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Gräf & Stift NGE152 M17/18 #038

7 april 2010 - Eberswalde-Nordend, Poratzstrasse. A small race - although personally I wouldn't want to race anyone or anything while sat on a bike on these Prussian cobblestones...

Author: straphan

Place: Eberswalde (Brandenburg) | Owner: BBG Eberswalde

Gräf & Stift NGE152 M17/18 #040

7 april 2010 - Eberswalde-Nordend, Neue Strasse. Coming back from Easter to London I decided to stop by this lovely town to get some pics in before these trolleybuses got replaced.

Author: straphan

Place: Eberswalde (Brandenburg) | Owner: BBG Eberswalde

Bombardier CR 4000 #2538

3 may 2010 - London (Croydon), Church Street. Way before the riots burst out here, and Maurice Reeve's furniture store was still standing...

Author: straphan

Place: London (Greater London) | Owner: London Trams London | Route: 3

Comments: 5

Swaraj Mazda T3500

11 august 2011 - The road to Khardung-La pass, Jammu and Kashmir, India. And with this photo I'd like to finish my India photos. I'd like to wish all Phototrans.eu users a Happy New Year 2012, and thanks very much for all your kind words under the photos.

Author: straphan

Place: Leh (Jammu and Kashmir) | Owner: Unknown Owner Leh

Comments: 4

Force Traveller 3350WB #JK-10-7844

11 august 2011 - Khardung-La pass, Leh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. This picture was taken at around 5560m above sea level, on what is allegedly the world's highest pass reachable by car. Which is exactly what this mercedes-clone has done. I preferred to go up there in a pick-up and go back down the 38km to Leh on a mountainbike. That was FUN! :)

Author: straphan

Place: Leh (Jammu and Kashmir) | Owner: Unknown Owner Leh

Comments: 5

Ashok Leyland / Ruby #416

9 august 2011 - Bombay, Bandra bus depot. To cope with the wild crowds using the local trains in Bombay every day (you can see how wild some of them are HERE) a system of overbridges was built above the local streets, one leading alongside the Bandra bus depot. The picture shows one of the newest additions to the BEST bus fleet - a CNG-powered bus with an electronic display rather than a film. In the background you can see a typical Indian slum.

Author: straphan

Place: Mumbai (Maharashtra) | Owner: BEST Mumbai

Comments: 6

Ashok Leyland / Ruby #6902

9 august 2011 - Bombay, Wellington Chowk. A traditional Bombay bus next to a traditional Bombay taxi, a licence version of the Fiat 1100 from 1951. It may be difficult to believe, but India has adopted their own emissions standards, based on European norms. This bus from Colaba depot is proud to inform that it conforms to the Bharat II standard (same as Euro II). It is running on circular route 111, which takes train passengers from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus around the city centre.

Author: straphan

Place: Mumbai (Maharashtra) | Owner: BEST Mumbai

Comments: 4

Ashok Leyland / Antony #4027

9 august 2011 - Bombay, Madame Cama Road. And this is what the newest generation of double-deckers in Bombay looks like. DDs (British-made) were introduced in 1937. The one in the picture is around 10-12 years old - I remember the batch of full-length cab ones was more-or-less new 10 years ago. Each BEST bus has two destination blinds - one at the front in Marathi, one on the side in English. It\''s the same with depot signs and fleet numbers (English at the back). This is why BEST buses were my favourite tool to learn to read and write Hindi (same script). The DD buses are accessed via the rear like old-fashioned front-engined buses in the UK. Passengers are served by two conductors - one on the lower and one on the upper deck - they usually walk around the deck and hit the handrails with their ticket clippers to alert the passengers. Of course each bus is fitted with a conductor\''s rope - pulled once to signal a stop and two to allow the driver to leave. Over the last 10 years the number of DD buses has dropped, but there is stil a few dozen of them in Colaba, Backbay, Worli, and Kurla depots. The picture shows bus 4027 from Backbay depot on route 138 running between said depot and the magnificent Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station or - as we called it - the Station Formerly Known as VT (Victoria Terminus).

