⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Exploring Istanbul's Vintage T3 Tram Line

The Istanbul nostalgic tramways are two heritage tramlines in the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The city has two completely separate heritage tram systems, one on the European side (the Taksim-Tünel Nostalgia Tramway, aka. T2 line), the other on the Asian side (T3 line, aka. the Kadıköy-Moda Nostalgia Tramway). Line T3 uses second-hand vintage trams from East Germany!
Istanbul, the former capital of Turkey, once had a large tramway network on both the Asian and European sides. These started as horse trams in 1871, but gradually changed to electric. Many routes were built step by step, and the network reached its greatest extent in 1956 with 108 million passengers in 270 cars on 56 lines. But as happened in most cities around the world, tram service in Istanbul began to close in 1956, and ended completely in 1966.
Trams returned to Istanbul in 1990, with the opening of the Taksim-Tünel Nostalgia Tramway (T2 line). The city is divided between Asia and Europe, and while the Asian side has a heritage tram system (T3 line, which opened in 2003), the European side has both a heritage tram (T2 line) and a modern tram system (T1 and T4 lines, which opened in 1992 and 2007, respectively). Enjoy!
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Taken in January 2023.

[@scottyerkes1867]

Wow. The nostalgia tram line is great. The trams look good for their age. 💚👍

[@DennisLora2001]

Very good job on the video 0:11

[@officialmcdeath]

1:35 that coupler will have someone's shins sooner or later \m/

[@alexjenkins1079]

Honestly seems so strange to see such small trams running in a large city without a trailer or two
Maybe T2 and T3 should be used as the embryos of larger lines or networks of lines covering the areas around where they operate now

[@bahnspotterEU]

These are just tourist services, regular transit lines use way larger vehicles