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Post by humbug on Jan 15, 2016 10:29:11 GMT
Sorry that this is off topic. I don't subscribe anywhere else, and hope the photos are interesting anyway. I was a bit too cold to take many.
Last night I tramped through the snow, and -16°C temperature to the tram museum at Majorstuen, Oslo. It's well worth a visit. A current tram driver, and enthusiast, showed me around. In common with many UK transport museums, they are underfunded, have a lack of volunteers, and store their vehicles in multiple locations. A number are in Majorstuen, an old tram shed (sole remainder of a complex of sheds originally on this site), though some trams are kept in the modern running sheds, and come out on operating days.
Outside the shed:
Entrance:
On the left is an old wood panelled suburban train:
Inside the train, used as a training/meeting room, and the only heated vehicle inside the shed:
Their sole remaining trolleybus:
'20s ? trams:
After I left, they turned the lights out! Visible is a '60s suburban train.
The majority of these trams do not / cannot run, as they are 600V. There are a few old trams converted to 750V, and these are driven by the guy that showed me around, as well as other volunteers.
Cheers
Humbug
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Post by humbug on Jan 15, 2016 10:42:12 GMT
*ahem* I'm no film director, but this was fun:
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Post by humbug on Jan 15, 2016 12:31:00 GMT
Here's an animal well prepared for the cold. And on his right, a freezin' Brit.
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Post by humbug on Jan 15, 2016 13:10:30 GMT
Dug up some photos from 25 June last year, a tram running past the National Theatre:
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Post by snoggle on Jan 15, 2016 15:37:43 GMT
Oooh that brings back some memories. Years ago I was "bag man" for a senior LU manager who was presenting to a conference in Oslo. We went in the depths of Winter - I had no idea how cold it got so didn't pack any jumpers. To say I was cold was an understatement. Oslo Transport were excellent hosts and I even got to drive a tram on a reserved section that climbs up a hill. I'm sure we also got a glimpse behind the scenes at Majorstuen - might have been a depot then rather than a museum. I also recall us taking a ride on the line that climbs up to a former Olympic ski slope - Frognerseteren??. Waiting 20 minutes in the cold for the next train was almost a painful experience it was so cold. Great place, horrendously expensive but they know how to cope with snow - so many people with skis and under pavement heating.
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