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search 08.05.2012: Aktion Pro Sächsitram has new website
08.05.2012: ... but another significant website remains down
20.04.2012: Biel: trolleybus will co-exist with proposed tram
04.04.2012: WSB heritage car saved — by scrap merchant WSB's heritage car 115, sold for scrap only weeks ago, has won an unexpected reprieve. Rather than break it up, the scrap merchant, Bertschi, wishes to set the car up in their Reinach scrap yard and use it as a classroom to teach visiting groups about recycling — the car, dating to 1901, has seen many rebuilds and different uses and so surely is a story of recycling in itself. 02.04.2012: ZVV does not support trolleybus expansion
bahnhofplatz.net, citing an NZZ article For further trolleybus background, see this website's trolleybus page. 30.03.2012: Remodelling Oerlikon
Linked (above) is the official map showing tram and bus routes after the completion of this work (which is commencing now but whose final phases will not be completed until 2016). The map on which it is based appears to be an older version. Hardly any of the industrial tracks survive, and many of the factories they served have been replaced by offices and flats. Also in full swing now is the SBB-side work which will see two additional platform faces added in conjunction with the Durchmesserlinie, and the approach tracks also widened accordingly. 23.03.2012: Bernina Railway on Google Street View Google Street view has established itself as a useful way to explore the streets of distant cities from the comfort of your home. But now Google is travelling by rail as well. Parts of the Bernina Railway are now ... (more) 23.03.2012: More on Zürich's trolleybus expansion Two days ago, I questioned whether 14 million would be enought to equip two new trolleybus routes with vehicles. The figure quoted, however, is not the total cost but the additional cost compared to replacing old diesel buses with ... (more) 21.03.2012: Pushing for trolleybus expansion Zürich's city council has asked the cantonal government to include the extension of the trolleybus system in its development program and apply for funds. The electrification work on bus routes 69 and 80 would cost 44 million Francs, with ... (more) 13.03.2012: NStCM looks to the future NStCM (Nyon - La Cure) has ordered new units from Stadler. The two-section trains are based on the manufacturer's existing narrow gauge concepts as recently delivered to other lines. The new trains will be delivered in batches, with the ... (more) 12.03.2012: 90,000 visitors This website's newslog page (www.proaktiva.ch/tram/zurich/newslog/newslog.html) has just passed the 90,000 visitor mark. The real visitor count is probably high still as the news items can also be read individually (for example www.proaktiva.ch/tram/zurich/newslog/newsitem.php?item=120312b). Thank you to all returning visitors who ... (more) 12.03.2012: Tram Affoltern by 2022? As this website has reported previously, the chances of the Affoltern tram line being built are growing. As recently as 2006, VBZ's Vision 2025 projected this link to a long-term horizon well beyond 2025. With the Rosengarten slipping to ... (more) 07.03.2012: Progress on BDWM BDe 8/8 No. 7 Progress on the restoration of BDWM is looking very good, as this series of photographs from the BDe 8/8 website shows. The group behind saving this fascinating vehicle are also looking for members, or can otherwise be supported by ... (more) 07.03.2012: WSB/AAR scraps heritage car WSB/AAR is scrapping heritage/party car 118 due to insufficient use. 07.03.2012: Tram Zürich West opening in pictures
06.03.2012: Photo update
02.03.2012: Hardbrücke tram concession granted
Tages Anzeiger 21.02.2012: La Chaux de Fonds trolleybus to close The La Chaux de Fonds system will close this Summer. The remaining trolleybuses will be transferred to Neuchâtel. The closure is precipitated by the need to divert bus routings in the town centre. 20.02.2012: Swiss Standard Tram article in Tramway Review Tramway Review is publishing a series of articles written by myself on the history of the Swiss Standard Tram. The current (March dated, No 229) issue publishes part one (of probably three). The article appears on pages 16-33 of ... (more) 15.02.2012: Snow
14.02.2012: Vinnitsa numbering update The final shipment of Mirage trams to Vinnitsa was reported here in November, with movies of these 12 cars leaving Zürich and arriving in Vinnitsa being added later. The latest edition of Tram magazine (No 109) has published the ... (more) 10.02.2012: Ex-Zürich trolleybus burnt in Valparaíso
03.02.2012: Another website down? After reporting two days ago on the demise of the old Tram Museum website, it has been drawn to my attention that another webiste that has been unreachable for some time now is that of Aktion Pro Sächsitram (www.6-tram.ch). ... (more) 02.02.2012: Advertising trams debut Zürich has been slow to jump on the all-over advertising bandwagon, but tightening budgets can sweep away good resolutions. Last year, the city council decided to trial five such trams over a three year period. The first of these ... (more) 02.02.2012: Limmattalbahn progress The pre-project of the Limmattalbahn light-rail system has been completed. Work on the LRT, which will connect Zürich Altstetten to Killwangen via Schlieren and Dietikon should commence in 2017. A brochure with plenty of details is available on the website ... (more) 02.02.2012: Bern: Compressed air tram project stopped The Berner Tramway Gesellschaft, who also operate Bern's steam tram, have been working on a replica compressed air tram. Such trams operated in Bern from 1890 to 1902. With the support of apprentices, work had begun on both the ... (more) 01.02.2012: Tram Museum Website on Wayback In the course of its history, Tram Museum Zürich has redesigned its website several times. The current version is here: www.tram-museum.ch. Professionally implemented, it presents the visitor with all the basic information, but it hardly presents scope for hours ... (more) 31.01.2012: Trams for Winterthur? Apologies for the long silence on this newslog. By 2030, it is expected that Winterthur's population will have grown from 100,000 to 120,000. To cope with the increased pressure on the city's transport system, the GLP party is suggesting trams. ... (more) 31.01.2012: Former Albisgüetli tram in Kärnten The ex Zürich (Albisgüetlibahn) tram which served as a rail grinder in Innsbruck until 2004 has been loaned by the Innsbruck tram preservation group to the Historama museum of Kärnten. It is planned to restore the car to its ... (more) 31.01.2012: YouTube update For those who may be interested, I have posted some new videos on YouTube, drawing on footage of the last couple of years. LSB reversing out of Wartau depot - and into Burgwies In the Schwamendingen subway, Schörlistrasse stop And somewhat unrelated, ... (more) 31.01.2012: Watch the last 12 Mirage trams leave Zürich Not filmed by me, but a must for all Mirage fans, is this YouTube footage of the last 12 Mirage trams leaving Zürich by rail for their new home in Vinnitsa. The event was reported here on 24th November. And ... (more) |