New Developments from St. Petersburgh, Russia

Hi Friends:
A Russian friend of mine gave me the link below to tramway developments in his home city of St. Petersburg.   He is an observer of the transit scene there for many years and he was worried that trams were being removed from his beloved city.  His link to, in Russian, show the construction of a completely new line, thus giving hope of new developments.   Also, there are great pictures of new tram cars in various settings.

  I told Igor that he is much to be proud of in St. Petersburg regarding trams.  Least they and trolleybus continue to exist.  In my home city of New York, the trolleybuses died in July 1960 and streetcars on October 31,1956 and in 1957.  This was a long time ago.  A large generation of New Yorkers who are not foreign born or who come from US cities that have streetcars, have no idea what a trolleybus or tram is.  Nice videos attached to the site as well.
A chizhik is a small bird.

https://vk.com/chizhiklrt

Great Russian Transit Simulator: Autobus, Tram and Trolleybus

Hi Folks:

  I came across this video by accident.  I cannot make out the Russian title but it was posted in Polish which translates as a "Great Russian Simulator:  Bus, Tram and Trolleybus"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pJeLqjwM5pM


I did not see any trams in this segment and the sounds of the trolleybus is similar to the autobus.  During simulation, speed, acceleration and bending angle is measured, in Russian.  Very interesting.
More to follow..

St. Petersburg (Russia) Interactive Map

A friend of mine gave me a link to an experimental web site dealing with surface transport in St. Petersburg in Russia.  This interactive map will show you information about the regular bus routes (autobus) in real time.  The map also shows tramway and trolleybus information but not in real time.  The website is in Russian and I do not know the Russian Langauge but I can make out some of the letters in the Russian alphabet.  Go to the left side of the website and choose one of three modes.  In Russian, the "R" sound is printed as a "P" so therefore:  "TPAM..." is tram, "TPOLL...BYC" is "Trolleybus" and regular buses is similar to "Autobus", {ABTOBUS?} or "ABTOBYC".  Look for the three symbols for the three modes and have fun experimenting.  Thanks for the link.  There are great maps here.http://transport.orgp.spb.ru/

Note:  To see the individual routes arranged by route number click "MAPSHPYTBI".  Look for the trolleybus, tramway or autobus symbols.