Author: straphan

Place: Mumbai (Maharashtra) | Owner: BEST Mumbai

Comments: 5

Ashok Leyland / Ruby #180

9 august 2011 - Bombay, Marine Drive. The bus public transport in Bombay is similar in many aspects to that of London, and not just because of the colour of the vehicles. There is a huge number of bus lines, the daily vehicle requirement is slightly larger than London\''s, and the buses come in a number of sizes - from a minibus (like this one) to double-deckers of around 11 metres in length. Both cities also hate bendies as much - Bombay experimented with them around 2000 in the suburbs but quickly gave up. The photo shows a gas-powered minibus from Backbay depot running on route 9 Limited in the very centre of the city.

Author: straphan

Place: Mumbai (Maharashtra) | Owner: BEST Mumbai

Comments: 1

Ashok Leyland / Ruby #7325

9 august 2011 - Krishna Chandra Road, Bandra, Mumbai. Time for some more of India. This is a typical BEST bus. BEST (Brinahmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport) is a city-owned monopolist responsible for electricity and buses. This structure is - of course - anachronistic. BEST was initially a tram company, which sold surplus electricity to private users. In time they built the city electricity grid and ditched the trams (in 1964), briefly experimenting with trolleybuses. Wikipedia even has a picture of a right-hand-drive Skoda 9Tr HERE.

Author: straphan

Place: Mumbai (Maharashtra) | Owner: BEST Mumbai

Volvo 9400 #MH-43-H-31000

8 august 2011 - Bombay-Pune expressway, Sajgaon services. This is what the offer of the state transport undertaking of Maharashtra looks like. On the left a slightly dirty Volvo, on the right the equivalent of an Autosan H9. The Volvos have become a synonim of luxury on the route, linking Pune station with the Bombay suburb of Dadar every 15-30 minutes. The journey time of the bus and train is similar, but the bus has one big advantage - tickets are available for immediate travel, whereas the train is sold out weeks before departure.

Author: straphan

Place: Sajgaon (Maharashtra) | Owner: M.S.R.T.C. Mumbai

Comments: 9

Miscellanous vehicles #MH-12-AU-7695

7 august 2011 - The campus of the Mahindra United World College of India, Taluka (commune) Mulshi. This is what I actually went to India for - the ten year anniversary of my graduation from this good institution. It was a great experience to go back to the place I spent two of the best years of my life. At the end we were treated to a ride on the bus of the same company that has been ferrying us down to Pune for shopping every Saturday for over a decade. If any of you is around 15-16 and would like to go round the world at a young age, have a look here: http://www.uwc.org

Author: straphan

Place: Mulshi (Maharashtra) | Owner: Junavane Pune

Comments: 8

Burn & Co. SLC #613

3 august 2011 - Calcutta, Bidhan Sarani. And here is the last pic from Calcutta. This one seems to be in a reasonable condition, with a slightly peeling ad. After taking this picture I got into a taxi and went to the airport to go back to Delhi. And from there - onward through India...

Author: straphan

Place: Kolkata (West Bengal) | Owner: CTC Kolkata

Comments: 5

Burn & Co. SLC #244

1 august 2011 - Calcutta, Esplanade. A car on route 12/1 from Rajabazaar depot turns round under the watchful eye of the dispatcher (sorry about the person in the shot). Given the average speed of trams in this city, this one will reach Belgatchia in around one and a half hours. If I got into the metro at the nearby station I would be there in 20 minutes - if it wasn`t for the huge queues at the ticket window, which often spill out onto the street - which means it would have taken me another good half hour to buy the ticket...

Author: straphan

Place: Kolkata (West Bengal) | Owner: CTC Kolkata

Comments: 6

Tata LPO 1210 #WB-25-A-0110

1 august 2011 - Calcutta, B.B.D. Bag. And something else I managed to find. The shortest-wheelbase version of the Tata 1210 is a very popular bus in Calcutta - mainly because it\''s cheap and it fills up with passengers fast - both being important from a private operator\''s point of view.

