These Are the Most Beautiful/Epic Trams in the World (Top 10 Cities With the Most Pretty/Epic Trams)
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- čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
- Here is a list of the top 10 most beautiful tram models in operation that I have encountered.
What are some of the most beautiful trams systems to you? Do you agree with the list? Is there something I left out? Where have you been that made you think "these are so beautiful or epic looking
Since this is an extremely subjective video, I would love to hear whether you agree or disagree with the list and what you consider to be actually pretty or ugly :)
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1) I'm surprised that Lisbon isn't included. 2) When I think of PCC cars, I picture San Francisco.
Lisbon for sure! (Just watch out for the pickpockets - especially on the steep inclines, tourists hold on so very tight to the hand rails that they leave pockets and bags so easily accessible to their light fingered travel companions!)
@@danielharrington4959 today it is much better! Thanks Covid :) ahahah
Agreed, the Lisbon trams are the best.
The Wine Tram in Franschoek South Africa
When I think of PCC cars, I mostly think about the now retired versions that ran in Toronto
Imagine showing beautiful trams, but not including Melbourne, Australia. Beautiful variety of rolling stock. Easily best trams I ever rode in my travels around the world.
Thanks for the compliment mate. Melbournian's are justifiably proud of their tram network. Largest in the Southern Hemisphere I believe and it has been in continuous operation since it started with horse drawn trams and then under the road cable trams and finally to electric.
I'd divide "beautiful" series to 2 parts: modern and retro| classic, it'd be rather logical
@@Noam-Bahar I think one shouldn't compare them straightly 'coz every time has its own aesthetics due to its level of social and technical evolution. So we can only compare aesthetics of different objects but of the same time period
As a Czech, I am legally obligated to say that you forgot the Tatra T3 and its variants.
you mean the classical red white Prague trams which also circulate in all Eastern Europe? I love them!!!
@@nicowag45 The T3? Yes. Although I prefer the Brno ones more (mainly because I live in Brno).
@@nicowag45 14000 made total, the most produced tram ever. But I would say Škoda ForCity is even better (but that is modern tram).
@@honza-0178 I'm sorry to hear that you live in Brno, my condolences and I hope you can get out of that horrid place one day
@@Pyrochemik007 There were more 71-605 built than T3
And nice to see the tram of Rüdersdorf/Schöneiche on the thumbnail
I do miss Lisbon (line 28) and Budapest (line 2), both are beautifully scenic routes..
Budapest yes
It seems strange not to mention Lisbon, if speaking of the most EPIC trams.
Innsbruck is remarkable by two tram lines extending into suburbs high up into mountain valleys.
Karlsruhe boasts 'hybrid' trams switching from city streets to railway tracks to run there as commuter trains in the railway environment.
Lissabon is the No. 1!!!
Lisbon is number 1 😊 I'm Portuguese.
Milan has beautiful historic trams.
Their historic shape and the wood windows make ther a joy to ride.
WHERE'S HONG KONG AND LISBON?
For me, it's PCC-derived trams (like Tatra T3, Konstal 13N, Konstal X02Na, Viennese E- and C-series (E1+C1, E1+C2, E1+C3 (latter set formation retired in Vienna and introduced in Krakow as a second hand sets (because of that, these cities have their corporation agreement))), as well, as Pesas (notably Twist, especially those delivered to Krakow, in which, as a fun fact, one of sets (RG914, the highest number of those delivered into Nowa Huta depot) has a WYD 2016 yellow-white painting, which, commemorates the Pope Francis' ride to Błonia Meadows and has this edition's motto in 8 languages (four per side, two per section, of which polish, english, french, spanish, italian, etc.), it was proposed, that RG908 will have this painting, but, unfortunately, this tram was in reserve).
What, no mention of Melbourne, with it's beautiful E class trams, plus the other classes including our much loved and famous W class trams. Plus the variety of street scapes the trams travel along and through the beautiful city of Melbourne, there should be no contest. No 1 on all counts.
No mention of Melbourne b/c Northern Hemisphere people don't even recognise the Southern Hemisphere. Even restricting themselves to Europe and the U.S., this list ignores San Francisco's trolleys with their classic lines.
