Aarhus railcar 20

Aarhus Tramway (ÅS)
Closed

1947: Delivered as Aarhus railcar 20, manufacturer Københavns Sporveje (KS)/Scandia, type AAS, series 1-20, width 2.10 m, length 10.00 m, manufactured 1945-1947, with 22 seats and 28 standing places.

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Aarhus streetcar (2018)Aarhus, Denmark, streetcar that ran until 1971: maintenance train. Scale G model (45mm gauge), with excerpt from the film "Farvel sporvgn" by Midtjysk Reportage Film and Schiby Film. Aarhus, Denmark, streetcar that ran until 1971. Maintenance train, G scale. Aarhus tram, train maintenance. Scala G model. Film from "Farewell railcar" by Midtjysk Reportage Film and Schiby Film.By pierre phliponeau - August 22, 2018.

Decorative plate: Aarhus tram line 1 with railcar 20 on Bruunsbro (1974)1904 Aarhus Tramway 1971By Henrik Boye, Skotman Jensen - 1974.

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Strøget's 40th anniversary was celebrated with a tram in Ryesgade (2012)The street association Strøget in Aarhus, in collaboration with the museum Den Gamle By, has decided to display an Aarhusian tram on the street to celebrate the 40th birthday of the street, which was recently celebrated. We talked with former tram driver Ove Hansen. The former tram driver, Leif Bisbo, provided a vivid account of how trams operated in the old days in Aarhus. The street association Strøgt in Aarhus, in collaboration with the museum Den Gamle By, has decided to put an Aarhusian tram on display in connection with Strøt's 40th birthday, which has just been celebrated. We talked to former tram driver Ove Hansen. Yes, it is the street association's 40th anniversary. They have chosen to mark it by finding the old spur because they couldn't build the pedestrian street before, as the spurs had been removed. The trams disappeared 41 years ago, and they spent a year restoring the pedestrian street and building it, which is why they have now recovered the spur rather than just marking it. The trams in Aarhus belong to a bygone era, unfortunately for those who worked on the trams and for those who preferred electric operation over diesel. Yes, I drove the tram for the last three years. I started at the Tramway in 1968 and drove until it closed in 1971. They shut down on November 6, 1971. That was the last day the track was in operation. The day after, on the 7th, there was a big parade that you can see in various old movies and videos, but how do you actually feel about it now that you've ridden a tram? Do you feel sad that they no longer run, or is it something else? Yes, you could say I feel a little ambivalent about it because, back then, we thought it was something ancient. But you can see that maybe we should have had a bit more foresight. Of course, you couldn't have kept the tracks on the street, but perhaps you could have used some of this for something like in San Francisco—for example, something that could become a tourist attraction. Let's go back in time a little and stand on the first tram that ran through the street in 1948. The former tram driver, Leif Bisbo, vividly described how the trams operated in old Aarhus. There were ten contact points. When you arrived at a stop nearby, there would be some passengers. You pulled the handle back, which oppositely braked the dynamo, then you took the handbrake, making sure the tram stopped when people boarded. After they finished boarding, you pushed the arm up here. You were a bit lazy, so you drove up like this, then moved it up there—it faced forward. It still says 'Here,' and at the back, you could pull the handle to drive the tram backward. It also had an emergency brake, which, when activated, engaged four magnetic brakes that clamped down, gripping the track at the same time as a sandbox in front. The sandbox was used to put sand on the rails to prevent slipping. The wheels were small, so sand was needed. I can tell you that the tram would come to a complete stop when the brakes were fully engaged. People would get off and greet the drivers, and those still on would wave. Aarhus got its first tram line in 1884. It was horse-drawn and ran from the railway station to Store Torv, made possible by the construction of Klemens Bridge. Back then, merchants on Store Torv found the tram stop a big nuisance on market days and asked the city council to move it. They decided the tram should stop at Klemens Torv on market days. Now, people from Den Gamle By have plans to bring this tram and sidecar down and display them in the area being developed in the 1970s, which I've heard about. They want visitors to see it. Even the director, Thomas Block Ravn, has ideas about possibly running it there, but that's probably too expensive—something I can't imagine. On a different note, there's a fantastic interest in riding the tram. It's fun to watch. We are three colleagues who have driven the tram, and we've been surprised by the significant interest that has developed over the past three days. We've met a lot of people, mostly in their 50s. They get on and say, 'Wow, wasn't it bigger?' It turns out they mean because it was the size that children and young people experienced back then. So, what was the biggest challenge in driving a tram? Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. It followed the tracks and essentially took care of itself. But you had to be careful, especially in areas like Søndergade and Sallings, where it drove right up to the curb. That meant you had to be cautious not to hit pedestrians walking with a bakery bag or something similar. Sometimes, accidents happened, but overall, the operation was manageable.By atvdenmark - November 11, 2012.

Postcard: Aarhus tram line 1 with railcar 20 on Bruunsbro (1959-1961)Tram Museum Skjoldenæsholm Aarhus Trams motor car no. 20 (Scandia 1947) at Bruunsbro circa 1960.By Henrik Boye, Sporvejshistorisk Selskab (SHS) - 1959 - 1961.

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Aarhus runs in tram tracks (1904-2015)Århus Sporveje (abbreviated ÅS) was a traffic company owned by Aarhus Municipality, which was established on 1 January 1928 and merged into Midttrafik on 1 January 2007. The company took over the tram operation in Aarhus when it was established, which had been started by the private company Aarhus Elektriske Sporvej 7 July 1904. In 1929 the tram network was expanded by extending it up through Tordenskjoldsgade to Marienlund by Riis Skov; one more line was built from Banegårdspladsen over Frederiksbjerg to Harald Jensens Plads, a line that was later extended to Kongsvang. The original line from Dalgas Avenue to Trøjborg was extended to double track; originally it was only single-track, with many sidings on the stretch. When the municipality took over the company in 1928, 46 people were employed. In 1940, the company had 225 employees, and a stock consisting of 23 trams, 22 sidecars and 43 buses. [1] Tramway operations were discontinued on 7 November 1971. Before then, however, the company had opened several bus lines, and even more were added after the municipal reform in 1970, when Aarhus Municipality grew significantly. The Aarhus city buses were called trambuses for many years, but that name has long since fallen out of use. For many years, contrary to other Danish cities, boarding took place at the back and exiting at the front, but from 1 January 2012 this was abolished, and it is now permitted to enter and exit from all doors in the buses. As one of the only places in the country, there is still self-ticketing on the buses to this day. On 1 January 2005, Århus Sporveje was split into Trafikselskabet Århus Sporveje (administration and planning) and Busselskabet Aarhus Sporveje (driving). Both were owned by Aarhus Municipality until 1 January 2007. Trams were operated in Aarhus in the period 1904-71. It happened under the same company that still runs the city's bus traffic, Århus Sporveje, as it has been called since 1928. Nowadays, Århus Sporveje is part of the regional transport company Midttrafik. Catering & companies To EAT WELL, no wish is too big. With contact with the most quality conscious suppliers of raw materials, we ensure that the customer ALWAYS gets the best gastronomic experience. We make all the food from scratch based on the season and trade items on the various Aarhus squares. Our gastronomic style is inspired by everything from the Asian wok pan towards the southern European cuisines and up to the Danish country kitchen.By FAMILIEN OSSELV - 1904 - 2015.

Aarhus Tramway (ÅS)
Closed

April 5, 1974: Scrapped.