German Trams 11
Continuing our tour of
German tram systems, we visit five more on this programme. Previously on German Trams 10 we concentrated
on Berlin and three surrounding systems, this time we cover the large system at
Kassel and the smaller system in Braunschweig in the former West Germany and
Magdeburg, Halberstadt and Nordhausen in the former East Germany. We begin our filming in Kassel, which has a
modern centre and is on the river Fulda.
The trams are in a smart, predominantly blue livery and are operated by KVG (Kasseler
Verkehrs-Gesellschaft AG). A number of trams carry advertising
liveries. The system is of standard
gauge and operates 7 routes with a large fleet of trams mostly of Duewag and
Bombardier (Flexity Classic) manufacture. There is also a regional tram system, which
is operated by NVV (Nordhessischer
Verkehrsverbund). These are Alstom
RegioCitadis trams in a mostly white livery. Our filming locations are around the city
centre and at the Hauptbahnhof railway station in the city centre which has now
lost its importance with the opening of a new station that is served by the ICE
high-speed trains at Wilhelmshöhe. Our
cameras take a ride to Wilhelmshöhe on route 1 onboard tram 657 a Bombardier
Flexity Classic NGT8.
After filming
at the Hauptbahnhof we return to the city centre on board a similar tram,
669. With our filming completed in the
city centre we move to our next destination, Braunschweig. This is a modern city that has a historic and
pedestrianised centre surrounded by tramways to a 1100mm gauge. The livery is mostly white with a red trim,
but many trams wear advertising liveries.
They are operated by Braunschweiger Verkehrs-AG who have a varied
fleet consisting of Mannheim Duewag EGT6 and GT6-NF trams, Braunschweig EGT6, Bremen
NFGT6-S1100 and
Magdeburg+Beiwagen NGT8D-BS with trailers. Our filming takes place in the city centre
and in the historic streets around Leohardstraße. We visit the Hauptbahnhof in time to see a
preserved MAN bus number 6515 (BS-HB961) leave on a special duty. Our cameras travel back to the city centre on
board tram 8160, a LHB Braunschweig EGT6 to complete our
filming.
The third destination on this
programme is Magdeburg, a modern industrial city on the river Elbe. The trams are finished in a white livery with
green and red trim, with some carrying overall advertising liveries. They are operated by MVB (Magdeburger
Verkehrs-betriebe GmbH) on standard gauge track. The fleet consists of ČKD
Tatra T6A2+B6A2M and Alstom LHB NGT 8D trams. Our filming takes place at Ernst Reuter
Allee, Alter Markt, Breiter Weg and at the Hauptbahnhof. Our two final visits on the programme is
firstly to the small town of Halberstadt with a metre gauge system operated by HVG
(Halberstädter Verkehrs-GmbH) in a red and white livery and finally to
Nordhausen another small town with a metre gauge system operating just three
routes with twelve trams consisting of 9 Siemens Combino and 3 Siemens
Combino Duo. These are operated
by Stadtwerke Nordhausen.
Filming takes place on Rautenstraße and on Bahnhofstraße. This concludes our latest programme covering
the current German tram systems.
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Filmed
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2014 |
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Duration
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75 minutes (approx). |
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Price
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Within UK - £16 |
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Rest of world -
£18 |
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Format
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DVD -R |
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Picture Aspect 16:9 |
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Order
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D224 |