The former Wuppertal tram - Vintage tram in Wuppertal Germany
YouTube name: tram-TV.
Language: German.
Date: 1894 - 1987.
City: Wuppertal (Germany).
The video shows
Wuppertaler Stadtwerke (WSW)
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Wuppertal Barmer Bergbahn: Am Clef - Toelleturm
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Wuppertal regional line 15: Remscheid - Elberfeld
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Wuppertal regional line 5: Neumarkt - Solingen
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Description
On May 30, 1987, a tram ran through Wuppertal for the last time. With two different track gauges, the first electrically operated rack railway in Germany and routes to neighboring cities, the city had one of the largest tram networks in Germany. There was extensive freight traffic on the tram tracks, for example from Loh to Hatzfeld. The Barmer Bergbahn was closed in July 1959, shortly after its 65th anniversary. The meter-gauge network fell victim to the wave of closures in July 1970. The remaining standard-gauge lines were gradually closed from the 1970s onwards.
In this film, look back at the good old days of the tram in the Wupper valley and on the routes to Remscheid and Solingen. Sensational images of the Barmer Bergbahn in regular operation, the Remscheid tram, the Loh-Hatzfeld narrow-gauge railway and the beginnings of the Bergisches Tram Museum take you back to the 1960s and 1970s.
The charm of this time is brought to life again in this contemporary historical documentary.
Running time: 50 min.
Language: German
Image format: 4:3
ISBN number: 978-3-943846-10-2
Further information at: http://www.tram-tv.de
