Museum of electrical transport in Saint Petersburg
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The museum of electrical transport is based in Saint Petersburg
, Russia
. It is located to the address the Sredniy prospect of Vasilyevsky Island, 77.
in Saint Petersburg
, which was built in 1906 - 1908. Actually museum collection conducts history since 1997. To celebrating of the 90 anniversary of the St.-Petersburg tram
all basic samples of the trams working in St.-Petersburg have been restored. In a museum there are also static exhibits: archival documents and photos, cards, breadboard models horsecar
and trams, samples of uniform of workers of a tram, original cash registers.
The museum is opened for visitors daily from Tuesday till Saturday. Excursions are spent under the schedule.
On May, 21st, 2011 the museum has taken part for the first time in the action Night of Museums
and 18 trolley.
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Model "МБ"-vehicle by Brush
Semished 4
track-test car LM-57
LM-49
. The project has caused the mass protest of townspeople.
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is located to the address the Sredniy prospect of Vasilyevsky Island, 77.
History
Museum was established in 1967 and it is therefore the oldest museum of electrical transport in Russia. Museum is based at the oldest Vasileostrovsky tram depotVasileostrovsky tram depot
Vasileostrovsky tram depot is the oldest tram depot in Saint Petersburg. It was built in 1906 - 1908 by Westinghouse Electric. Vasileostrovsky trampark is a shrine for citizens, because it is associated with the un-precedented feat of Leningrad during World War II against Nazi Germany...
in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, which was built in 1906 - 1908. Actually museum collection conducts history since 1997. To celebrating of the 90 anniversary of the St.-Petersburg tram
Tramways in Saint Petersburg
The city of Saint Petersburg, Russia once had the largest tram network in the world, consisting of about 340 kilometres of unduplicated track in the late 1980s. However, since 1995 the tramway network has declined sharply in size as major portions of track were removed, particularly in the city...
all basic samples of the trams working in St.-Petersburg have been restored. In a museum there are also static exhibits: archival documents and photos, cards, breadboard models horsecar
Horsecar
A horsecar or horse-drawn tram is an animal-powered streetcar or tram.These early forms of public transport developed out of industrial haulage routes that had long been in existence, and from the omnibus routes that first ran on public streets in the 1820s, using the newly improved iron or steel...
and trams, samples of uniform of workers of a tram, original cash registers.
The museum is opened for visitors daily from Tuesday till Saturday. Excursions are spent under the schedule.
On May, 21st, 2011 the museum has taken part for the first time in the action Night of Museums
Long Night of Museums
The Long Night of Museums or the Night of Museums is a cultural event organized together by multiple museums and cultural institutions in a location during which the establishments remain open late into the night...
Exhibits
Collection includes 45 tramsTramways in Saint Petersburg
The city of Saint Petersburg, Russia once had the largest tram network in the world, consisting of about 340 kilometres of unduplicated track in the late 1980s. However, since 1995 the tramway network has declined sharply in size as major portions of track were removed, particularly in the city...
and 18 trolley.
Brush Traction
This article is about a British rail-locomotive maker. For the Detroit auto-maker, see Brush Motor Car CompanyBrush Traction is a manufacturer and maintainer of railway locomotives, part of the FKI group , based at Loughborough in Leicestershire, England situated alongside the Midland Main Line.-...
LM-57
The LM-57 is the Soviet motor four-axle tramcar. First prototype of this vehicle was built in 1957 at the Leningrad Wagon Repair Plant . "LM" means Leningrad Motor tramcar...
LM-49
The LM-49 is the Soviet motor four-axle tramcar. The first prototype of this vehicle was built in 1949 at the Leningrad Wagon Repair Plant . "LM" means Leningrad Motor tramcar...
Threat of loss of a part of object
By 2013 it is planned to construct the "Palace of arts" and commercial objects on a site of territory of a museum. The site will accustom by TriGranitTriGránit
TriGránit has emerged as one of the largest property developers in Europe. The company has so far completed projects with a total value of Euro 2 billion...
. The project has caused the mass protest of townspeople.