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Aleja 23 Stycznia / Klasztorna
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
The northern line to Tarpno is entirely single-track. It includes the segment through the old town which is notable for unpredictable track layout with no regard for modern automobile traffic.
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05.24.2006
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Yury Maller
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Klasztorna / Aleja 23 Stycznia
Konstal 805Nb
A tram runs through the old town. While the street is one-way, trams operate in both directions.
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02.05.2007
,
Michal Wojtaszek
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Klasztorna
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
The given segment of the line in the old town includes a move against hypothetical automobile traffic.
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05.24.2006
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Yury Maller
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Klasztorna / Szewska
Konstal 805Na
(
13.06.2009
,
Szypa
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Szewska
Duewag GT8, ex-Krefeld
10 Duewag GT8 double-articulated trams built in the 1970s were acquired second-hand from Krefeld, Germany in 2010. The pictured tram enters the passing point at the old Market Square.
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04.24.2011
,
Mariusz Nasieniewski, www.nasieniewski.pl
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Rynok
Konstal 805Na
Runs via the Route 1 are operated in tandem with runs via the Route 2 (see trams on the left). Single cars are used for such combined runs due to passing points' length constraints. Sole runs via the Route 2 are operated with 2-car trains (see the train on the right).
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08.1990
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Sludgegulper
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Rynok
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
A double-ended ex-Wurzburg car in the old Market Square. The system owned two such cars in 2000-2010, however, the double-ended option was not required in daily operations, and one of the cabs was seldom used.
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
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Rynok
Duewag GT8, ex-Krefeld
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10.11.2011
,
Sludgegulper
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Rynok
Duewag GT8, ex-Krefeld
(
04.24.2011
,
Mariusz Nasieniewski, www.nasieniewski.pl
) |
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Rynok
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
A wide Market Square in the old town is used for a passing point.
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05.24.2006
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Yury Maller
) |
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Dluga
Konstal 805Nb
A 2-car train of Konstal 805Nb cars enters the passing point at the old Market Square. 6 such cars were given over to Grudziadz from Warsaw after a devastating fire at the Depot destroyed 11 Konstal 805Na cars in 1993.
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
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Dluga
Konstal 805Na
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
) |
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Dluga / Josefa Wybickiego
Konstal 805Nb
The single-track line through the old town is notable for unpredictable track layout with no regard for modern automobile traffic.
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
) |
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Josefa Wybickiego / Dluga
Konstal 805Na
All Polish-built Konstal 805Na cars were built in the early 1980s. At the time of this photo this was the only type of tram used in service.
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08.1990
,
Sludgegulper
) |
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Josefa Wybickiego
Konstal 805Na
A 2-car train enters the narrow streets of the old historic town.
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05.24.2006
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Yury Maller
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Josefa Wybickiego
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
Even though the width of the street allows for two tracks, the entire northern line to Tarpno remains single-track.
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05.24.2006
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Yury Maller
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Legionow
Konstal 805Nb
The Route 2 operates on the minimal headway of 8 min. during the day on weekdays. This calls for the use of each passing point.
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
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Legionow
Konstal 805Na
(
18.08.2008
,
Kudak
) |
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Legionow
Duewag GT8, ex-Krefeld
An ex-Krefeld car and a recently radically rebuilt Konstal 805Na car serving the Routes 2 and 1 respectively follow one another on the combined run down the Tarpno line.
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07.07.2011
,
Kudak
) |
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The Tarpno Terminal
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
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The Tarpno Terminal
Konstal 805Na
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26.09.2009
,
Mateusz
) |
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The Tarpno Terminal
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
) |
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Legionow
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
An inbound tram passes a split preceding the Tarpno terminal.
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
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Torunska
Konstal 805Nb
The Grudziadz’s only tramway junction.
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
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Torunska
Duewag GT6, ex-Mannheim
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05.24.2006
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Yury Maller
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Torunska
Konstal 805Nb
(
18.07.2008
,
Jacek Modrzejewski
) |
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Torunska
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
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18.07.2008
,
Jacek Modrzejewski
) |
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Chelminska
Duewag GT6, ex-Mannheim
The Rzadz tramway line mostly follows the major arterial Chelminska Street. The part of the line that is closer to the city center is on a mixed right-of-way.
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
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Chelminska
Konstal 805Na
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
) |
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Chelminska
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
The site of the very first Bydgoska Street terminal of the southern line, opened in 1911. The line was extended by 450 m. to Wiejska Street in 1913.
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
) |
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Chelminska
Konstal N
South of Wawrzyniaka Street the tramway line switches to a reserved siding.
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14.09.1973
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H. Lehnhart
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Chelminska
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
South of the Kraszewsiego Street Stop the Rzadz line becomes single-track.
