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3-01. Lenina Ul. / Dzerzhinskogo Ul.
ZiU-682G 3. Line 12, Rabochiy Posyolok-bound. Trolleybus traverses through a small section of the 'old Tyumen' that boasts typical small-town semi-wooden buildings. At the height of trolleybus operation the western section of the network was served with Lines 1, 2, 4, 11 and 12 operating to/from Muzey, Dom Oborony and EMZ. At the time of this photograph only Line 12 was left, operating to Dom Oborony. The short Muzey extension in the 'old city' and the line to EMZ in the western industrial park were no longer serviced. (30 Jan 2007, YM) |
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3-02. Respubliki Ul. / Chelyuskintsev Ul.
ZiU-682G 25. Line 12, Dom Oborony-bound. A late eve run on Line 12 through the city center. The short section of Respubliki Ul. in the 'old city' is the only chance to capture views with more or less decent old stylish buildings as the backdrop. Such chances are further reduced considering that Line 12 is the most scarcely operated trolleybus service in the city. At the time of this photo, while the peak hour headway hovered around 12 min, the off-peak headway was up to 24 min if you get lucky. Provided that private diesel buses operate the same corridor on the 1 min headway, trolleybus service becomes essentially irrelevant. (30 Jan 2007, YM) |
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3-03. Perekopskaya Ul. / Pobedy Ul.
ZiU-682G 3. Line 12, Dom Oborony-bound. Upon branching off the central Muzey line, the Dom Oborony extension detours via a backwater neighborhood at the fringes of the city center. A more direct route to Dom Oborony is available and used by most buses, but despite long-standing plans to optimize the routing, the direct trolleybus line was never built. Incidentally, as a result, this particular neighborhood became the only area in the city almost entirely dependent on the trolleybus service. (30 Jan 2007, YM) |
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3-04. Chernyshevskogo Ul. / Perekopskaya Ul.
ZiU-682G 18. Line 12, Rabochiy Posyolok-bound. Trolleybus works its way down the circuitous Dom Oborony extension. A mix of buildings in the background illustrates Tyumen's incoherent urban planning. (30 Jan 2007, YM) |
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3-05. Polevaya Ul. / Uralskaya Ul.
ZiU-682G 18. Line 12, Rabochiy Posyolok-bound. Trolleybus leaves the Dom Oborony area in the west of the city. (30 Jan 2007, YM) |
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3-06. Polevaya Ul. / Lunocharskogo Ul.
ZiU-682G 18. Line 12, Rabochiy Posyolok-bound. Inbound trolleybus leaves the direct corridor to the city center for a detour via Polevaya Ul. and Perekopskaya Ul. The long-planned direct trolleybus link would have continued to viewer's right via Lunocharskogo Ul. and would connect directly into the short Muzey line in the 'old city'. As of the date of this photo, provided the current weak standing of trolleybuses in the city, this proposal could be safely given a rest. Note Tyumen's signature wooden barracks in the background. (30 Jan 2007, YM) |
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3-07. Lunocharskogo Ul. / Lva Tolstogo Ul.
ZiU-682G 29. Line 12, Rabochiy Posyolok-bound. Upon approaching Dom Oborony, the trolleybus line briefly splits in two one-way sections. While inbound trolleybuses follow Lva Tolstogo Ul. and Lunocharskogo Ul. (pictured here), outbound trolleybuses use Polevaya Ul. and Yamskaya Ul. (30 Jan 2007, YM) |
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3-08. Yamskaya Ul. / Tavricheskaya Ul.
ZiU-682G 29. Line 12, Dom Oborony-bound. Trolleybus approaches the Dom Oborony Loop. The overhead splits, as the leftmost set of wires (viewer's point of view) continues on to EMZ, while the rightmost set this trolleybus is about to follow leads to the loop. (30 Jan 2007, YM) |
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3-09a. The Dom Oborony Loop.
ZiU-682G 29. Line 12. Trolleybus follows the Dom Oborony Loop around the nameless square. (30 Jan 2007, YM) |
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3-09b. The Dom Oborony Loop.
ZiU-682G 29. Line 12. Laying over prior to a return inbound trip. The line to Dom Oborony was opened in 1977, while the continuation to EMZ was finished in 1979. As of the date of this photo, the remaining section to EMZ was not operated, with trolleybuses serving Line 12 short-turning at Dom Oborony. Trolleybuses will return to the EMZ line a year later, on 01 Feb 2008, but only as far as the Akkumulyatorniy Zavod Stop, about 2/3 down the line, where a new loop will be cut in. (30 Jan 2007, YM) |
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3-10. The EMZ Loop.
A somewhat symbolic photo of the unused EMZ trolleybus loop with two private diesel buses operating under the overhead in place of trolleybuses. The section of the line between Dom Oborony and EMZ was to serve the western industrial park. It was originally operated with Lines 11 and 12. The service was reduced to Line 4 only in the 1990s, and the section was eventually abandoned soon thereafter. With a shift in economic priorities in present-day Russia, Soviet-era-built industrial parks could no longer generate passenger patronage that would justify trolleybus service. The trend has partially reversed, however, as trolleybuses return to the EMZ line on 01 Feb 2008, even though as far as the Akkumulyatorniy Zavod only, but nevertheless, serving most of the industrial park in question. (30 Jan 2007, YM) |
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