Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
This is the in-town tramway terminal since 23.06.1969. The original Hotel Lindenhof Terminal was located 350 m. further into the center of the town. 2-car trains are used most of the times during a spring-to-fall season.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha B2-64 trailer
Additional trailers are usually stationed at each terminal when 2-car trains are in use, to provide extra capacity for planned or unplanned heavier trips. Car 25 is unique - this the only trailer of the B2-64 type, built as late as 1966.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 motor
All cars are completely cosmetically refurbished. Except for unauthentic but more comfortable seats, traditional Gotha-car interior remains intact. Doors on the north side are blocked off as all stops are located on the south side.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-64 motor+trailer+trailer
A train just arrived from Lichtenhainer Wasserfall. 3-car trains are used throughout heavier periods, mostly during the first half of weekend days in a spring-to-fall season. This is the only line in the world where a classic GDR-era motor+trailer+trailer arrangement is still in use.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-64 motor+trailer+trailer
A motor car is uncoupled from its trailers and is driven into a stub end-track.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-64 motor+trailer+trailer
A motor car changes ends and by-passes its trailers via an adjacent track. The last trailer 25 is unique - it is the only one of the B2-64 type.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57
A motor car changes ends ones again and comes back to claim its trailers.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-64 motor+trailer+trailer
A motor car now faces eastbound. A consist is ready for a departure. While all motor cars are double-ended, all trailers are one-sided, with doors permanently facing the southern side.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-64 motor+trailer+trailer
Fares are collected by a driver acting as a conductor as passengers approach from the western end of a train (which faces the town). On busier days a second staffer is employed at terminals, acting like a conductor and a switchman.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer+trailer
An urban setting extends as far as the first 400 m. of the line only.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-64 motor+trailer+trailer
An entire line is built in mixed traffic along the southern side of a road. This way westbound (town-bound) trams are in perpetual state of a conflict with the eastbound motorized traffic (note a car in this photo).
( 20.08.2007 , Vladislav Prudnikov )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-64 motor+trailer+trailer
( 20.08.2007 , Vladislav Prudnikov )
At the time of the GDR’s collapse in 1990 the in-town section of the line was under construction. Trams terminated one stop short of the town.
( 16.06.1990 , Frank Hohmann )
Gotha/AEG Erfurt-type motor cars; Gotha B2-62 trailers
Trams line up at a temporary single track stub-end terminal, one stop short of the town, while the in-town section of the line is being rebuilt. The pictured section was already rebuilt the GDR style, with concrete blocks used for a trackbed, while the road surface was left in shambles. Old signature poles were replaced with more modern ones. At the time of this photo ex-Lockwitztalbahn Gotha/AEG motor cars of the Erfurt type were the only motor cars in operation, while most trailers were of a somewhat newer standard GDR-built Gotha type.
( 16.06.1990 , Frank Hohmann )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
The meeting at the first (out of two) passing points at the Depot. A late afternoon run from the Falls is operated by a single car. Note a railfan on the left. This is not an official stop, but everyone is welcomed on/off board, which includes getting of for a quick snapshot.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
A single-track operation is maintained via the most reliable method - by way of passing a single rod that corresponds to each section of the track. Each rod exchange is accompanied by a leisurely chat between drivers. While a late afternoon city-bound trip on a weekend is served with a 3-car train, an outbound trip is served with a 2-car train.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
MAN/SSW+MAN motor+trailer
A historic train. Motor cars of this type operated from 1928 to 1983, while trailers lasted until 1991.
( 17.05.1996 , Frank Hohmann )
Bautzen MGT6D
A low-floor tram from Halle operated on the system 13.07-19.08.1993 as a test vehicle. Another low-floor tram from Halle was brought in again for the 100th anniversary of the tramway celebrations in 1998. The Depot barn is in the background.
( 06.06.1998 , Andrew Grahl )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer+trailer
Note the "folling rocks" warning road sign.
( 20.08.2007 , Vladislav Prudnikov )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer+trailer
A canyon where trams run is mostly surrounded by high cliffs.
( 23.08.2008 , Misha Vareshkin )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer+trailer
A rare openning in a roadside greenery exposes high canyon walls.
( 20.08.2007 , Vladislav Prudnikov )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
A tram passes one of many camping grounds in a canyon.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
One of many traditional guesthouses in the area boasts accessibility by a tram. A tram stop is located right at the front porch of the guesthouse.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
A tramway trackage in 1990, three months after the collapse of the GDR. Note old signature poles.
( 16.06.1990 , Frank Hohmann )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
Prior to 2003 the road was still paved with cobblestones, while a tramway right-of-way was already rebuilt. Automobile traffic is light enough to provide for timeless photographs.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
In 2003-2004 a road was upgraded, upon which cobblestone pavement disappeared. Note a common traffic warning sign.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer+trailer
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + CKD B2D motor+trailer+trailer
( 20.08.2007 , Vladislav Prudnikov )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
There is no official stop at this roadside house. Unofficial stop requests from local populace, however, are readily honored.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
Two 2-car trains meet at the second (of the two) mid-route passing point. Both passing points are used when trams are operated on the 30 min. headway.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + CKD B2D + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer+trailer
Two 3-car trains meet at a passing point during a high season. Trailer 26 in the middle of a consist is unique - this is the only trailer of the CKD B2D type, manufactured for the GDR under a patent at the Czechoslovakian factory that otherwise built Tatra trams. At the time of the photo, this was also the newest car on the system, built as late as 1968.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + CKD B2D + Gotha B2-62 and Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-64 motor+trailer+trailer
6 cars worth of trams at a passing point. None of the passing points on the system are used as official passenger stops. Boardings on request, however, are welcomed. This includes photostops.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
At the time of the photo this 1958-built motor car was just delivered second-hand from Plauen, as a part of a “next generation” replacement fleet of GDR-built standard Gotha cars, which were to takeover a fleet of 1938-built Erfurt type Gotha/AEG cars. Standard GDR-built Gotha trailers, however, were used since 1984.
( 08.10.1995 , Frank Hohmann )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/AEG Erfurt-type car, ex-Lockwitztalbahn, ex-Erfurt
Five standard Erfurt-type cars built in 1938-1944 arrived upon the closure of the neighboring Lockwitztalbahn in 1977, where, in turn, they were delivered second-hand from Erfurt. These trams were the sole choice of motor cars in Bad-Schandau until the mid-1990s, when they were replaced with a "next generation" Gotha cars.
( 16.06.1990 , Frank Hohmann )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer+trailer
( 20.08.2007 , Vladislav Prudnikov )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer+trailer
( 20.08.2007 , Vladislav Prudnikov )
Gotha/AEG Erfurt-type car
( 16.06.1990 , Frank Hohmann )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/AEG Erfurt-type motor + Gotha B2-62 trailer
( 16.06.1990 , Frank Hohmann )
Gotha/AEG Erfurt-type motor + Gotha B2-62 trailer
Note old signature poles.
( 16.06.1990 , Frank Hohmann )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
Eastbound tram passes a detailed warning sign for westbound motorists at the beginning of a tram line. Only two of such signs are posted along the line, while others are mostly simple exclamation point warning signs.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
The sign places most responsibility on westbound motorists. If end up driving in parallel with a westbound tram moving in the eastbound traffic lane, a westbound car is to stop and allow an eastbound car to swerve away from a path of the tram into the westbound lane. Such operation is only possible under light traffic conditions.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/AEG Erfurt-type motor + Gotha B2-62 trailer
An East German traffic warning sign prohibits passing trams in curves, photographed just after the collapse of the GDR.
( 16.06.1990 , Frank Hohmann )
Bautzen MGT6D
A low-floor tram from Halle was brought in for the 100th anniversary of the tramway in 1998. The pictured tram operates in regular service.
( 06.06.1998 , Andrew Grahl )
Gotha/LEW T57 + CKD B2D + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer+trailer
( 20.08.2007 , Vladislav Prudnikov )
MAN/SSW+MAN motor+trailer
A historic train. Motor cars of this type operated from 1928 to 1983, while trailers lasted until 1991.
( 17.05.1996 , Frank Hohmann )
Bautzen/Busch motor+trailer
A very crowded oasis of civilization in a canyon next to the Falls. Except for a tram equipment, nothing changed here ever since.
( 1910 , Postcard )
Gotha/AEG Erfurt-type motor + Gotha B2-62 trailer
This photo is made 3 months after the collapse of the GDR. 1938-built ex-Lockwitztalbahn Gotha/AEG motor cars of the Erfurt type were the only motor cars in operation, while most trailers were of a somewhat newer standard GDR-built Gotha type.
( 16.06.1990 , Frank Hohmann )
Gotha/AEG Erfurt-type motor + Gotha B2-62 trailer
A train at the outer terminal of the line. 1938-built ex-Lockwitztalbahn Gotha/AEG motor cars of the Erfurt type operated until the mid-1990s.
( 16.06.1990 , Frank Hohmann )
Gotha/AEG Erfurt-type; Bautzen/SSW
At the time of this photo 1938-built ex-Lockwitztalbahn Gotha/AEG motor cars of the Erfurt type just ceased operating in regular service. Car 8 will be preserved as a museum car.
( 17.05.1996 , Frank Hohmann )
Bautzen/SSW ex-Lockwitztalbahn
This 1925-built car came from the neighboring Lockwitztalbahn 1000 mm tram line, which operated in the southern suburb of Dresden until 18.12.1977. It is now maintained as a museum piece.
( 08.10.1995 , Frank Hohmann )
MAN/SSW+MAN motor+trailer; Gotha/LEW T57 motor
A historic train and a standard GDR-built Gotha train.
( 17.05.1996 , Frank Hohmann )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
A train arrives at the outer terminal of the line.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 motor; Gotha B2-62 trailer
A motor car leaves its trailer and proceeds to the very end of a line, to a point beyond a merge. When 2-car trains are operated, spare trailers are stored at terminals awaiting a possible heavier run. A trailer is visible in the background, parked at a stub end.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
A motor car bypasses its trailer on an adjacent track.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-64 motor+trailer+trailer
On a busier day a motor car is pictured bypassing two of its trailers.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 motor
A motor car changes ends ones again prior to coming back and claiming its trailers. The Fall's guesthouse is in the background.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-64 motor+trailer+trailer
A spectacle of coupling a motor car back to its trailers. On busier days a second staffer is employed at terminals, acting like a conductor and a switchman.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 + Gotha B2-64 motor+trailer+trailer
A train is ready for a trip back to Bad Schandau.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
Gotha/LEW T57 + Gotha B2-62 motor+trailer
A train is leaving the outer terminal en-route to Bad Schandau.
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
Gotha B2-62
Trams could fill to capacity, including some standees, on weekends during a high season.
( 23.08.2008 , Yury Maller )
( 26.05.2003 , Yury Maller )
MAN
A former terminal in the heart of the old town is pictured one year prior to its closure. A tram line was cut back 350 m. to its current endpoint at Stadtpark on 23.06.1969 due to an inadequate terminal layout, not suitable for modern traffic patterns, even under the GDR.
( 26.03.1968 , "Tramways of Eastern Europe" )