Basel (Basle) Trams, January 2010

Basel:
Trams Ancient & Modern.

Green BVB city trams and yellow BLT regional trams share the same intensive meter gauge network. There is a huge variety of cars in use, coupled together in innumerable combinations. There are even some veteran Schindler Swiss Standard trams, well maintained and still giving good service after forty years. The trailers have been adapted so that every tram set has at least one low-floor easy access section.

I have to say that personally I much prefer the solid green colour of the older trams to the wishy-washy "modern" pale green of the new Combinos.

The museum tram is owned by Tramclub Basle who run a sightseeing tour on Sundays.

http://www.tramclub-basel.ch/de/index.php

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[henrik0506]

Great video, lots of trams, and no cars!!!!!!

[michaelinlondon]

@henrik0506 Interesting point, which I had not noticed!

This was filmed over a busy weekend when people are out shopping and socialising. (Eating & drinking but no drunk drivers.)

Cars are not banned from Basle, but if public transport is affordable and easy to use, people can leave the car at home.

Also, the trams run at street level; I wonder if that makes people more inclined to hop on and off them, rather than having to enter a metro station and descend to a subway or underground railway?

[geogervas]

Makes fee like I'm back in Basel! Love that place and Switzerland.Thanks for the video!