Hiroshima tram resumes service in original colors to convey horrors of A-bomb

[cteno4]

From profit of the way on jtrains yahoo group.

 

From the article:

 

"HIROSHIMA--An inspirational symbol, one of the few remaining streetcars that survived the August 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima has been repainted its original gray and blue colors to mark the 70th anniversary of the world’s first use of a nuclear weapon..."

 

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201506140018

 

Jeff

[Sacto1985]

YouTube member nimo5 just released a video of 650 Series #653 in the grey and blue colors running on the streets of Hiroshima: