Dalian tram

[bill937ca]

Something a bit different.  Japanese trams dating from the 1930s in Dalian, China. These cars use bow collectors rather than pantographs or trolley poles. There are 3 lines and the old cars are on line 201. New cars seem to be arriving.

 

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[bikkuri bahn]

The modern tram, a copy of the Siemens Combino?  Judge for yourself:

 

Siemens Combino:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Combino_Amsterdam.jpg

 

DL6WA, manufactured by Dalian Public Transport Group tram factory:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:DL6WA.jpg