Tomsk 1
On Saturday morning, 5th July we travelled by coach to Tomsk, a journey of some 300 km allowing for the times that the driver got lost.
Tomsk is a much older town than Novosibirsk but despite this the the first tram route opened on 25th April 1949. Only three tram routes were running in July 2008 because of bridge repairs that are nearly complete with some well laid new track. A third route was only running in one direction because of short term sewer repairs.
1. This hotel is one of the many old buildings that have been restored. The new tram track is in the foreground.
2. Bob Hall found this shop which sold draught beer in new plastic bottles. I am holding up my choice which had a more attractive pump label than taste.
3. There are quite a lot of traditional wooden buildings - some of which are being demolished to makeway for new developments.
4. KTM 5 number 305 of 1988 on a typical Russian 'tram street'.