A “Christmas caravan” set off in Prague. See how they decorated the trams and the bus
As attracted by the Facebook post of the municipal company Ropid, which organizes public transport in Prague and its surroundings, lovers of public transport can also look forward to a Christmas-tuned eraser. The lubrication tram (ev. No. 5572) has become a legendary part of the “lay” public for many “shots”. Now it is beautified by 3840 electric candles and instead of the traditional orange color, the rails of the Prague tram network will be lubricated in a body with winter motifs.
The “orange” passed the line to the Pankrác metro station. Passengers will take the tram later
Thousands of lights are also worn by the Škoda 15T ForCity (ev. No. 9401), the museum Tatra T3 (ev. No. 7001) and the Karosa Citelis bus (ev. No. 3510), which with its design refers to vehicles from the 1930s. century. There are also holiday decorations inside the now adapted means of transport.
Take a look at the recording of the lighting of Prague’s Christmas vehicles
If you were lucky on Sunday evening’s walk, you could see one of the Christmas cars either as part of the first “revealing” ride, or as the connections of tram lines 3 and 9, or people could see the retrobus on line 200 and then on lines 144 and 133.
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You can see how and where Christmas vehicles will drive in Prague HERE.
However, due to anti-epidemic measures, the transport company broadcast the event only via the Internet and on the route from the Střešovice depot through Prague Castle, Malostranská, Karlovy Lázně, Jiráskovo náměstí, Palackého náměstí, Karlovo náměstí, Lazarská and Jindřišská streets, Náměstí Republiky, Strossmayerovo náměstí to Trojský most .
“Christmas trams and retrobuses are our thanks to all those who continue to use Prague public transport even at this special time. I believe that during Advent time and the upcoming holidays, passengers will enjoy these specially decorated cars, excite not only children but also adults and contribute to the Christmas atmosphere in the streets of Prague, “said Petr Witowski, Chairman of the Board and CEO of DPP.
Prague has a Christmas tram, a grease boat and a retrobus. The Soviet metro also took off