Hiroden, Hiroshima to Hiroden Nishi-Hiroshima on an historic tram

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YouTube user greatjonasan filmed this zenmen tenbou video of a trip from Hiroshima to Hiroden Nishi-Hiroshima Station:

 

 

While it may appear to be an ordinary trip, the tram this video is taken from is VERY historic: a 650 Series tram #651, which was severely damaged by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, but was later rebuilt back to operational status as a symbol of the rebirth of the Hiroshima as it recovered from the effects of the bombing.

 

Here is a picture of what #651 looked like shortly after the bombing:

 

 

This is what it looks like like now, along with #652, another survivor of the atomic boming: