral Square before passing the Avon River, Cashel Street and High Street. From here the Tram travels back through Cathedral Square and along Worcester Street, Rolleston Avenue, Armagh Street and New Regent Street before arriving back at Cathedral Junction. There are 18 stops en route and the full circuit takes approximately 50 minutes to complete.

The Christchurch tramway system was an extensive network in Christchurch, New Zealand, with steam and horse trams from 1882. Electric trams ran from 1905 to 1954, when the last line from Cashmere to Papanui was replaced by buses.

In 1995, a 2.5-kilometre (1.6 mi) central city loop heritage tram was reopened in the central city as a tourist attraction. This has now been is extended with a 1.4-kilometre (0.87 mi) loop down to High Street which was opened in February 2015.

I had the pleasure of riding on these trams when I was on holiday in this beautiful and historic city in May.

This postcard was posted by my self from Christchurch. 

 

 

San Francisco Cable Car @Powel & Market Streets turntable, San Francisco, U. S. A.

My own collection. Purchased during a visit to San Francisco.
Photo: Ken Glaser Jr. Ⓒ 1987

San Francisco Cable Car System, U.S. A.

My own collection. Purchased during a visit to San Francisco.
Photo: Ken Glaser, Jr.

San Francisco Cable Car, California, U. S. A.

My own collection. Purchased while on a visit to San Francisco.
Photo: Ken Glaser Jr. Collection, Published by Smith Novelty Company.

Warsaw Tramway, Poland.

"The Loop"of Chicago's subway/train system, U.S.A

Trams in Melbourne, Australia

"Battle Machine" - Tram No 3 in Poznan, Poland.

 

The Peak Tram, HongKong (II)

The Peak Tram, Hong Kong

Steetcar # 23, Nelson, B.C., Canada.

Built in  1906, Car 23 served Nelson residents between 1925 and 1949. After 10 years of restoration work, it resumed service in 1992 as a tourist attraction.

Trams in Torino, Italy.

Trams in Lisbon, Portugal.

Trams in El- Campello, Spain

Trams in Turin, Italy

The Turin tramway network is an important part, along with the Turin Metro of the public transport network of the city of Turin in Italy. In operation since 1871, the network is about 84 km  long, and comprises 10 lines.

Lisbon Trams, Portugal.

 

The Lisbon tramway network  serves the municipality of Lisbon. In operation since 1873, it presently comprises five urban lines. The construction of the Metro and the expansion of the Bus system began the slow decline of the network.

The five remaining lines only operate in the southern centre and west of the city. Despite the relevant tourist attraction, those lines are still very important because of sections of the city's topography that can only be crossed by small trams. Tram 15 also connects the entire western river front of the city to the centre and allows a better flow of passengers with the bus system towards an area that still is not served by the metro.

Chicago "L", U.S.A.

The Chicago "L" (short for "elevated") is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago and some of its surrounding suburbs in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority. It is the fourth largest rapid transit system in the United States in terms of total route length (at 102.8 miles (165.4 km) long and third busiest rail mass transit system in the USA after Washington Metro. Chicago's "L" provides 24-hour service on some portions of its network, being one of only four heavy rail rapid transit systems in the United States. The oldest sections of the "L" started operations in 1892, making it the second-oldest rapid transit system in the Americas, after Bostons “T”. The "L" has been credited with fostering the growth of Chicago's dense city core that is one of the city's distinguishing features. The "L" consists of eight rapid transit lines laid out in a spoke-hub distribution paradigm mainly focusing transit towards the Loop. Although the "L" gained its nickname because large parts of the system are elevated, portions of the network are also in subway tunnels, at grade level, or open cut.

Tram Line No 16, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Tram Line No 16 is a tram in Amsterdam connecting Central Station – Albus – Lairessestraat – Boelelann. The 7.3 KM long line commenced operations on 15^th August 2013 and has undergone several modernization programs.