@@desfletch funny thing is, the guy that produced this video was in Melbourne a couple of years back and extensively filmed our system. So don't know why no mention of it.
Wait if E means electric… does that mean it’s called the electric class?
Correct, Melbourne should have been NO1. As for the Boston rust bucket, that’s light rail, not a tram.
@@cohort075 Excuse me, I'm a Boston local, you better watch what you say pla
The iconic Tatra T3 definitely belongs on the list, it will never go out of style.
I'd pic Škoda 15 T as the most interesting and innovative modern tram. It's offers much more than a snazzy exterior - it's a novel approach, unlike anything else on the market. I'm sure it has its fare share of flaws, but I like new ways of thinking.
I also love T15 very much but the most innovative modern tram is undoubtedly a Siemens Ulf ;) Thou T15 are more balanced fof cost/effectiveness but even that didn't help it to stay on market, alas
@@Whitebeard79outOfRus Well, can't be easy to sell trams. You can't win by offering a good product, you must be able to play the game. Public procurement can be a strange and dirty business.
Hong Kong double decker and Melbourne trams? Sydney's new trams are nice too.
Blackpool's Balloons are classically beautiful too.
And easy to drive
If you visit Trieste tram to Opicina, it will be included in your list easily.
new line 9 in paris with it's citadis 405s is a must. they're incredible!
le français n'est pas interdit !!!
@@domipa3972 ok DOMINIQUE
Hy from Hungary! I missed the old red trams from Prague, charming small waggons from Lisboa. HongKong double decker maybe not nice but really unique. Similar in San Francisco, which is a cable car, and not a real tram.
"Unique" is the other category of trams, here we talk about beautifullness ;)
There are some formerly Melbourne based W-Class trams operating along the waterfront in San Francisco.
@@Whitebeard79outOfRus If you want to see beautifullness, visit Budapest's tram network. 😉
Loved the 'classic' styling of the Boston and Berlin trams.
Unfortunately the video doesn‘t quite explain this “Berlin” system well enough. It’s not actually part of Berlin’s tram system at all. It’s a totally separate line running on metre gauge (as opposed to standard gauge used in Berlin) and is operated by a different company. It only briefly runs into Berlin to connect with the S-Bahn (urban rail). The operator of the tram route is SRS, or “Schöneiche-Rüdersdorfer Straßenbahn”.
bostons arent intentionally like that they are just over 70 years old
So wonderfully satisfying. Thank you.
Bordeaux and Luxembourg have very attractive vehicles but, in my view, the classic European trams are TatraT3s and Konstal105n ‘Aquariums.’
Have you ever visited Melbourne, Australia?
Fun fact: As well as Edinburgh, The CAF Urbos 3 tram is also currently used on the Birmingham - Wolverhampton route in England. There, it is known as the Midland Metro.
You should add Hong Kong, with its double decker trams, each with a different full-body advertisement. I second the addition of Lisbon. Here in San Francisco, we have an entire fleet of PCCs, each painted with the livery of a city that once ran them.
Love these… But would also really like to see the interiors. They are just as fascinating and beautiful as the exteriors. Thanks.
There are now Citadis 403 NG in Strasbourg that looks even better, with some of them being customized!
1. Lissabon, 2. Blackpool, 3. Budapest...
The Manx Electric Railway is pretty amazing, with cars from 1893 still operating on a very scenic route.
In this list definitely missing is the CAF Urbos 3 from Luxembourg, with one of the most iconic designs for a modern streetcar vehicle
Great footage!
The one you took for Berlin is Schöneiche-Rüdersdorf. Not the actual Berlin tram.
This tram line is not part of the Berlin tram network. Meter gauge instead of standard gauge. It is also barely in Berlin at all. Only the first 600 meters of this line are in Berlin, the remaining 13 km are outside of Berlin. The shown tram is a DUEWAG GT6 which was used before in Heidelberg.
Did you not pay attention? He said it was on the outskirts and not on the main network
Do a separate video on trams/streetcars which have only two bogies or two axles.
