Basel railcar 205

Out of service

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Description

1996-2005 "Edelweiss-Express"

The history of the tram

Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB)
Operational

December 1931: Delivered as Basel railcar 205, manufacturer BBC/Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (SIG)/Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik (SWS), type Be 2/2.

Basel railcar 205 in front of Depot Wiesenplatz (1980)By Henrik Boye.
May 1980.

Postcard: Basel railcar 205 at St. Johanns Tor (1991)By D. Madörin, Ernst B. Leutwiler Verlag, Henrik Boye.
September 28, 1991.

Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB)
Operational

1996: Rebuilt to Basel museum tram 205 (ex Basel railcar 205), manufacturer BBC/Schweizerische Industrie-Gesellschaft (SIG)/Schweizerische Wagons- und Aufzügefabrik (SWS), type Be 2/2.

Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB)
Operational

November 2005: Out of service.

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Last updated: May 31, 2024.