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Hannover: The last car of the TW 6000 series in Hannover, 6260, and the first of the TW 2000 series, 2002. Note that after 6260 a six-axled grinding machine was built for Leipzig and that TW 2002 was delivered earlier than 2001 because that one was shown at Hannover fair. Photo by Sven Herzfeld (s.herzfeld@maschsee.han.de)

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Hannover: Once built as a temporary arrangement, the fly-over at Aegidientorplatz should be scrapped when the subway under it was ready. However, it survived a whole decade after then. But just in time for the EXPO 2000, the place will be redesigned and the ugly rusty thing is going to disappear. Line 10 already ends at the beginning of it, the photo was taken in 1996. Photo by Sven Herzfeld (s.herzfeld@maschsee.han.de)

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Hannover: The new üstra depot Leinhausen (on the area of the DB works) called Fuhsestraße is under contruction since 1997 and will be completed in late 1999. When the track leading there was built, there was a strange view for some weeks: the masts for the overhead wire stand next to some older graves. (First time I made tramway-related pictures in a cemetary ...) Photo by Sven Herzfeld (s.herzfeld@maschsee.han.de)

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Hannover: Three generations of trams at Glocksee depot on April 20, 1997. To the left the last 3 of the 500 series (built 1961/2) trams await their farewell trip. In the middle two rows of the still actual 6000 (built 1974-93), and to the right a work car (salt waggon) which was rebuilt from a passenger car of the late 1920s. Photo by Sven Herzfeld (s.herzfeld@maschsee.han.de)

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Hannover: From a footbridge at Lahe (Line 3) you can almost touch the 600 V. Better have a look at the large resistors for the electrical brake. However, usually the generated current is not burnt but fed into the overhead cable. Photo by Sven Herzfeld (s.herzfeld@maschsee.han.de)

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Hannover: The ticket box "tix" (right) with the coin-acceptance-additive "müx" (left). Tix without müx only allow casheless payment. Photo: Lutz Koch. Text: Sven Herzfeld (herzfeld@maschsee.han.de)

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Hannover: Signal Kz 24 is placed at one of the sidings at Königsworther Platz. Photo: Lutz Koch. Text: Sven Herzfeld (herzfeld@maschsee.han.de)

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Hannover: When a train reaches Langenhagen, this signal informs the driver where he can go. Here, the left side is free for a train consisting of two cars, the right is full. The top light is the signal for the crossing and switches, only two TW 6000 are allowed there. Photo by Sven Herzfeld (s.herzfeld@maschsee.han.de)

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Hannover: A sharp curve and a partly scrapped switch near Wallensteinstraße. Sven Herzfeld (herzfeld@maschsee.han.de)

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Hannover: At Messegelände (exhibition grounds), this board displays the fares ofthe interconnecting transport system GVH and the first stops up to Hauptbahnhof (central railway station). Photo by Sven Herzfeld (s.herzfeld@maschsee.han.de)

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Hannover: tix - that's "ticket box" is the name of these machines. As in the new TW 2000 cars the driver won't sell tickets, all stops get some tix. While they are easy to use and have a pleasing design, they also have one disadvantage: tix only accept the "GeldKarte" as electronic cash, a loadable chip similar (but not compatible) to the phone cards. And the use of them is not really common now. Photo by Sven Herzfeld (s.herzfeld@maschsee.han.de)