Photos and videos from Rethen/Pattenser Straße (Hannover)
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Hannover Tram - Impressions (2013)No matter which light rail video I watch, I keep noticing that many stops are still not barrier-free. This poses a particular challenge for people with walking difficulties. I understand that making stations barrier-free can be costly, but still, what if a person with a disability needs to board or get off at a stop where boarding and alighting are only possible via the light rail's folding steps? Or do the light rail vehicles have ramps that can be used if needed?By 777whitestone - .
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Stadtbahnen Hannover TW 6000 Üstra. U-Bahn The Green Stadtbahn (2012)The green trams have been running in Hanover since 1974. The Hanover tram is a combination of underground and tram systems. With their striking color, "the Greens" have helped shape Hanover's cityscape. Today, 147 green TW 6000s are still in use. From the end of 2013, the brand-new TW 3000 series will be available in exterior colors of green, silver, and black.By Benjamin Schulz - .
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Hannover Stadtbahn (2012)The Hanover city railway has a network of over 100 km and currently operates 12 lines. The longest is line 1 from Langenhagen to Sarstedt. The Hanover Overland Works and Tramway Company (ÜSTRA) operates the city railway. The fundamental frequency is 10 minutes (except for line 17 and the outer branches of lines 1 and 2).
The vehicle fleet includes the TW6000 from DÜWAG and LHB and the TW2000 from LHB. The TW3000 will follow shortly, which will not have folding steps for the first time.
The TW6000 has been gradually phased out since EXPO 2000. TW6000s that have been handed over are used in Budapest, for example. However, since the last examples were only delivered in 1991, it will be several years before they are finally phased out.By Strassenbahnfreak - .
Postcard: Hannover railcar 21 at Rethen/Pattenser Straße (1972)German Tramway Museum Hannover e.V.
Museum of Municipal Transport
Former Üstra tram depot site in Rethen in the late winter of 1972: Tramway workers unload the first tram for the German Tramway Museum Hannover (MfK) (transported by rail, the car has already been removed).
TW 21 from Reutlingen; the tram is now housed in the Wehmingen Museum.By Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum (HSM), Henrik Boye, Riechers - .
Postcard: Hannover railcar 21 at Rethen/Pattenser Straße (1972)German Tramway Museum Hannover e.V.
Museum of Municipal Transport
Former Üstra tram depot site in Rethen in the late winter of 1972: Tramway workers unload the first tram for the German Tramway Museum Hannover (MfK) (transported by rail, the car has already been removed).
TW 21 from Reutlingen; the tram is now housed in the Wehmingen Museum.By Hannoversches Straßenbahn-Museum (HSM), Henrik Boye, Riechers - .