Oradea 2

1. Refurbished T4D - I suspect it may be ex Dresden.

2. Kath's new friend and his tram.

3. Depot shunter.

4. And so to bed.

Oradea

Oradea has a well maintained and effective tramway and has the first low floor cars I have seen in RO. The track is good and there are loading islands at most stops. However at the station and city centre you have to use an underpass to get to the stop!
1. The roof of a low floor car from hotel room.

2. Ex Berlin KT4D on more traditional Romanian street. Didn't see low floor cars oon this route.

3. Double ended single-sided T4D on shuttle service to mostly derelict factories. Driver is sitting in back cab.

4. The low floor cars are Siemens ULF design. Don't know how they work as they have 4 single wheels each side under the grey panels.

Cluj

1. Plenty of electricity! Ex Magdeburg T4D. Very few of these in service.

2. I was very pleased to ride on this tram. One of the very few Romanian built Timis trams remaining. We only saw this one with matching tailer also number 1.

3. The backbone of the fleet are ex Berlin KT4Ds.

4. In Potsdam fleet livery, several of these modernised KT4Ds were in service. Note the plug doors and replacement windows. These are in excellent condition.

Romania

1. The single track railway from Ruse (BG) to Videle (RO) runs down the middle of a village street.

2. Bucuresti - Romanian built tram.

3 & 4. Ex Potsdam Tatra KT4Ds in Ploiesti.

Sofia - Sunday

The number of hits has plummeted last week. Sorry it will be Romania not Crich next week.

1. Two routes, both Tatra operated, run thro these woods.

2. Graffiti.

3. Rain.

4. The latest rebuild of narrow gauge cars.

Tatra T4D from Halle

I only saw these Tatras on one route. Don't forget 902 used to have metre gauge bogies.

Sofia - Friday

1 & 2. Museum tram (1009 mm gauge) - built 1935 by MAN.



3 & 4. Two for Christoph. Standard gauge cars from Bonn.