Tram history

Ust-Katav Carriage Works Kirov - the oldest tramvaestroitelnoe enterprise CIS. The first tram came out of the gates of the factory 113 years ago - in 1901. It was a primitive wagon, later worked in the city of Tbilisi. These cars were produced until 1909. Since 1909, began a rather long break, and only in 1937, the plant began producing cars at first H / M, then KTM / CFT ... modern production plant is able to compete with some European models





In 1973, the village was built a tram line. Its main objective was to test cars



However, some time (until 1997) and was carried out through a fixed-route traffic



Route "Village Paranin - UKVZ»



Bring to your attention a selection of photos taken on this beautiful line during running-in and test tramcars



Ring in the village Paranin



Former stop



Streets ...



Locals ...



Along the dam



Unusual to see modern trams in this environment ...



Beauty ...



The most important test - check the rise.
Inside the car - sandbags weighing about 14 tons



The steepest tram rise in the CIS - 112 hundred. This means that per kilometer will rise 112 meters, which is about 6.5 degrees for multi-ton car is really difficult obstacle



The car at the top ascent



And back down



Again, against the backdrop of the lake



Two symbols of Ust-Katav - Mount Sheehan and tram



By tradition, the annual event held in the summer of "Funny tram»



In the course of this action carried out "pokatushki" for children, and in general all interested



More



In the car at this time runs an entertainment program for children. Comment photos of the author:
Finished the first "act" play within "Funny tram." According to the scenario, in this place on Pinocchio, located in the car, Karabas-Barabas attacks. As a result, Pinocchio escapes and Karabas remains "overboard". All the action takes place in front of passers-by and full wagon kids in the middle of the roadway. The action was so interesting that motivate not only people but also animals :) For security actors, the roadway briefly overlapped machine DPS.





And in the end - line diagram:



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