Copenhagen tram line 5 - Amager Boulevard (1972)

Stop: Ved Langebro.
YouTube name: OscarZulu8.
Date: April 1972.
City: Copenhagen (Denmark).

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Copenhagen tram line 5: Husum - Formosavej
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The last tram line in Copenhagen ran in the depot on 22 April 1972. Here it is on Amager Boulevard on a cold April day in 1972

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40 years ago - line 7 switches to bus operation (1971)What a great film, great pictures, but it always gives me a little stab in the heart when I see trams. Just think if they had preserved this form of transport and modernized the network, it wouldn't have been necessary to reinvent the wheel, as our current talk about light rail goes on a lot.By SporvognDK - April 25, 1971.

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Last tram in Copenhagen (1972)Private recordings - without sound - from the last day with line 5 and thus with trams in Copenhagen. Incl. Farewell procession on 23 April with veteran trams and buses. 8 mm narrow film, digitized in 2018, photographer John Lehmann BøghBy John Lehmann - April 22, 1972.

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Farewell Cavalcade for the last tram in Copenhagen (1972)New modern trams, but too late. In Copenhagen, in 1960, at long last, they began to acquire new articulated vehicles from the factory Düvag in Germany. They were called "Mrs. Düsseldorf”, but unfortunately they arrived too late. In the capital, the conversion to bus operation was based on plans from 1962, where only the most used tram lines were to remain until the city got its subway. The argument that the buses could be operated by one person, while a tram required three men in the engine and sidecar won the politicians' attention. In addition, according to Copenhagen's Sporveje, trams could not be operated by one person, which the rest of Europe was not aware of. These plans were already changed in 1965 so that all tram lines had to be converted to bus operation within 10 years. The conversion was carried out at a record pace, so already on 22 April 1972 the last tram on line 5 ran in draw for the last time. The next day, Copenhageners could say goodbye to their beloved trams at a farewell cavalcade. Many citizens had protested the massive demolitions, but they were ignored. When the tramway network in Copenhagen was the largest, there was a line network of 99.8 km. with 18 different lines. In today's kroner, this investment would correspond to approx. DKK 20 billionBy mikljnsn - April 23, 1972.

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Last day of trams in Copenhagen (1972)Filmed by Finn Erik Larsen. Remember, I'm the most important because I'm the driver of the carriage. It turns by itself when the track makes a turn. I'm the one who decides when we stop and when we go. Sorry, I woke you up because it's me who says ding, so just don't be arrogant. Thank you. You're just a clown who will never be on this carriage again. Oh crap, there's always a tram and a girl for my rank as a carriage animal, and you can never get on. I think I'll get on even more. It sounds exciting for the passenger I ride with the girl in the forest. That sounds right. But you never get that now. A girl, there's always a girl, a tram, a girl, a tram, a girl for pride. I stand for everyone's gaze, like a gallant figure. Yes. And when they see you, they immediately look the other way. HP Sørensen stands with me every time he drives the ride. But the pretty girls always come around to me. Look, there she is, with the shape; she waves from a balcony. There she stood in front of the platform. So, there's always a tram and a girl for you. Then the girl must put the ladder on. He's jealous of the little one now. And remember, it's me who's standing at the wheel of the carriage. Now the tram is steering straight. Circus Mie for us two is done. And what will you do then? There's always a tram, a girl, a tram, a girl, a tram. I've become a symbol on line 8. It's a good thing—you can see for yourself. You're a bit crazy; you've soon turned the whole line into an anecdote. Poor thing, you can hear you were only born to be a conductor. I do everything with flying colors. Yes, maybe on song. Hans, a man like me, can always get a chance. There's always a track and a girl for one of the parts; you have to let yourself go. No, both parts get tired of you. Ah, if I want, then it's just a word, and Eva says no. No jumps, Dny and Sofie, then the carriage drives express from heaven to. There's always a girl, a tram, a girl, an SP carriage, a girl too.

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Copenhagen transport now and then (1899-2016)A Copenhagen-mix from modern street views and dito buses with pictures from the former tram-system on the same locations.

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3D printed Copenhagen Duewag tram in H0 (2024)Trip to the Copenhagen tramway with a Duewag tram.By Nordic Tram - May 5, 2024.

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Last Tram. Gunnar Lemvigh with Emsemble. Copenhagen (1941)Last Tram is a Danish comedy record that makes fun of the overcrowded trams, which were running for the last time just after midnight during World War II in Denmark. Gunnar Lemvigh (1909-1979) was a Danish singer, comedian, and movie actor. He appeared in 52 films between 1939 and 1977. Recorded several 78rpm records during the 1940s. Aage Juhl Thomsen (1899-1979), a popular Danish band leader, was also one of the pioneers of Danish jazz in the late 1920s and the 1930s.

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The last day with trams in Copenhagen (1972)On 22 April 1972, the last trams ran in Copenhagen, and on 23 April a procession of historic trams and buses drove through the city to mark the farewell to the trams in Copenhagen.By Jakob Skovgaard Koed - April 22, 1972 - April 23, 1972.

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3D printed Copenhagen Lunding bogie tram in H0 (2021)Trip to Trianglen in Copenhagen with the Lunding bogie tram.By Nordic Tram - August 4, 2021.

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Line 16 transitions to bus operation (1970)On 26 April 1970, the Copenhagen tram line 16 switched to bus operation.By SporvognDK - April 26, 1970.

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