Author: straphan

Place: Kolkata (West Bengal) | Owner: Unknown Owner Kolkata

Comments: 3

Ashok Leyland #WB-04-D-0136

1 august 2011 - Calcutta, B.B.D. Bag. I found something else from Cal after all. A really worn out bus made by Ashok Leyland runs through one of the main squares of the city, towards the Rabindra Setu bridge. Just behind it is a low-floor Volvo B9 (sadly something obstructed the shot as it came past me), made in India, and bought by the state transport company of West Bengal. To the left we see a Hindustan Ambassador, which is basically a licensed Oxford Minor, made in India non-stop since the 40s. A country of contrasts indeed...

Author: straphan

Place: Kolkata (West Bengal) | Owner: Unknown Owner Kolkata

Comments: 4

Burn & Co. SLC #286

3 august 2011 - Calcutta, Bidhan Sarani. Tram vehicles in Calcutta - unlike any other in the world - have 1st and 2nd class compartments. The 1st class (front half of the vehicle) has seats facing the direction of travel and ceiling-mounted fans (which never work anyway). The 2nd class compartment has seats facing the centre of the vehicle and no fans. Of course the ticket prices for 1st class are a bit higher. And I`m afraid that`s it from Calcutta this time around - I have written an article for the December issue of "Świat Kolei".

Author: straphan

Place: Kolkata (West Bengal) | Owner: CTC Kolkata

Comments: 13

Burn & Co. SLC #207

3 august 2011 - Calcutta, Shyambazaar. Most termini in Calcutta either have a tram depot or a few sidings. The newly modernised car (from Belgatchia depot) stands next to a slightly older vehicle, nicknamed the "Elephant Car". The mesh at the front is used for protection against the sometimes violent demonstrations. And besides - if I had to stand in front of a window for 8 hours at a stretch I wouldn`t survive long...

Author: straphan

Place: Kolkata (West Bengal) | Owner: CTC Kolkata

Comments: 1

Bajaj RE #WB-04-D-5131

3 august 2011 - Calcutta, Hazra Road x Sarat Bose Road. Let me explain. Autorickshaws are one of the basic modes of transport in all Indian cities. However, in most cities they function like taxis. but not in Calcutta. Here they ply on set routes and are like minibuses in Eastern Europe - they fill in the gaps left by the bus and tram networks. As you can see, this vehicle runs on Route 34 from Jatin Das Park metro station along Hazra and Bondel Roads. Each rickshaw takes a maximum of 5 people (3 at the back, 2 next to the driver). As always with this kind of transport - no tickets are issued, and you pay the driver directly.

Author: straphan

Place: Kolkata (West Bengal) | Owner: Unknown Owner Kolkata

Comments: 7

Burn & Co. SLC #227

2 august 2011 - Calcutta, Dufferin Road. And this is what the newest modernised vehicle looks like - built partially from plexiglass and with slightly more modern seats. Under the floor though it`s a vehicle built at best around 1983, using pre-war technology. Not to mention the plexi windows make you feel like you`re in a greenhouse inside. Nothing like a well-done modernisation, eh?

Author: straphan

Place: Kolkata (West Bengal) | Owner: CTC Kolkata

Comments: 2

Tata LPO 1210 #WB-11-B-3560

3 august 2011 - Calcutta, Esplanade bus station. After the privatisation of the bus routes (during the reign of the Communist Party of India!) Calcutta became full of these colourful contraptions. The body is part-steel and part-wood, whereas the chassis is a universal Tata chassis, which can be fitted out with either a lorry or a bus body.