Top of my list
- Melbourne W class
- New Orleans Brill cars
You could do a list of ugliest teams, just to stir people up. My top picks:
- Melbourne Z class
- Variotrams
As a Belgian, tbh I like the one we have in Brussels. They look nice and the older versions (slightly vintage, doesn’t operate normally and operates during the summer but it doesn’t go all the time unlike the others.)
as a philadelphian i gotta say philly pccs would have been a better inclusion than boston. i know theyve been retrofitted with modern internals but a pcc street running in a major us city on a 9 (!!!) mile route is crazy
Stuttgart. Standard gauge normal tramways and meter gauge oldtimer tramways which ride on Sundays and some holidays only. Therefore are on some lines still mixed gauges and the platforms at these stops are divided in a higher and lower level for entering both types. Specially the route up to the TV tower on the heights of Degerloch.
For anyone triggered by the fact that places like Dubai were on a "top 10 trams" list, but the city with the world's largest tram network (and a lovely mix of trams as well) wasn't - I offer this random Melbourne tram video as therapy - czcams.com/video/kPhSA7TNfI8/video.html
very nice, I was hoping to see Lisbon in the top 10. However I like these trams too
I like most #2 to #5 with preference to the old Boston PCCs (#4), but there are still missing a lot of trams, for example the Lissabon line #28, the trams of Prague, Venice-Mestre or Stuttgart to name a few.
Vienna!!! best tram net in the world, although i dont like the modern ones full of plastic... but E1 E2 are great, unfortunately there are less and less of them and more and more Siemens...
Not only Siemens, but Bombardier builds the latest trams
Yeah, I liked classical Vienna tram during Garden Ring ride :))) Also I envy Vienna as it preserved tramway on G-Ring as our Moscow tram on our G-Ring was destroyed during Soviet period and it is missed badly there
I liked the Edinburgh trams and the Düwags at the outskirts of Berlin (SRS). I like the new Skoda trams in Tampere, which I was able to test yesterday, and the Artic trams in Helsinki.
Excellent video my friend 👍😎
In my opinion Woltersdorf near Berlin has the most beautiful trams in Germany
Woltersdorf uses similar trams than the Kirnitzschtalbahn. Both are Gotha/LEW.
Where are the spectacular trams of Hong Kong?
Thanks for this marvellous video👍🏼.
Of these 10 magnificent trams, my preference would be Strasbourg.
But if a new list is drawn up, I will see the Coast Tram in Belgium for the length of the line along the sea.
Berlin's main work (standard gauge) is exciting because of its history between East and West.
I will add the Basel tram to my home🇨🇭 for its denser network despite not being a megalopolis and there have been very few line cuts throughout its timeline.
I would also see Melbourne, Bordeaux, Reims, many German networks, etc.
Anyway, the tram is always beautiful, whatever the model of railway vehicle used🤩
Dubai tram is my favorite 😻
A wonderful compilation. Many thanks. They are all good looking except for no 10 - the Dubai trams. I also would add the Tatra T3 cars. Also consider the PCC cars from Brussels and Gent. And then there is the charming four wheelers from Lisbon! The most beautiful? Of the latest generation - I would say the Marseilles trams.
Nice vídeo but you forgot the beautiful trams in Rio de Janeiro, Blackpool and Prague
Especially the Blackpool 'Balloons' and the Railcars of the 1930's
Thank you very much, Timosha21, to share those beautiful trams with us. But, to be honest and answering your question, I think "These are ALMOST the most beautiful/epic trams in the world" would be a better title for your video..... since for some incomprehensible reason.... you are not including the trams of New Orleans in it !!!!!! Well, maybe next time......
On the other hand, I support the comment posted by PEETIEYOU; it would be a good idea to devide the video in modern and classic style trams. And regarding the CANUNDRUM SIXNINE comment..... yes, I also like the Toyama Trams very much and I would also like to have looked them here.
