Irkutsk 2
Irkutsk tramways opened in 1947. Irkutsk was the only tramway we visited to use the old Soviet pre-payment ticket system - they also had the highest fares. Both the drivers and kiosks sold tickets. The kiosks offered no discount so the drivers sold a lot of tickets. This ticket system was abandoned in most places because of widespread fare evasion. Irkutsk counter this by very frequent ticket inspections in the central area.
I didn't take many pictures here because I was half asleep.
1. Typical tram street.
2. Some of the town centre stops are dangerous because of impatient traffic.
3. The right hand tram has a keep your distance arrow on the back but Russian drivers must squeeze through a gap 1mm wider than their cars.
4. There was a very nice new bar behind this tram.