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Copenhagen articulated tram 801

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Description

Was the first Düwag articulated in Copenhagen.

The history of the tram

Copenhagen Tramway (KS)
Closed

: Delivered as Copenhagen articulated tram 801, manufacturer Düwag (Düsseldorfer Waggonfabrik AG), series 801-900, width 2.20 m, length 19.10 m, manufactured 1960-1968, with 36 seats and 119 standing places, 6 axles.

Archive photo: Copenhagen tram line 5 with articulated tram 801 outside Nørrebro Remise (1960)Most viewed -
Archive photo: Copenhagen tram line 5 with articulated tram 801 outside Nørrebro Remise (1960)KS no. 801 was the first Düwag articulated in Copenhagen, in the original livery. Two of the 100 Copenhagen articulated was supplied cream with green ornaments. It was 801 and 802nd.
Farewell to the old carriages - On a trip with line 16 (1966)
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Farewell to the old carriages - On a trip with line 16 (1966)50 years ago - on 1 May 1966 - Copenhagen's Sporveje decommissioned the last old two-axle carriages. The Tram History Society organized a number of trips on different tram lines - in this film you can see a look back at the trip on 5 June 1966, which took place on line 16.By SporvognDK - .
Line 16 transitions to bus operation (1970)
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Line 16 transitions to bus operation (1970)On 26 April 1970, the Copenhagen tram line 16 switched to bus operation.By SporvognDK - .
Poster: Copenhagen tram line 8 with railcar 484 (1972)Poster: Copenhagen tram line 8 with railcar 484 (1972)Trams in Copenhagen 1863-1972 October 22, 1863 The first horse tram line is established * 1863-95 9 tramway and omnibus companies are established * 1897-1902 Merger into A/s "De kjøbenhavnske Sporveje", "Frederiksberg Sporvejs- og Elektricitets A/S" and "A/S Tuborg-Klampenborg elektriske Sporveje" (later NESA) * 1899 Electric tramway operation * 1911 "Københavns Sporveje" is established as a municipal transport company by taking over A/S "De kjøbenhsavnske Sporveje" * 1913 Motorbus operation begins * 1915 Horse tram operation is discontinued * 1917 Horse omnibus operation is discontinued * 1919 "Frederiksberg Sporvejs- og Elektricitets A/S" is taken over by Copenhagen Sporveje after collective agreement * 1919-39 New tram and bus lines are established * 1940-45 Passenger numbers increase sharply - no renewal of equipment and facilities * 1950-63 Bus lines are established - some tram lines are closed * 1964-1972 Tram lines are closed and replaced by bus lines * 22 April 1972 Tram operations cease.By Henrik Boye, Københavns Sporveje (KS) - .

Alexandria Passengers Transport Authority (APTA)
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: Taken over by the company as Alexandria articulated tram 801 (ex Copenhagen articulated tram 801), manufacturer Düwag (Düsseldorfer Waggonfabrik AG), series 801-900, width 2.20 m, length 19.10 m, manufactured 1960-1968, with 36 seats and 119 standing places, 6 axles.

Alexandria articulated tram 801 inside Karmus (2002)Alexandria articulated tram 801 inside Karmus (2002)No. 801 was the first articulated Copenhagen.By Henrik Boye - .

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