Eurotrams are also operating in Porto. E1s are (or were) also in operation in Debrecen (Debreczyn), Sarajevo (Sarajewo), Silesian agglomeration tram system (operated by ZTM Katowice) and Kraków.
a very nice video, but do not forget line 12 in Antwerpen/ Anvers Belgium!
All beautiful!!!
Worth having a look at the tram museum in Brussels. They have a collection of historical trams. They run from time to time trough the Woods south of the city
An excellent video. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.
P.S. I liked them all. 💙 T.E.N.
For those in the New York City area who wish to experience what a tram is like without the expense and difficulty of traveling far and wide, there are two nearby options, both in nearby New Jersey: 1. The Newark Light Rail system (formerly the Newark City Subway), although it recently replaced its classic PCC cars (due to inability to obtain parts) with state of the art ones- still a cool ride from Newark Penn Station to the city line; attractions include Branch Brook Park in which you'll see Cherry Blossoms bloom in springtime, and 2. The newly built Waterfront Light Rail System which runs, I believe, between Bayonne and Hoboken (not sure as I've only rode part of this line so far and it's still
being expanded). You will have the tram experience along with spectacular view of the Manhattan skyline!...
The PCCs in Newark were retired 20 years ago and there is nothing “state of the art” in the LRT cars that replaced them (Kinki Sharyo LRVs)
In my opinion, Seattle light rail is one of the most beautiful, even the new Siemens S700 arriving recently. I like the wave paint job on the trains. “Ride the wave”
I like the city of Boston Streetcars 🚊 I learn this American east coast City carriers a lot of Streetcar history just like The City of San Francisco . How amazing.
I'm suprised that the Hong Kong Double Deck Trams built in the early 2000s and the original trams from Lisbon didn't make it to this list...
Well, HK-trams as peculiar as they are, not very beautiful in design, The Blackpool ones are more beautiful
I’m obviously extremely biased, but I think Toronto‘s CLRVs could have made the list if they were still in service. This city lost a bit of its character when they were retired.
Beautifull! You need to see trams in Brazil, like citys of Santos or Rio de Janeiro, and other cities. Congratulations!
Nice video .So much going on .
i think the old trams in braunschweig should be on there as they are awesome!
I know the Edinburgh tram mainly from Forza Horizon 4. I'm amazed that the real one sounds just like it does in the game, yet I'm stunned they messed up the Flying Scotsman so badly.
Βερολίνο, Βιέννη τα καλύτερα laight rails με διαφορά από όλα τα υπόλοιπα. Τρίτο στη σειρά εκείνο της Ζυρίχης. Εύγε!
big beautiful windows on the one in Strasbourg!
What about the classic 1500-series trams of Milan?
I'd call them "archaical" ;) Classic is the PCC's. But nonetheless 1500s are wonderful, as the Lisbon's are
I grew up with that 2800 series used in Turin, I'm still tryna figuring out if I like them or not but I think they look pretty classic, the seats are horrible tho
@@War_maN333 I took them some days ago in Turin, I don't find them ugly at all. Maybe they're a bit claustrophobic for me, as they're 35-40 cm narrower than the ones in Milan I'm used to
@@Whitebeard79outOfRus I take them on line 5 every day and they perfectly do the job even after 90 years, just like a newer tram would. The only think I hate is their high floor, it's terrible when carrying large luggage
An interesting video about the streetcars :-)
You wonder in your post something about the line 88 (Schöneicher-Rüdersdorfer streetcar). The explanation for the missing connection to the "rest of the network" is quite simple.
In Berlin, the streetcar traffic is carried out by the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), which, however, have their rail network exclusively on Berlin territory. Now, there are small towns and communities in the surrounding area of Berlin that also have their own streetcar operations - sometimes with only 1 or 2 vehicles. These then reach the Berlin city area with one station and thus a transfer option, e.g. to the S-Bahn.
You can recognize such lines by their line number: 8x or 9x (for Potsdam).
If you ever come back to the area, take a look at line 87 of the "Woltersdorfer Straßenbahn"; there's a nice old-timer in regular service :-)
Melbourne Australia, City Circle trams. Modern trams just don't cut it.
so long as you don't have limited mobility
@@CloudWarrior904 fair point, but the topic was 'beauty'. Trams have lagged a long way behind trains in Melbourne when it comes to assessibility, but that cames from a long history of conservative governments who don't particularly care about anyone who isn't chauffeur driven. Our current government is doing good things to redress the decades of neglect.