Author: straphan

Place: Kolkata (West Bengal) | Owner: Unknown Owner Kolkata

Comments: 5

Burn & Co. SLC #635

2 august 2011 - Calcutta, Park Circus depot. Sadly, since my last visit there 10 years ago, large sections of the network have been closed. In 2001 there were at least two routes serving Park Circus - now the depot houses buses and these old bangers, which won`t ride anywhere anymore. Sadly - despite the tracks not being all that bad, these trams run at around 10-15 km/h, thereby becoming true road-hogs. Also, the city tries to cope with the traffic by making one-way street systems - closing the tram tracks going the "wrong way" each time.

Author: straphan

Place: Kolkata (West Bengal) | Owner: CTC Kolkata

Burn & Co. SLC #724

1 august 2011 - Calcutta, Esplanade. With this picture I`d like to start a short series of pictures of public transport from Calcutta. This picture shows a standard vehicle from this dying network. It`s tough to determine its age - the last batch of new cars was bought in the middle of the 80s, and since then these cars have just undergone repairs and overhauls, using whatever parts were available in the depot :)

Author: straphan

Place: Kolkata (West Bengal) | Owner: CTC Kolkata

Comments: 12

Bombardier B90 #35

28 march 2010 - Londyn, szlak London City Airport -> Pontoon Dock.

Author: straphan

Place: London (Greater London) | Owner: DLR London

Comments: 4

Bombardier B2K #11

28 march 2010 - Londyn (granica Newham i Tower Hamlets), szlak East India -> Canning Town. Jedno z ładniejszych miejsc na trasie DLRki.

Author: straphan

Place: London (Greater London) | Owner: DLR London

Comments: 1

Leyland Olympian / East Lancs #4006

26 march 2010 - York, Museum Street. I kolejny historyk, tym razem najwyraźniej o walijskim rodowodzie.

Author: straphan

Place: York (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Owner: Transdev York

Comments: 2

Mercedes-Benz O530G II #11105

26 march 2010 - York, St. Leonard’s Place. W Londynie tamtejsze ulice okazały się być podobno zbyt wąskie dla przegubowcow. Po średniowiecznym centrum Yorku poruszają się za to od lat bez większych problemów. Nie ma to jak polityka…

Author: straphan

Place: York (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Owner: First York | Route: 2

Comments: 2

Leyland National #262

26 march 2010 - York, George Hudson Street. Zadziwiające, że taka piękność jeszcze się uchowała. No i skoro wozi dzieci do szkoły, to trudno się dziwić, że połowa młodych Anglików ma awersję do komunikacji miejskiej, a druga połowa zostaje miłośnikami…

Author: straphan

Place: York (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Owner: York Pullman York | Route: 9

Comments: 1

Optare Versa #276

26 march 2010 - York, Micklegate. Transdevowi ostatnio coś nie idzie z Coastlinerem. Jeszcze dwa lata temu między Leeds, Yorkiem a wybrzeżem kursowały piętrusy z piętnastominutową częstotliwością. Zastąpiono je ze względów komercyjnych autobusami pojedynczymi – obniżając liczbę dostępnych siedzeń o około 1/3.

Author: straphan

Place: York (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Owner: Transdev York

Comments: 1

Leyland Olympian / Eastern Coachworks #210

26 march 2010 - York, Micklegate. York ma to do siebie, że jeździ tam cała masa oskalpowanych dziadków takich, jak ten.

Author: straphan

Place: York (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Owner: York Pullman York

DAF SB220 / Ikarus 481 #254

26 march 2010 - York, Clifford Street. Ostatnie słowo Ikarusa w kwestii pojazdów niskopodłogowych…

Author: straphan

Place: York (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Owner: York Pullman York

Comments: 7

Mercedes-Benz O405 #60424

25 march 2010 - Manchester, Corporation Street. Pozostałości po próbach Grampiana z wprowadzeniem nowych standardów jakości w komunikacji miejskiej…

Author: straphan

Place: Manchester (North West England) | Owner: First Greater Manchester Oldham

Comments: 3

Dennis Dart SLF / Marshall Capital #R712MEW

25 march 2010 - Manchester, Shudehill Interchange. Jedna spółka samorządowa już tego potrzebowała, więc inna spółka samorządowa go odkupiła, chlapnęła ciut żółtej farby i zaczęła wysyłać do Manchesteru. Niestety, wnętrze raczej nie zostało odnowione – nadal widać te nieciekawe ławeczki, które w latach 80. i 90. były w Anglii równie popularne co w Polsce ikarusowe fotele z obiciem ze skaju.

