Postcard: Gotha tram line 1 with articulated tram 306 near Hauptbahnhof (2002-2009)

Terminus: Hauptbahnhof.
Archive: Henrik Boye.
Photographer: Kirchberger.
Publisher: Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha.
Date: September 17, 2002 - June 2009.
City: Gotha (Germany).

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Gotha tram line 1: Hauptbahnhof - Kreiskrankenhaus
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Gotha articulated tram 306, manufacturer Kiepe/Talbot, type KT4D-MOD 8 Gotha, signed line Krankenhaus, with advertising of '80 Jahre Thüringer Waldbahn'.

Gotha regional line 4 Thüringerwaldbahn: Hauptbahnhof - Tabarz
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Gotha museum tram 56 (ex Gotha railcar 56), manufacturer VEB Waggonbau Gotha, type ET57, interconnected with:
Gotha museum tram 82 (ex Gotha sidecar 82), manufacturer VEB Waggonbau Gotha, interconnected with:
Gotha museum tram 101 (ex Gotha freight car 101).

Top: KT4D 306 (built in 1982)
Main Station, June 2009
Bottom: Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz on September 17, 2002
Historic Forest Railway train TW 56 and BW 82 (built in 1929) and baggage wagon 101 (built in 1928)

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Postcard: Gotha tram line 1 with articulated tram 301 at Orangerie (2007-2009)Top: KT4D 301 (built in 1981) Orangerie stop on August 6, 2009 Bottom: KT4D 301 (built in 1981) Leina-Wahlwinkel line in June 2007 www.waldbahn-gotha.deBy Hartung, Henrik Boye, Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha - June 2007 - August 6, 2009.

Postcard: Gotha tram line 1 with articulated tram 202 on Hauptmarkt (1967)Above: Brühl/Lower Main Market Square in July 1967 Gotha articulated car 202 (built in 1965, type G4) Below: Lower Main Market Square in July 1967 Gotha articulated car 207 (built in 1965, type G4) www.waldbahn-gotha.deBy Henrik Boye, Thüringerwaldbahn und Straßenbahn Gotha - July 1967.

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Documentary Thuringian Forest Railway and Gotha Tram - Part 1 (2020)An excellent documentary about the Gotha tram and the Thuringian Forest Railway. The documentary was very well-structured, engaging, and informative, especially since the Gotha tram is exciting both in terms of vehicle operation and the routes. The quality of the documentary was also excellent. Thumbs up, stay healthy, and LG Beni. The tram is the most important means of transportation in Thuringia's fifth-largest city and connects it via the Thuringian Forest Railway to the Thuringian Forest. In this documentation, you will learn more about the route network and its more than 100-year history. We hope you enjoy it. As early as 1800, the idea of establishing a horse-drawn tram was considered. However, these plans did not gain support, so it wasn’t until 1893 that the city council decided to build an electric tram. The route runs from the central station to the election—now the road. The Gotha tram is 127 kilometers long and has been electric from the start. After the tram was sold to Index ITC AG in 1897, which now belongs to RWE, there were major plans to expand the route network to a railway via rural roads. Of the six routes considered, only today's line 4 was ultimately built. Bad Tölz was developed in 1812. The depot on Waltershäuser Straße was opened and is still in use today. Two years later, construction began on the line via Waltershausen to Tabarz. However, due to World War I and its aftermath, construction was suspended between 1915 and 1928, and it was only completed in 1929. Similar to World War II, traffic was regulated between 9:45 and 9:47, then was nationalized and placed under municipal utilities. In 1954, the tram received new vehicles from the Gothaer Wagon Factory, the only tram manufacturer in the GDR. As a result, this freight car remains a household name for many today. In 1971, the inner-city line in Waltershausen was opened. After Gotha’s tram production stopped in 1967 in favor of importing Tatra trams from Czechoslovakia, Gotha received its first KTV railcar, which was a war trophy. Some of these were still running in 1981. Interestingly, freight traffic on the interurban routes occurred between 1982 and 1988. After reunification, the state-owned company was transformed into a limited liability company operated by municipalities along the route. To modernize the vehicle fleet, used trains began operating in the following years. The six trains from Mannheim were introduced in the 1990s, and routes were gradually modernized. Simultaneously, it was necessary to improve connections to the city, so 62 six-axle Bogestra trains were purchased for line 1 from the central station to Sunthausen. This also enabled direct turnarounds at the Gleisdreieck in Waltershausen. However, aside from one example, these vehicles are no longer in service today. In 2002, line 1 was extended from 2000 to the new terminus at the hospital—the first and last extension of this route. Regarding the vehicles, the fleet includes three preserved original units: cars numbered three, four, and six. Additionally, cars 3, 107, 117, and 319 were acquired from the Herforder Straße coal plant in the early 2000s. Vehicles 207, 308, and Traut 11 still have their accelerator controls. Tett 1617 vehicles also feature accelerator controls on both side doors as they are used on line 6, which ends at the Gleisdreieck cinemas. In 2012, the first low-floor vehicles, Bottas 4 g/t Achten, were acquired from Mannheim, with three still operating today, representing the only low-floor units in the fleet. To replace the Tatras, which were delivered directly according to quota, six B4 models from the Basel tram system were also added in 2009–2010, and they are still in operation. Besides planned vehicles, a few preserved historic tram lines mark the beginning of this network's ongoing history. For example, line 71 RB 20 runs on a two-hourly schedule from Dresden via Leipzig, Frankfurt, to Wiesbaden, with stops as noted in 2007. Now, let's look at line 2, which runs up to Rote Straße and shares the same route as lines 1 and 4 up to that point. It operates Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every 20 minutes, then until 10 p.m., and runs all day on weekends approximately every 30 minutes. The 3-kilometer route takes about 12 minutes. Shortly after leaving the central station, it passes through Bahnhofstraße to the same stop. West of this is the over-500-year-old Cutter Castle Park, covering 37 hectares, leading up to the next stop, the Orangery, which continues onward. The landmark that gives the hotel its name was built in 1700 and is planned to be the German Orangery Museum in the future. Also, here is Friedenstein Castle, built in the 17th century, serving as a gateway to the city center.By Regionalzugverband - July 4, 2020.

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