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THE CHEREPOVETS TRAM NETWORK

Part 2

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13. This photo is taken in 1987 on Metallurgov Ul. next to the Depot 1 entrance (located to the viewer's left) and shows the operation via trackage now partially abandoned. In 1992 the main line was straightened out and transferred over to Pobedi Pr. nearby. Nowadays only the left track remains. It acted as a one-way access track to the depot until the latter was closed in September 2002. It then became a spare short turn track. The now disassembled tramway loop known as the Obuvnaya Fabrika Terminal is behind this car. (Aare Olander, 1987)

14. The same spot looked at from the 4th floor of a building nearby. Line 1 terminated here from the day of the opening of the tramway network on 19 October 1956, until 1982. The loop itself presumably existed until 1992. (Aare Olander, 1987)

15. The spot where the above-pictured loop was located - as it appeared in 2002. The remaining single-track line is visible to our left, in the middle of the boulevard. (15 June 2002)

16. By 2004 the old depot was demolished and the new street was built in its place. A new single track line was put in the middle of the new street, thus the old one-way loop was retained. This loop is not used in regular service. (30 May 2004)

17. We continue westward via Mira Ul., toward the SeverStal Steelworks. At this point tramway tracks cross over from the center of the street onto a segregated curbside right-of-way. The Steelworks property is alongside the tracks. The large letters on the building proclaim the 46th year of the SeverStal (formerly known as "ChMK") existence, and... the importance of the Munchen beer. According to the text on the side of this car, Cherepovets is a "City for the people", whereas people, in turn, are "for the city". (15 June 2002)

18. The stop near the main entrance of the SeverStal Steelworks. Note the (probably) 1956-design tramway poles with the independent lightening system (now unused). Car 95 is not on fire, but rather informs populace on where to call in case of fire. The fire emergency number (01), though, could be easily confused with the car number. (15 June 2002)

19. The Domennaya Terminal, the last stop for Line 2. This two-car set, however, is serving Line 4 which continues farther west toward the Aglofabrika 3 (AGF-3). Through trams to AGF-3 have to go through a complete loop. This terminal is located within SeverStal territory, although trams will exit plant property again and will continue east via city street, only to enter the plant again later. Some unmarked runs operate between this terminal and AGF-3 during rush hour, following the former Line 3 routing, that operated within the plant only. (Aare Olander)

20. The westernmost photograph in this collection. This is the portion of the line to AGF-3 where trams exit plant territory and go alongside its property. Taking this picture was probably a security breach, as according to Russian laws it matters not where the picture was made from (in this case from a city street), but what the subject of the picture taken is. This tramcar is coming back from AGF-3 and is headed east. (15 June 2002)

21. Depot 2 was opened in 1984. Upon the closure of the Depot 1 on September 2002, it remains the only tramway depot in Cherepovets. Curiously, tramcar number 88 is assigned to Line 8. (15 June 2002)

22. All two-car trains rest at the depot awaiting weekday duties. This train of KTM-5 cars carries a message "Cherepovets children choose life" as "Cherepovets children are against drugs". There is also an indication below that this message was brought to us by the Cherepovets mayor's office. (15 June 2002)

23. Train 148+149 consists of the first two KTM-8 cars out of only 6 ever delivered to Cherepovets. These two cars were delivered in 1992, the remaining four in 1993. Regular runs terminate at Olympiyskaya Ul. by way of circling through the depot. The empty track on the left is used for regular service turnarounds. (15 June 2002)

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	13. This photo is taken in 1987 on Metallurgov Ul. next to the Depot 1 entrance (located to the viewer's left) and shows the operation via trackage now partially abandoned. In 1992 the main line was straightened out and transferred over to Pobedi Pr. nearby. Nowadays only the left track remains. It acted as a one-way access track to the depot until the latter was closed in September 2002. It then became a spare short turn track. The now disassembled tramway loop known as the Obuvnaya Fabrika Terminal is behind this car. (Aare Olander, 1987)
	14. The same spot looked at from the 4th floor of a building nearby. Line 1 terminated here from the day of the opening of the tramway network on 19 October 1956, until 1982. The loop itself presumably existed until 1992. (Aare Olander, 1987)
	15. The spot where the above-pictured loop was located - as it appeared in 2002. The remaining single-track line is visible to our left, in the middle of the boulevard. (15 June 2002)
	16. By 2004 the old depot was demolished and the new street was built in its place. A new single track line was put in the middle of the new street, thus the old one-way loop was retained. This loop is not used in regular service. (30 May 2004)
	17. We continue westward via Mira Ul., toward the SeverStal Steelworks. At this point tramway tracks cross over from the center of the street onto a segregated curbside right-of-way. The Steelworks property is alongside the tracks. The large letters on the building proclaim the 46th year of the SeverStal (formerly known as "ChMK") existence, and... the importance of the Munchen beer. According to the text on the side of this car, Cherepovets is a "City for the people", whereas people, in turn, are "for the city". (15 June 2002)
	18. The stop near the main entrance of the SeverStal Steelworks. Note the (probably) 1956-design tramway poles with the independent lightening system (now unused). Car 95 is not on fire, but rather informs populace on where to call in case of fire. The fire emergency number (01), though, could be easily confused with the car number. (15 June 2002)
	19. The Domennaya Terminal, the last stop for Line 2. This two-car set, however, is serving Line 4 which continues farther west toward the Aglofabrika 3 (AGF-3). Through trams to AGF-3 have to go through a complete loop. This terminal is located within SeverStal territory, although trams will exit plant property again and will continue east via city street, only to enter the plant again later. Some unmarked runs operate between this terminal and AGF-3 during rush hour, following the former Line 3 routing, that operated within the plant only. (Aare Olander)
	20. The westernmost photograph in this collection. This is the portion of the line to AGF-3 where trams exit plant territory and go alongside its property. Taking this picture was probably a security breach, as according to Russian laws it matters not where the picture was made from (in this case from a city street), but what the subject of the picture taken is. This tramcar is coming back from AGF-3 and is headed east. (15 June 2002)
	21. Depot 2 was opened in 1984. Upon the closure of the Depot 1 on September 2002, it remains the only tramway depot in Cherepovets. Curiously, tramcar number 88 is assigned to Line 8. (15 June 2002)
	22. All two-car trains rest at the depot awaiting weekday duties. This train of KTM-5 cars carries a message "Cherepovets children choose life" as "Cherepovets children are against drugs". There is also an indication below that this message was brought to us by the Cherepovets mayor's office. (15 June 2002)
	23. Train 148+149 consists of the first two KTM-8 cars out of only 6 ever delivered to Cherepovets. These two cars were delivered in 1992, the remaining four in 1993. Regular runs terminate at Olympiyskaya Ul. by way of circling through the depot. The empty track on the left is used for regular service turnarounds. (15 June 2002)