Postcard: Mainz railcar 81 by Depot Kreyßigstraße (1964)

Tram depot: Depot Kreyßigstraße.
Archive: Henrik Boye.
Photographer: Harald Neise.
Publisher: Mainzer Verkehrsgesellschaft (MVG).
Date: 1964.
City: Mainz (Germany).

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Mainz railcar 81, manufacturer Gastell/Siemens, series 70-84, length 10.50 m, manufactured 1925, signed line 7, painted Stadt Mainz, with advertising of 'Vaihinger Obstsäfte'.

Stadtwerke Mainz AG / Verkehrsbetribe
Motorcar 81
(Series 70-84; Gastell/Siemens 1925; 2 x 41 kW, length 10,500 mm; retired 1965)

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