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Page 1: Overview - Trams, Trolleybuses, Buses, Boats, Hydrofoils
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This page gives a photographic overview of St
Petersburg transport seen on three short cruise ship visits in
1998, 2007 and 2013. I have yet to find a reference work on St
Petersburg trolleybuses. A reasonable variety of trolleybuses is
shown but the tram selection is currently small.
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Page 1: Overview - Trams, Trolleybuses, Buses, Boats, Hydrofoils
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Brief History of St. Petersburg Trams
The first tram to be seen in St. Petersburg was built
and tested by engineer Fiodor A. Pirotskiy in 1880 (In St. Petersburg we
claim that Pirotskiy invented trams and Siemens just marketed his idea).
Horse-driven cars - called konka - had been running in St. Petersburg since
1862. By 1906 there were 150 km (93.8 miles) of track in the city and the
konka carried 106 million passengers a year. Not surprisingly, konka owners
fiercely opposed the introduction of electric trams in St. Petersburg.
Regular tram services started on September 16, 1907. The trams were popular
and soon drove the konka off the streets. By 1917 the city's tram system
operated 710 tram cars, most of which ran all through the hard days of the
Revolution and the Civil War.
During the Soviet days Leningrad became the city with
the largest tram network in the world. The tram services were halted only
briefly in December 1941 - April 1942 - the most terrible winter of the
900-day Siege of Leningrad.
By 1990 the city had 700 km (437.5 miles) of track and
2 200 tram cars. In 1990 alone the trams carried 950 million passengers.
Since January 1998 all trams have conductors on board.
You should pay in cash to a conductor, unless you have a monthly pass.
Conductors normally wear special uniform (and/or red arm bands). They check
whether everybody has paid and sell tickets to those who need them. Don't be
surprised to see an occasional kontrolyor - inspector, who might ask you to
show your ticket.
Tram 3306
Tram 3306
Photo: ©2013 Ian Boyle
Tram 3915
Photo: ©2013 Ian Boyle
Unknown Tram
Tram 1907-1997 anniversary markings
Photo: ©1998 Ian Boyle
Tram 8331
Photo: ©2007 Ian Boyle
Tram 9027
Photo: ©1998 Ian Boyle
Tram 9041
Photo: ©1998 Ian Boyle
Tram 9097
Photo: ©1998 Ian Boyle
St Petersburg Trolleybuses
Very Brief History of St. Petersburg Trolleybuses
The first St. Petersburg trolleybus was test-driven by
engineer P.A.Freze on March 31, 1902, but regular trolleybus services did
not begin until October 21, 1936. The first trolleybuses were built locally,
though after a while the city started buying better vehicles built in the
city of Yaroslavl (on Volga River). By WWII Leningrad had 130 trolleybuses,
serving 5 lines. All trolleybuses stopped running during the Siege of
Leningrad and services were resumed only in May 1944.
Having the advantage of being
environmentally-friendly, the trolleybus network has grown since the War. In
1990 the city had 1 300 trolleybuses that carried 550 million passengers a
year.
1661
Trolleybus 1661
Photo: ©2013 Ian Boyle
1786
Trolleybus 1661 on route 15
Photo: ©2013 Ian Boyle
1804
Trolleybus 1804
Photo: ©2013 Ian Boyle
1805
Trolleybus 1805 on route 15
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
1818
Trolleybus 1818
Photo: ©2013 Ian Boyle
1895
Trolleybus 1895 on route 15
Photo: ©2013 Ian Boyle
2101
Trolleybus 2101
Photos: ©1998 Ian Boyle
2107
Trolleybus 2107 on route 22
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
2204
Trolleybus 2204
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
2206
Trolleybus 2206
Photos: © Ian Boyle 2nd June 2013
2212
Trolleybus 2212
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
2214
Trolleybus 2212
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
2325
Trolleybus 2325
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
2332
Trolleybus 2332
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
2406
Trolleybus 2406
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
2425
Trolleybus 2425
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
2434
Trolleybus 2434
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
2522
Trolleybus 2522
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
2545
Trolleybus 2545
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
2782
Trolleybus 2782
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
2814
Trolleybus 2814
Photos: ©1998 Ian Boyle
2823
Trolleybus 2823
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
2833
Trolleybus 2833
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
2841
Trolleybus 2841
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
3105
Trolleybus 3105
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
3126
Trolleybus 3126
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
3130
Trolleybus 3130
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
3313
Trolleybus 3313
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
3319
Trolleybus 3319
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
3320
Trolleybus 3320
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
3325
Trolleybus 3325
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
3329
Trolleybus 3329
Photos: ©2013 Ian Boyle
3759
Trolleybus 3759
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
3818
Trolleybus 3818
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
3827
Trolleybus 3827
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
3832
Trolleybus 3832
Photos: ©2007 Ian Boyle
