Sofia from the tram driver's view (part 2)

A trip around Sofia with old Bulgarian tram type T6M-400 "Sofia 100" #435. This tram has been used in the past only as a training tram and currently it's the only one left from this type. Hopefully, it will be completely renovated in the future and will be in operation as a museum tram.
T6M-400 trams also known as "Sofia 100" are made in the Sofia tram factory between 1979 and 1987. 69 units were assembled in total. Visually, the tram is looking pretty different from it precursor "Sofia 65", but from technical point of view they are almost the same - with two sections, three bogies and 50 kW electric motors, mounted on the first and the third bogie. Generally, those type of trams as you can see or rather listen in the video, are very noisy, which probably is the biggest disadvantage of the model. The advantages - they are extremely simple and reliable.They were in a regular use till 2014.
In the middle of January 2020, due to the 14th anniversary of the transport portal gtsofia.info, the tram was hired specially for the all fans of the public transport. We have made a big trip around Sofia. In this video you will see the second part of the trip, from Zhournalist square towards Lyulin district, situated in the western part of the city.
If you somehow have missed the first part, you can find it here:
• Sofia from the tram dr...
And finally, part 3 is already available here:
• Sofia from the tram dr...
If you want to watch our tram excursion from another angle, you can also try the following videos:
• Tram Driver`s view Bul...
• Tram passenger's view ...
• Tram Driver`s view Bul...

[@Tracks777]

awesome content

[@NKNEYKOV]

Браво за видеото! Много добре си изглежда София.

[@TsvetomirGrozdev]

❤️ София! Ако не сте направете го същото през слънчев Юни месец. Ще стана много по-хубаво!

[@eugensavu7725]

Super👍👍👍

[@dirkupnmoor]

Nice trip through Sofia. It is fascinating to see all these international shops in the shopping streets: they do not adapt to Bulgaria, everything has inscriptions in latin letters. I have once been in Sofia in 1993. Back then, everything was written in cyrillic letters. Have the green trams been bought from Basel? Thumb up for the good video! Dirk

[@IvoRadoev]

Dirk Upnmoor Hi! The green trams were donated to the Sofia municipality three years ago. We didn’t pay a cent for them. They are good trams, I like them. :)

[@IvoRadoev]

Yes, they are from Basel

[@ivorrollo9268]

COOL

[@swisspeach67]

Do you know, whether the swiss trams were adapted from 1000 mm gauge to 1009 mm gauge? Or is this within tolerances and they run them as is?
Знаете ли дали швейцарските трамваи са били адаптирани от междурелсие 1000 мм към междурелсие 1009 мм? Или това е в рамките на допустимите отклонения и те ги експлоатират в този вид?

[@IvoRadoev]

The swiss trams were adapted to 1009 mm. I think it's not safe to run with passenger if they aren't adapted, because there are places in Sofia, where the tram infrastructure is very bad and the trams could easily derailed if there is such gap. They ran on their standard 1000 mm gauge only after the delivery, from the place of the delivery to the tram depot.

[@-M0LE]

Is it cosy and warm In the cab

[@thebulgeriantramsthecat3736]

За да се качиш плаща ли се и ако да колко

[@stephenjhdearden]

Why the third rail?

[@IvoRadoev]

For 1435 mm trams

Quite good video, awesome! Would you like to be RUclips friends? :]

[@anselmoduarte-hx2nt]

obrigado pela carona.

[@JJR93]

So considering the Sofia METRO wasn't built until after the Communist era, did everyone just get around by tram before that during the Communist era?

[@nikolt2000]

and bus and trolleybus