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Brill (Carris) #330
Details
| Name | Brill (Carris) (Brill) /Brill tram | |
| VIN | ||
| Build Number | ||
| Built | 1906 | |
| Scrapped | ||
| Owners | ||
| 1906 | Carris Lisboa | |
| Vehicle Numbers | ||
| Year Of Get | Year Of Remove | Vehicle Number |
| 1906 | 330 / Carris Lisboa | |
Photos
14 march 2010 - Lisboa, Santo Amaro: Brill convertible tram #330 of 1906 stands at the Carris depot before leaving on a tour of the Lisboa network. These bogie trams were once widespread in the city, having been bought direct from America in kit form and put together in these workshops. The side panels are designed to roll upwards into the roof, leaving the tram open in the summertime. Nowadays, this tram is a little fragile and can only use the flatter, straighter part of the network.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
20 march 2010 - Lisboa (PT) – Rua Bartholomeu Dias, Belem. Another rare outing for one of the few remaining four-axle cars in the Carris fleet, here seen on a special charter trip. There were once quite a few of these, but now they have mostly gone to museums. The vast building behind is the Jeronimos monastery. This picture didn’t go according to plan – three of us arranged to be picked up as soon as the tram reached us, but the driver didn’t see us, so we had to quickly find a taxi and say the immortal words “Follow that tram”.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
20 march 2010 - Lisboa (PT) – Rua Sacadura Cabral. One of the last remaining four-axle cars in the Carris system, this 1906 Brill is a bit like me – it doesn’t get out much. We are also both a bit old and fragile, so can’t go up steep hills, so this tram is confined to just the flat coastal line between Lisboa and Cruz Quebrada.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar
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20 march 2010 - Lisboa (PT) – Rua Sacadura Cabral. Inside #330. The cane rattan seats are typical of American-built trams of this period, but this tram has a more unusual feature – the walls slide up into the roof to create an open-sided car for use in summer time, so the interior is distinctly tunnel-shaped. These ‘convertible’ cars were once something of a Portuguese speciality and a few still remain in Lisboa and Porto.
Author: dvigar
Author: dvigar