Podilske Tram Depot (Kyiv)

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One of the oldest tram depot in Kyiv.
It has two retro trams. One of them was built in 1892 and is active from May to October. The other one, built in 1930's is used as a monument, but can be made active, too.
Also this depot is known due to the Podil's catastrophe in march of 1961 (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1961_Kurenivka_mudslide_in_Kiev). Most of the workers died because of the loam pulp mudflow. There were around 1500 victims of the catastrophe.
Some articles in Russian you can read at the site "Mysterious Kyiv"
interesniy.kiev.ua/old/sobitiya/tragedi
interesniy.kiev.ua/old/sobitiya/kureinevskaya

Rolling stock: Tatra T3
Routes: 5, 7, 11, 11-к, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19

Photos by:
igor_roz (igor-roz.livejournal.com)
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiev_tram
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Coordinates:   50°29'10"N   30°28'31"E
This article was last modified 9 years ago