Author: straphan

Place: Manchester (North West England) | Owner: Easyride Rossendale

Bombardier M5000 #3003

25 march 2010 - Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens. Like I said in my last picture - the Germans somehow can design good looking trams - unlike the Italians...

Author: straphan

Place: Manchester (North West England) | Owner: Metrolink Manchester

Ansaldo T68 #1005

25 march 2010 - Manchester, Piccadilly Gardens. The Italians are apparently the masters of design, but they sure as hell can't make one nice public transport vehicle...

Author: straphan

Place: Manchester (North West England) | Owner: Metrolink Manchester

Comments: 4

Volvo Olympian / Northern Counties Palatine I #1747

25 march 2010 - Manchester, Whitworth Street. Finglands also has these nice high-floor buses in its fleet.

Author: straphan

Place: Manchester (North West England) | Owner: Finglands Manchester

Dennis Dragon / Duple Metsec #15194

25 march 2010 - Manchester, Oxford Road. And now some more of the morning session on Oxford Road - time for something African.

Author: straphan

Place: Manchester (North West England) | Owner: Stagecoach Manchester

Volvo B7TL \ Plaxton President #MF51MBX

25 march 2010 - Manchester, Oxford Road. And this is what marshrutkas look in one of the richest countries of the world. Once Oxford Road was the scene of an epic rivalry between about twenty big and small companies, each trying to get as many students as they could from their homes to the universities. With time more and more dropped out, some were shut by the traffic commissioners, until in 2009 Stagecoach took over the family-run Bullocks Buses. Ah well, who would ride with a company which marketed itself on its website with the words 'Our big red Bullocks...' And so, on the red battlefield marked with the words 'BUS LANE' there were only two left - Finglands and Stagecoach. I wonder how much time will pass until only Stagecoach remains. Sadly, the way economics works, this is the only possible outcome of deregulation.

Author: straphan

Place: Manchester (North West England) | Owner: Finglands Manchester

Comments: 3

Ansaldo T68 #1016

24 march 2010 - Greater Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Stretford tram stop. I like the Altrincham route mainly for how much mainline railway is still left over out there. The Metrolink was created as a link between the two mainline stations (Piccadilly and Victoria), with two routes out into the suburbs (to Bury and Altrincham), which were taken away from the railways. With those two routes, they just slapped on some OHLE (the Bury line was already electrified with 1500V DC third rail) and got some high-floor trams to run on the route. Only now is investment starting to pour into the tracks and stations and - if you look at the edges of this picture - they sure need it.

Author: straphan

Place: Trafford (North West England) | Owner: Metrolink Manchester

Comments: 2

Bombardier M5000 #3008

24 march 2010 - Salford, St. Peter's Quay. An absolutely new vehicle. Just like Croydon Tramlink, Metrolink also bought clones of Cologne trams from Bombardier - but in a much nicer colour and with a much nicer interior - my opinion anyway. There is a total of 62 carriages contracted for delivery until 2013, when all the planned extensions are built.

Author: straphan

Place: Salford (North West England) | Owner: Metrolink Manchester

Ansaldo T68 #1003

24 march 2010 - Salford, near St. Peter's Quay stop. One of the nicer locations along the Eccles route, at the old inland harbour now converted to an office park.

Author: straphan

Place: Salford (North West England) | Owner: Metrolink Manchester

Comments: 2

Dennis Dart / East Lancs EL2000 #1247

24 march 2010 - Eccles, bus station. This ugly one is on an orbital route linking the town centres of the peripheral districts of Manchester.

