Basel railcar 181
In operation as a museum vehicleTrams from Basel
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The history of the tram
Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB)
Operational
April 1925: Delivered as Basel railcar 181, manufacturer BBC/Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (SIG)/Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik (SWS), type Be 2/2.
Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB)
Operational
1950: Rebuilt to Basel museum tram 181 (ex Basel railcar 181), manufacturer BBC/Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (SIG)/Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik (SWS), type Be 2/2.
Postcard: Basel museum tram 181 on Wettsteinbrücke (1990)By D. Madörin, Ernst B. Leutwiler Verlag, Henrik Boye.August 19, 1990.