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| Am 31. Mai 1987 endete die Ära der Wuppertaler Straßenbahn. Politiker aller Parteien haben den falschen Beschluss durchgesetzt. Zu diesem Zeitpunkt gab es leider noch kein Bürgerbegehren. Viele Bürger unserer Stadt können es bis heute nicht akzeptieren. Damit die Erinnerung lebendig bleibt, habe ich auf dieser Homepage ein paar Fotos untergebracht. Sie sind nur nach Meterspur und Normalspur unterteilt. Sofern mir die Fotografen bekannt sind, werden sie benannt. Leider lässt sich nicht immer die originale Herkunft der Fotos ermitteln. Viel Spaß beim Durchblättern dieser Seiten. Anregungen kann man per E-mail los werden. Heute gibt es ein Museum in Wuppertal: BMB - Bergische Museumsbahnen | On 31st May 1987 the era of the Wuppertaler tramway system ended. Politicians of all parties implemented the false resolution. At this time there was unfortunately still no citizen desiring. Many citizens of our city cannot accept it until today. So that the memory remains alive, I show on these homepage a few photos. You will see different pages. We had two differend gauges. 1435 mm and 1000 mm gauge. If the photographers are kown to me, they will be designated. Enjoy paging through these sites. If you have suggestions to these pages, feel free to send an email. You find the address in the left column. Today we have a living Museum in Wuppertal: BMB - Bergische Museumsbahnen Have a look! |
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Diese Seite ist ein Teil von www.schwebebahn-wtal.de |
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Two axle tram 234 in the stop Toelleturm. Nearby you can detect the tracks of the mountain railway. The tram takes its way on route 14 via Loensstr. - Freiligrathstr. - Brandstroemstr. - Berliner Str. - Alter Markt to Opernhaus / Station Barmen. July 1957 Photo: Roy Brook - England |
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Tram 279 on route 11 at the end stop Gabelpunkt with its KSW trailer. Wuppertal did not have KSW motor coaches. July 1958 photo: Roy Brook - England |
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Tram 265 was build in own bus workshop on an old chassis. Sonnborner Str. under the suspension railway with 2 KSW sidecar. Collection Bosbach unknown date |
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Tram 303 on 9 July 1957 - Haspel houses - Fr. - Engels - Allee / Haspeler Str. Tram 302 and 303 came from Ennepetal.
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Tram 228 in the Wichlinghauser Str. The trams waits for the return trip to the Toelleturm. Collection Bosbach, unknown date |
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Tram 204 with KSW trailer at the crossing Schwarzbach / Weiherstr.. The tracks on the right come from the street Schwarzbach. The course is on line 2 on its way. July 1957 - Photo: Roy Brook, Huddersfield - England |
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Tram 265, here at the Alter Markt. Today you see here the massive Kaufhof Warehouse. In 2000 the Kaufhof was closed down. 7th June 1962 Photographer unknown. |
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Summer 1968 Ralph Tulp took a photo of tram 8018 at the stop Alter Markt. On route 11 the tram rides to Gabelpunkt |
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The Wuppertaler Stadtwerke ordered two way 3 axle tram for the 1000 mm gauge at Westwaggon. Before this trams where ready, the changed the order into one way trams for the 1435 mm gauge system. In 1954 the 4 (tram 3001 - 3004) trams where delivered. Here you see 3004 at "Clef", on route 8.
Photo: Wilfried Bode No.: 04.59 |
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Tram depot Heckinghausen. Tram 8017 has just become an "one man tram". The tram goes in service without a conductor. The passenger see it by the red stripes in front of the tram Photo: Wilfried Bode Wuppertal. 16.06.1973 |
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Tram 4004 on false way. Because of a derailing an other tram on the direction towards Barmen, were sent over the bypass on Haspeler Str. As line 2 E, it drives towards Oberbarmen. Photo: Peter Bosbach |
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Because of derailing a 4 axle tram also trams 8020 rides over the Haspeler Str.. As route 11 it is going back to the normal way. Photo: Peter Bosbach |
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When the 4 and 8 axle trams were converted to one-man trams, it was used repeated of 2 - axle trams. Here trams 262 as line 6 on the way. Friedrich - Engels - Allee at police headquarters. Photo: Wilfried Bode 24.04.1976 |
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Tram 3403 is at the track change of the stop at Döppersberg and waits for the application as suspension railway. The back-up vehicles were signed like route 60 and for traffic problems sometimes on the half way the driving direction were changed. Photo: Peter Bosbach |
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3403 on the line 601 briefly before the entry to the loop Wieden. The vibration chutes had to help out the large line. A repair for the vibration chutes would have become too expensive. 4 of 8 trams were scrapped in Blankenstein. 3401, 3403, 3404 and 3407 came to Graz. There it came only to test ride, then also they were scrapped. Photo: Peter Bosbach |
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Tram 3818 on the route 602 on the way. From time to time you could avoid suspension railway and trams in a photo. Here it succeeded at the stop Loher Brücke. Photo: Peter Bosbach |
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In Wuppertal somtimes snow falls came across. So you see 3818 at the exit from the tramdepot Heckinghausen. On a sunday the tram start it`s service on route 611. Photo: Peter Bosbach |
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Worktram 3241 was converted in own workshop to a worktram. . In the loop Wieden we see it in its last version. With small modifications you can admire it today in the Sporvejsmuseet Denmark. It cleans the tracks of the museum courses. Photo: Peter Bosbach |
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From Dortmund took over the WSW used trams. They replaced the trams of the series 3401 - 3408. The tram 3823 is as a driving school on the way. It is located in the loop Klinikum Barmen. Photo: Peter Bosbach |
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The end of the Wuppertaler trams approaches. Tram 3815 is loaded on a low trailer. It is sent away to Graz. / Austria. Graz took over almost all Wuppertal 8-axles trams. Only tram 3822 was scrapped in Unterbarmen at the scrap yard. Photo: 23,09,1985 Peter Bosbach |
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Here tram 3810, loaded on wagons of the German railway in the Koeflacher station arrived in Graz / Austria. Some modifications were needed to go in service at Graz. Collection: Peter Bosbach |
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At the Grazer tramdepot you see GVB 555 and 3805 on the sidings. 3805 was damaged during the transport to Graz and was used only as a spare part spender. Today there is only one tram of the "Wuppis". It is stored in the museum Maria Trost / Graz Austria |
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Wuppertal sayed "good bye". It is the 30th May 1987. Tram 3825 and 3239 are waiting for a special service. Both trams are at the exit in front of the last tram depot. Foto: Michael Schad |
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The trams from Dortmund were scrapped at Blankenstein. Tram 3831, came over Karlsruhe (222), from Dortmund (48) to Wuppertal. It came for tram 3827, wich was scrapped after a fire in Wuppertal at stop Saurenhaus. Foto: A. Herr, 20.11.1987 |
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At the area of the former tram depot is stored a new factory, called Wasi, specialised for technical equipment. They changed the depot inside like a big store. From Dortmund they ordered tram 87. Wasi decoreated tram 87 into Wuppertal design. In front of the depot tram 87 now named as 3825 ist stored on some rest tracks. To protect "3825" again the weather condition they build up a small galery. Both photos are taken by Joachim Schad - Wuppertal |
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