Slovakian Trams 1 - Bratislava Trams & Trolleybuses
Bratislava
is situated on the River Danube and is the capital city of Slovakia. This independent republic was formed in 1993
when it detached itself from Czechoslovakia.
The country became Slovakia and the other part became the Czech
Republic. The tramway in Bratislava (Električky) opened with
electricity in 1895 and has operated ever since. There is also an extensive trolleybus and bus
fleet running in the city and its environs and is currently operated by Dopravný podnik Bratislava
(DPB). This historic city, in the area
near the Danube is very picturesque with beautiful classical buildings all
around, however, the out of town suburbs are dominated by the former Eastern
Bloc large grey apartments associated with the Communist era. There are a number of liveries used by DPB, a
new all over red with large colour blocks is being introduced on repaints to
the trams, buses and trolleybuses. Most
of the trams are still in the ubiquitous red and cream livery that was to be
found in most cities in Eastern Europe, although there are some sporting a red,
blue and silver scheme as well as the new overall red livery. Some trolleybuses are running in their old
red, white and grey scheme and a number have been painted in overall red. Buses tend to be in a similar scheme, but
there are many new buses now in service in overall red. Some of the trams carry overall adverts to
add yet more interest and colour to the scene!
Our filming starts at
the central railway station with a good deal of trolleybus
action. At the time of filming the tram lines to the
station were closed, as well as the tunnel that runs under Bratislava
Castle,
the latter was due to ingress of water.
From the railway station we move along Šancova a very busy trolleybus
route towards Obchodná, the main shopping
street which features the trams. The Tatra T3 and T6 make up the
bulk of the tram fleet as well as a number of rebuilt Tatras, however,
look out
for a new Bombardier Flexity Outlook demonstrator in
service as we film at the junction of Obchodná
and Námestie Slovenského Nârodnęho Povstania. We then board Tatra
T3, 7843 + 7844 to our next location at Mostova. We then move to
the pretty Vajanského Nábrežie and Jesenského area. With further
filming done at Stúrova we board Tatra T3, 7835 + 7836 back
to Obchodná to complete our tram
filming for the day. We then travel on
Skoda trolleybus 6264 for a spirited run to Pražská
where we see a number of trolleybuses in action from an overhead
walkway. Our final scenes are recorded at Šancova during the busy
rush
hour where the buses old and new mingle with the trolleybuses.
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Filmed
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2012 |
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Duration
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64 minutes (approx). |
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Price
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Within UK - Ł16 |
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Rest of world -
Ł18 |
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Format
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DVD -R |
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Picture Aspect 16:9 |
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Order
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D158 |