Author: straphan

Place: Eccles (North West England) | Owner: Arriva North West Liverpool

Comments: 3

Ansaldo T68 #1002

24 march 2010 - Greater Manchester, Eccles terminus. And here we have a typical ugly bastard from Manchester - fortunately with a retracted Scharfenberg, which makes it look even prettier. The on-street section between Cornbrook and Eccles was only built in 1999, seven years after the opening of the first two routes. Sadly, these vehicles were built mainly for the two original routes, which were re-built from heavy rail routes, with stops more than a kilometre apart, and full throttle in-between. The Eccles route is twisty and full of gradients - the T68 would be easily beaten by an N-car with two trailers packed with passengers.

Author: straphan

Place: Eccles (North West England) | Owner: Metrolink Manchester

Leyland Olympian / East Lancs #371

24 march 2010 - Blackpool, Talbot Square. The Blackpool Transport fleet is truly ancient. Sadly, we had had enough of rain falling sideways and a lack of trams - it was time to go back to Manchester.

Author: straphan

Place: Blackpool (North West England) | Owner: Blackpool Transport Blackpool | Route: 6

English Electric Baloon #726

24 march 2010 - Blackpool, Rigby Road depot. Sadly, when we went to Blackpool we didn't want to check if there are any roadworks going on or something. Of course - there had been renewal works all winter, connected with the impending delivery of new low-floor trams. Thanks to these works there are lovely old Olympians running up and down the seafront but - sadly - these are all the trams we could take a picture of. Ah well - c'est la vie...

Author: straphan

Place: Blackpool (North West England) | Owner: Blackpool Transport Blackpool

Comments: 1

DAF SB220 / Optare Delta #101

24 march 2010 - Blackpool, Talbot Square. The local transport company has managed to keep many interesting vehicles which have been long withdrawn elsewhere.

Author: straphan

Place: Blackpool (North West England) | Owner: Blackpool Transport Blackpool | Route: 6

Comments: 1

Siemens-Duewag Supertram #115

23 march 2010 - Sheffield, near Park Square junction. Fortunately the driver stopped the tram in time. Looking at the picture I immediately thought of this scene from The Life of Brian

Author: straphan

Place: Sheffield (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Owner: Stagecoach Supertram Sheffield

Comments: 1

Siemens-Duewag Supertram #101

23 march 2010 - Sheffield, szlak Hyde Park -> Fitzalan Square.

Author: straphan

Place: Sheffield (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Owner: Stagecoach Supertram Sheffield

Siemens-Duewag Supertram #113

23 march 2010 - Sheffield, Commercial Street. When building the network in Sheffield it was decided not to fight the terrain profile. Instead, Duewag was asked to supply distant relatives of Stuttgart DT8s, and gave them large sandboxes. On the right one of the biggest and more infamous blocks in Sheffield during its demolition.

Author: straphan

Place: Sheffield (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Owner: Stagecoach Supertram Sheffield

Comments: 1

Siemens-Duewag Supertram #110

23 march 2010 - Sheffield, Park Grange Road. The city itself isn't pretty, but its location sure is.

Author: straphan

Place: Sheffield (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Owner: Stagecoach Supertram Sheffield

Comments: 4

Volvo B7L / Wright Eclipse Metro #60726

23 march 2010 - Sheffield, Park Grange Road. Another example of how pointless competition is. After the tram was built, First decided to run bus route 7 along the tram tracks. Today, Stagecoach has added route 120 - to kick out passengers off the number 7, and to suss them out of the estates in case some of them don't fancy the short walk to the tram.

Author: straphan

Place: Sheffield (Yorkshire and the Humber) | Owner: First South Yorkshire Leicester | Route: 7

Comments: 4

Bombardier Incentro #207

22 march 2010 - Nottingham, Highbury Vale. Bad weather is always good for B&W.

