The next location in \u201cAround the World in Trams\u201d is reached and during April we will be taking a look at some of the trams which operate in the Latvian capital city of Riga.<\/p>\n
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Trams have been running in Riga since 1882. That was originally a horse tram system with electric operation taking over from July 1901. There are now six different tram routes in operation and although the system still has a large number of Tatra trams in service, more recently they have welcomed some Skoda 15T trams into the fleet.<\/p>\n
This first image could have actually qualified for our \u201cTrams &\u201d series as we see Tatra T3 51211<\/strong> come under the railway just as a train comes over the top. The tram was built in 1978 and started off its career operating in Moscow before moving to Latvia in 1987. It is now a Tatra T3A and carried the number 51211 between 2009 and 2017. It was then renumbered 31215<\/strong> and would remain in service until 2023 when it was withdrawn. Although this particular example no longer runs there are still plenty of its sisters which do.<\/p>\n
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