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#1 · (Edited)
Good afternoon everybody! I would like to present you the public transport in Zagreb. Zagreb PT consists of:

a) Trams
b) Buses
c) Suburban rail
d) A funicular
e) A cable car

Trams, the funicular and the cable car to the Sljeme mtn. above Zagreb are operated by ZET (Zagrebački električni tramvaj; Zagreb Electric Tram; www.zet.hr), suburban rail is operated by HŽ (Hrvatske željeznice; Croatian Railways; www.hznet.hr). all city buses are operated by ZET, while suburban buses can be operated by some private companies, too.

First part of this report will be rail vehicles: suburban rail, trams and the funicular.

Suburban rail

Suburban rail is operated by the 6 111 series of the HŽ EMU's. Currently, there are 21 of them, and they usually drive solo, rarely can they be seen coupled (because not all the stations are long enough, yet). They run mostly E-W through the city.















Not all stations and trains are so nice (infact, few are), but the situation is improving, with rebuilding (and prolonging) the stations, and modernizing the trains. Lately a lot has been said about buying new trains (which is an urgent need), but nothing specific yet.

Among the railfans, the trains are called "Mađar" (The Hungarian), because they've been produced by Ganz Mavag in Budapest.


Trams



First electric tram was inaugurated 18.8.1910. Currently there are 8 types of trams in operation.

1. Type 101 ("Stojadin"). Produced by ZET/ĐĐ Đuro Đaković, Slavonski Brod, Croatia







In service from 1957 (first prototype 30.4.1951). 31 left, disappearing.

2. Type 201 ("Bik"). Produced by Đuro Đaković, Slavonski Brod, Croatia







In service from 22.1.1974. 18 left.

3. Type 301 - ČKD KT4 ("Katica"). Produced by ČKD Praha, Czech Republic







3a. 351 - ČKD KT4, thyristorized



In service from 1985. 51 in operation.

4. Type 401 - ČKD T4 ("Čeh")

Old livery:



New livery:



Often with commercials:



In service from 31.1.1977. 87 in operation.

5. Type 900. Produced by ĐĐ in the 80's. In service from 23.3.1993. There's only one, the prototype. Mass production never happened.



6. Type 901 - Düwag GT6 ("Genšer"). Came from Mannheim (Germany) in the 90's. There are two types. 5 trams called GT6 "Mannheimer" are slightly different (and include airconditioning ;) ) - second picture








15 + 5 left. Disappearing.

7. Type 2100 ("Nova 17"). Produced by Končar (Zagreb, Croatia) from 1994, prototype 2101 (1994.) slightly differs from the rest of the series. These trams derived from the Type 201.











In service from 1994. 16 in operation.

8. Type 2200. Produced by Crotram consortium (Končar + TŽV Gredelj, Zagreb, Croatia).

















( Picture by NT2200 - http://www.zeljeznice.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=79617&highlight=#79617 )

In service from 2005. Currently 57 in operation (of 140 ordered)


These have been ALL the types used in Zagreb. I haven't mentioned the museum trams and the scrapped prototypes (if there will be an interest, tell me ;) )


The typical tram station in Zagreb looks like this:






Some misc photos:

Two Czechs:



Usual traffic in the city (cars everywhere, disturbing the tram traffic :bash:)




95% of the tracks in the streets look like this:





Mostly in a good condition, some parts need repairing, though.



The funicular


It is the shortest funicular in the world, connecting the Gornji grad (Upper town) with Ilica St.







Most of the pics are from today :)

Hope you enjoyed! :cheers:

edit. picture DSC_3104.jpg is not from 2007, but from 2006, my bad ;)
 
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#40 ·
didn't see this thread at all...
great job guys...
i'm a new member in this forum, but hoping to stay a long time...

btw...
i'm concerned about this number of 25million passengers... isn't that slightly too much? where did you come up with that number, please post a link... zagreb and suburbs are something like 1.5mil people... and not all of them are riding with rail...
 
#41 ·
It is trips per year not passangers. Systems have no way of counting passangers accurately but they can count the number of times people board trains and buses. 25 000 000, while a lot for one part of a transit system, is not actually that much if the EU average of about 50% of the population commute by public transport in Zagreb.
 
#44 ·
well if you put it that then the numbers are ok... just asking, where are those numbers came, what source... it would be silly just to give rough figures, cause there are many factors that depend on that... suburbs are tricky, there are cars, suburban buses, and on some part rail... hint is to understand that Zagreb suburban rail isn't connecting every place in surroundings... main rail goes west-northwest through centre towards east... and i'll tell approximately 2/3 or 3/4 of total passengers are commuting in that direction.
if there is a table with numbers, i couldn't find it, it would show the real status... :D
 
#46 · (Edited)
The TMK 2200 is a 100% low-floor tram that operates in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.
The tram is 32 meters long, in the three bogied sections with two fully suspended articulated sections, it has air-conditioning, cameras inside and outside (instead of rear view mirrors) and 43 computers. It can accommodate up to 202 passengers. Maximum speed is 70 km/h. The track brakes are applied if the driver's hand is removed from the controller if the tram is moving. The construction is based on the three section ADtranz low floor tram (GT6M/GT6N), the difference is that two suspended carbody sections are placed between three sections on bogies. Other transport companies also have been interested, since the TMK 2200 is cheaper than the Western European low floor trams, due to lower production costs. The tram is entirely guided by synchronous computers, it has bottom axles, and is equipped with cctv cameras.






more to come...
 
#51 ·
Orgasmic, simply orgasmic. :drool: :master:

Not everything must be Alstom, Siemens, AnsaldoBreda, Bombardier or CAF to mention some of the big ones within this business.

Admirable achievement, Croatian Friends! :applause:
 
#52 · (Edited)
^^ Thanx.
First electric tram was inaugurated 18.8.1910.
These are the trams produced in Croatia:

1.Type 101 . Produced by ZET/ĐĐ Đuro Đaković, Slavonski Brod, Croatia (1957.)




2. Type 201 . Produced by Đuro Đaković, Slavonski Brod, Croatia (1974.)




3. Type 900. Produced by Đuro Đaković, Slavonski Brod, Croatia in the 80's.




4. Type TMK 2100. Produced by Končar, Zagreb, Croatia (1994.)











5. Type TMK 2200. Produced by Crotram consortium (Končar + TŽV Gredelj, Zagreb, Croatia).
In service from 2005. Currently 70 in operation (of 140 ordered)

 
#93 ·
WOW! That's a wonderful tram! Zagreb seems to have a excellent urban transport system... Here in Brazil, the tramways were disabled because they undermined the transit in streets. Today, no Brazilian city (except Rio de Janeiro and Santos) has tram lines.

I have a doubt about the Zagreb trams: how trams change route, in a crossing on the street? Is there any electronic system for changing routes? And the trams do not affect traffic on the streets of downtown?

Rodrigo Alves de Paula
Alumínio, São Paulo, Brazil
 
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