Author: straphan

Place: Nottingham (East Midlands) | Owner: NET Nottingham

Bombardier Incentro #215

22 march 2010 - Nottingham, Victoria Street / Fletcher Gate. Unlike in Birmingham, the Nottingham tram network exceeded its ridership forecasts quite quickly. That is why the decision was made to build two new lines to the outskirts, together with large P+R facilities. This is yet another investment with a big question mark above its head due to the sorry state of the UK's public finances.

Author: straphan

Place: Nottingham (East Midlands) | Owner: NET Nottingham

Comments: 3

Dennis Trident / East Lancs Lolyne #436

22 march 2010 - Nottingham, Carlton Road. Just like other bigger companies, NCT also cascades its buses. When new, these Lolynes ran on the backbone of the city network, called "GO2" by NCT. They were then white , with the front colour-coded according to the route they ran. The secondary network was operated by their high-floor predecessors, painted green. Now, after new Scanias arrived, the high-floor buses were retired, these Lolynes were relegated to the secondary network and painted green, whereas the new scanias, partly with leather seats, now run on the main network.

Author: straphan

Place: Nottingham (East Midlands) | Owner: NCT Nottingham

Scania N230UD / East Lancs Olympus #PN09 EMJ

22 march 2010 - Birmingham, Moor Street Ringway. This little company competes directly with the rail service between the picturesque Stratford-upon-Avon and Birmingham - directly to the left of this view is Moor Street station, where trains from Stratford arrive. Nevertheless, when buying new buses, the company could have specified a few extras, such as leather seats, which would definitely have helped it secure additional clientele.

Author: straphan

Place: Birmingham (West Midlands) | Owner: Johnsons Henley-In-Arden

Comments: 3

Volvo B7TL / Alexander ALX400 #4284

22 march 2010 - Birmingham, Corporation Street. And this is what developed bus competition looks like in a developed country. On the right we have the incumbent provider on the local market, on the left - a competitor with a little shed in the field and a few little buses which run a suburban service between Birmingham and Oldbury. There is one difference between the UK and the former USSR - the little guys survive mainly on pensioners. Every Briton over 60. gets free bus travel (refunded by the councils), so many of them will use the bus rather than their car even if they own one. And since they can use ANY bus for free, they will get on whatever comes along first. That's why the big providers try to broaden their market by attracting other social groups, whereas the smaller ones prefer to concentrate on pensioners and students.

Author: straphan

Place: Birmingham (West Midlands) | Owner: NEWM Birmingham

Comments: 8

Ansaldo T69 #04

22 march 2010 - Birmingham, picture taken from Soho Benson Road stop. One of the last decisions of the Department for Transport before the election was the agreement to fund the extension of the Midland Metro from the current terminus at Snow Hill through the city centre to the main rail station at New Street. The project would also entail a complete change of rolling stock for bigger trams. And rightly so - apart from being a little tight, the quality of these vehicles leaves a bit to be desired. Unfortunately, the new government has already annouced cuts of £600m from the department's budget. Thus, knowing how much the Tories dislike trams, it is a good question whether this project will survive.

Author: straphan

Place: Birmingham (West Midlands) | Owner: Midland Metro Birmingham | Route: 1

Optare Excel #701

22 march 2010 - Wolverhampton, Piper's Row. This bus never really made it to London, because it was never offered as a two-door version. That's why it was nice to see these great buses back in action again.

Author: straphan

Place: Birmingham (West Midlands) | Owner: NEWM Birmingham

Bombardier CR4000 #2531

21 march 2010 - London Borough of Croydon, Arena -> Harrington Road. Thanks to the footpath running close to the tracks here you can really get some close-up action.

Author: straphan

Place: London (Greater London) | Owner: London Trams London | Route: 2

Comments: 2

Cravens A60 #5177

20 march 2010 - City of Westminster, Baker Street. This is what you call a house with a big cellar :)

Author: straphan

Place: London (Greater London) | Owner: LUL London

Comments: 2

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