@@araneus1 on the point of beauty i don't think they that W class are beautiful. I think that they are ugly utilitarian holdovers from the past, whereas C, D, and E classes are much better in terms of beauty, safety, and accessibility. That is of course my own opinion and you are entitled to yours and more power to you.
@@CloudWarrior904, maybe it has something to do with our respective ages. You sound like a feisty youngish bloke, whereas I'm a crusty old bloke who rode to school on the W class trams. Polished wooden interior, a peephole so you could watch the driver and imagine your older self driving. The sound of the air compressor repressurising the braking system, the clang of the bell and the different rings the conductor would make according to the situation -- my favourite was the three sharp rings to signal to the driver that a crash stop was required. The warmth of the inside cabins at both ends, complete with sliding glass doors and the sense of speed when sitting in the centre section (before they enclosed them, they were often open to the elements, especially in summer.)
I guess beauty is function to some, and others see beauty in experience.
@@araneus1 I appreciate your point of view and respect it.
I am not all that young, as I am on the wrong side of 50, and I also can remember a time when W Class were all over the system along with the Z class. There were no A, B, C, D, or E class in the system.
Also, I worked on Melbourne's trains as a guard in the first half of the 90s as a young man, and a lot of things were similar between trains and trams.
Guards used bells to communicate with the driver, although three bells were to move the train backwards, and an emergency stop was a series of very fast more than four rings.
As for beauty, I just don't see it in older designs. whereas I see much beauty in the newer designs and Melbourne's current fleet of C,D, and E class trams to me are a thing of beauty, but as I stated previously each to his own and more power to us all.
PS. I have always preferred modern contemporary designs over older ones.
My country used to have trams until the mid 90s, sadly bus companies overtook and it got shotdown. I just hope one day my city returns to the usage of trams as a very eficient mean of massive transportation.
this guy really like the Alstom Citadis...
You don't? ;)
Extremely beneficial ❤️👌🏼👌🏼
I like the old trams with the diamond pantographs.
Also re PCC cars San Francisco has off cars on there F line, the cars are in all major liveries of where they were used in the US
The entire fleet of historic streetcars (including the PCC) in San Francisco can be seen at www.streetcar.org/streetcars/
@@RaymondHng I went on the San Francisco street cars in 2019.
You never knew what car would turn up next, some glorious liveries, I liked the Philidelphia colours of dark blue and silver.
Also got travel on the ex Blackpool boat team.
@@Steven_Rowe There is now a real-time map of exactly which streetcar is running. streetcar.live/ Philadelphia #1060 is now at Fisherman's Wharf as I'm typing this.
@@RaymondHng thanks for the info.
What would be really good is a web cam so I could watch them here in Australia.
I also note some European cities also ran PCC cars too
I'm surprised that Blackpool in the UK hasn't got one.
Really love San Francisco , I can't wait to go back
@@Steven_Rowe The closest web cam would be Cam 4 on this page. sfbaytimes.com/castro-street-cam/ You can barely see the curved track on the far right of the frame where the F line makes its right turn back onto Market Street.
They are ALL beautiful in their own way
And what were your criteria in evaluating these trams ? And how do you define "beautiful" ? Perhaps you should do a list of your top modern tram systems and then another list of the older ones. I liked the one in Boston although it certainly doesn't rate as beautiful.
Tatra T3, the most iconic tram of Prague (and most bigger cities of former Eastern Block).
The Hauge GTL (Old red trams) are really nice. HTM5000 has made a few video's about them if i'm right.
THE most beautiful trams are the Manx Electric Railway cars built in 1893 running between Douglas and Laxey, numbers 1 to 4. And I agree with the comment below that Lisbon trams should be high on the list. Bordeaux should be in there, with their single headlight, and Innsbruck trams to Fulpmes are pretty special too. The Strasbourg teams look horrible, a cross between a frog and that slumpy character in Star Wars.
i prefer the tram of Bordeaux in France, so beatiful.
