The Tver tram is not for those who like fast driving. Here you will not meet a young man who, with an unquenchable gleam in his eyes, hurries to a date with his only one, or a business woman in a business suit who is late for work. From the sad tired eyes of the people, dejectedly listening to the creaking and puffing of the old carriage, which accelerates on a short section of the bridge, it is clear that these people have long since left behind. As well as this car, because apart from a terrible rattle, there is no effect from trying to accelerate. For more than a century, Tver trams have been rolling along the city’s potholes and potholes. In 2018, the Tver tram network actually ceased to exist.
The tram loop on Respublikanskaya Street is deserted. Everyone is rushing to catch the minibuses that speed past every minute.The ageing Czech trams are seeing out their final years. Their doors open for passengers more slowly and with more creaking each time.Conductors and drivers call these trams “Boeings”.Sergey says driving a tram was his childhood dream. He loves his job.A sweet wrapper has long covered the speedometer. Sergey says the girl on the Alyonka wrapper looks just like his wife did as a child.Sometimes you have to wait for the conductor: there is only one for both carriages.Most tram drivers are older women. There are few men, even though the pay is enough to support a family.A timetable bearing Soviet symbols.The trams often break down, creating impressively long queues of trams.In Tver, trams come in all sorts of colours and designs.Tram seats offer everyone a place to express their feelings and leave the inevitable “Pasha + Masha were here”.The tram still travels through decades long gone, unable to catch up with the present or glimpse the future.The conductor often chats with the driver while the tram is moving, as there are hardly any passengers.An elderly woman with a little dog waited a long time for her tram. Her sister at the river terminal had already begun to worry.At six in the morning, an elderly man peers intently into the distance, waiting for the first tram. He is one of its few passengers.The first tram leaves the Konstantinovka stop at seven in the morning. In summer, the route is popular with people heading to their summer cottages.In 2018, Tver’s tram network effectively ceased to exist.