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02.05.2007
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Michal Wojtaszek
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Chelminska
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
The 900 meter-long single-track segment on the approach to the short turn loop at Poludniowa. As the tramway line follows the traditional corridor via the arterial Chelminska Street, it completely misses a sizeable development of modern apartment blocks just to the west of it.
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
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Chelminska
Duewag GT6, ex-Mannheim
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05.24.2006
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Yury Maller
) |
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Chelminska
Konstal N
The former stub-end terminal at Poludniowa, which will later evolve into a loop. This was the southern endpoint of the line between 1937-1996, with the exception of one year between 1978-1979 when the failed line to Mniszka was briefly operated.
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14.09.1973
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H. Lehnhart
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Poludniowa
Konstal 805Nb
The newest segment of the line between Poludniowa and Rzadz opened as a single track in 1996, but was double-tracked a year later.
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02.05.2007
,
Michal Wojtaszek
) |
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Poludniowa / Konstytucji 3 Maja
Konstal 805Na
(
03.10.2007
,
Free license
) |
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Konstytucji 3 Maja
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
The outer segment of the Rzadz line serves a development of modern apartment blocks in the south of the city, however, with the right aim of the camera the rural views are possible.
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29.07.2009
,
Christian Maibaum
) |
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Konstytucji 3 Maja
Konstal 805Nb
The last stop. Passengers are asked to disembark, as none are officially carried through the loop.
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29.07.2009
,
Christian Maibaum
) |
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The Rzadz Terminal
Duewag GT6, ex-Mannheim
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05.24.2006
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Yury Maller
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The Rzadz Terminal
Konstal 805Nb
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02.05.2007
,
Michal Wojtaszek
) |
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The Rzadz Terminal
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
) |
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Aleja 23 Stycznia
Duewag GT6, ex-Mannheim
The small 250 meter-long double-track segment of the line to the Main Railroad Station via Aleja 23 Stycznia.
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05.24.2006
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Yury Maller
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Aleja 23 Stycznia / Marszalka Ferdynanda Focha
Konstal N
(
14.09.1973
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H. Lehnhart
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Marszalka Ferdynanda Focha
Konstal 805Na
The segment via Marszalka Ferdynanda Focha Street is a single-track down the reserved median.
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22.07.2010
,
Kudak
) |
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Marszalka Ferdynanda Focha / Dworcowa
Konstal 805Na
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08.1990
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Sludgegulper
) |
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The Dworzec PKP Terminal
Konstal 805Na
A tram next to a canopy of the Main Railroad Station building. The Dworzec PKP terminal in Grudziadz happens to be the only tram terminal in Poland explicitly adjacent to the city’s Main Railroad Station.
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02.05.2007
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Michal Wojtaszek
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The Dworzec PKP Terminal
Konstal 805Na
The Main Railroad Station Terminal is one of only three 3-point terminals in Poland (the other two are in Lodz and Katowice). The pictured tram reverses between two stub-end points.
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02.05.2007
,
Michal Wojtaszek
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The Dworzec PKP Terminal
Konstal 805Na
A stub-end point of the 3-point terminal.
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26.09.2009
,
Mateusz
) |
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The Dworzec PKP Terminal
Konstal 805Na
A tram leaves the stub-end point of the 3-point terminal.
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08.1990
,
Sludgegulper
) |
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The Dworzec PKP Terminal
Duewag GT6, ex-Mannheim
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
) |
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The Dworzec PKP Terminal
Duewag GT6, ex-Mannheim
The given photograph is taken during the first brief attempt to suspend the Route 1 that took place between 01.12.2005 - 01.06.2006. The only tram traffic via the Dworzec PKP line were Route 2 depot runs, which nevertheless carried passengers.
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
) |
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Dworcowa
Konstal 805Na
A tram leaves the Main Railroad Terminal for the city center.
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08.1990
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Sludgegulper
) |
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The Dworzec PKP Terminal
Konstal 805Na
The busy Main Railroad Tram Terminal during the better days of the Grudziadz tramway. The Route 1 will be permanently closed 13.08.2011. The official explanation will be the lack of ridership. The unofficial explanation will be the lack of rolling stock.
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08.1990
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Sludgegulper
) |
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The Dworzec PKP Terminal
The service change notice announcing the first suspension of the Route 1 that will turn out to be temporary and will be reversed on 01.06.2006.
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05.24.2006
,
Yury Maller
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The Depot
Konstal 805Na
The Tramway Depot prior to a destructive fire that will take place on 05.09.1993.
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08.1990
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Sludgegulper
) |
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The Depot
Duewag GT6, ex-Wurzburg
(
02.05.2007
,
Michal Wojtaszek
) |
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The Depot
Konstal N
(
02.05.2007
,
Michal Wojtaszek
) |
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The Depot
Konstal 805Na
6 Konstal 805Na cars were radically rebuilt in 2010 and renumbered into 89-94.
(
01.14.2011
,
Mariusz Nasieniewski, www.nasieniewski.pl
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