Unique and very scenic is 'Coastal Tram' in Belgium: a 42 km long line along the entire coast of Flanders, from De Panne at French border via Oostende and Zeebrugge up to Knocke-Heist at the Dutch border.
@ as_spb : Small correction : The original Belgian coast line from Knocke to La Panne is 65 Km long. With the extension to the station of Adinkerke (La Panne) opened in 1998 it is now 67 Km long and can be considered as the longest tram line in the world.
If I got the author right he means "beautiful" the trams itself, their design, not architectural background
strassbourg ones look the coolest. quite wide
so wide that you are always at risk to fall down when you stay in them, as there are very few seats...
just the usual 2.4 metres, like most trams in France...
very good
Don't get me wrong, this is a great set of trams. But just among cities I've been to? (And I don't consider myself *that* well travelled.) LIsbon, San Francisco, Milan, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Bordeaux, could easily equal most of these.
Lot of Citadises
#2 is not Berlin, but Schöneiche-Rüdersdorf, two small villages a few kilometers outside Berlin, which are joined through this beautiful little tram.
great video thank you. Just asking, Krackow, Prague, Istambul?
I personally love the variety of rolling stock on the Leipzig network.
Strassburg! The best!
Having said that, I am surprised that you didn't mention the trams of Melbourne, Sydney, and Praha! Also: LA to San Diego, San Fransisco, and Lison. And the cable car of Wellington.
Melbourne in Australia yes, but not Sydney as Sydney has beautifully French designed and built trams but are covered in advertising which detracts from their beauty. Also, to build the line to the south east 1,000+ beautiful trees were removed creating an urban desert. Unlike France, the car was not confronted in Sydney and the overall result has been failure.
very good ❤️️❤️️
Nice.Tram in Boston unicat.Amazing.
Melbourne Australia has great looking trams and the city circle tram is the most iconic tram I the team fleet
!!! Super
What about the verynice trams in Blackpool GB? I find them very fancy
Yes! Blackpool double-decker "Balloon".
Berlin: Very beautiful line. The correct names are Schöneiche and Rüdersdorf ("Schöneicher-Rüdersdorfer Straßenbahn").
I am Croatian. And I am totally sad, you forgot Tatra T4YU and "Bik". Đuro Đaković.
So we got 3 or 4 times Alstom Citadis in the list?
11:50 #2 should be "Schöneiche - Rüdersdorf" instead of "Schonieche Rudersdorf". This one-line system (line 88) connects those two towns bordering Berlin through a bit of forest with the local train station Friedrichshagen (which is in Berlin proper, and has also a connection to Berlin's own tram network on the other side of the station), but the footage is from one of those two towns, I'm not sure which one. (I grew up ~ 2km away from the Berlin end of this line.)
I always liked the street cars in New Orleans.
I like Paris because of the care that has gone into grassing/making a lawn of the reserved track. PS I rather like Kraków!
Looks like you need to make another list , maybe top 100 , lots of trams world over you forgot.
You should visit O Porto, beautiful tram system
You probably have never been to Budapest as that city has several routes that potentially belong inany such list0, for several reason:
Line 1 as it runs currently the longest tram in the world, the 9-section, 56 meter long (!) CAF Urbos 3
Line 2 (3-section GANZ KCSV-7), as it runs almost entirely along the Danube, passing Parliament and with a view (on the opposite bank) on the Royal Palace, Fisherman's Bastion, Mt. Gellért with the Citadella, etc.
Line 4/5 (6-section Siemes Combino Supra) as it has the highest daily ridership of any tram line in the world (and more than most Metro lines even) with over 400,000 on an average working day
I generally found your list to have an enormous French bias. Perhaps you're French yourself, which is OK. Nobody is perfect :)
Düsseldorf has beautiful trams! Amsterdam does too!
I consider the most beautiful tram system in Liberec, Czech Republic. Mainly because of the line to Jablonec nad Nisou, it´s just tram in the valley of a mountain river