Tramcar 3764 of the Kölner Verkehrsbetriebe (KVB) arrives at Eupener
Straße as special train from Junkersdorf to Neumarkt on 22 July 2006. On
this day the farewell of the eight-axled tramcars was celebrated with special
trains from Neumarkt to Junkersdorf and to Poll, and a parade of four cars from
Neumarkt to the West depot in the evening. 3764 belongs to the fleet of the
Thielenbruch museum for several years, and it is the last remaining so called
"Knüppelwagen" ("cudgel cars", because of the long traction/brake lever
which actuates the switches mechanically) in Cologne. The other three cars
involved, belonging to 3200 series (with electrically actuated switches), were
used for regular rush-hour services until now, but will soon be scrapped.
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Digital photo by
<a href="http://www-users.rwth-aachen.de/christoph.schmitz2/index.html">Christoph
Schmitz</a>
(<a href="mailto:christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de">christoph.schmitz2@post.rwth-aachen.de</a>)