The Legendary Soviet KTM-5 Tram: Defeats And Victories, Joy And Sorrow, Hope And Desperation

The second part of our story about the KTM-5, also known as 71-605, a legendary red soviet streetcar that miraculously outlived its descendants and still servers the streets of some former USSR republic. Today we’ll explore more post-soviet tram systems, as well as check out some bizarre monster-tram modifications and crush a few tram parties! 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - The only tram car in town 01:10 - The secret to tram’s long life 02:07 - A tram cafe / restaurant 03:08 - Why are the post-soviet cities so sad? 04:38 - An unlivable socialist utopia city of Naberezhnye Chelny 05:40 - The diesel tram of Tbilisi 06:17 - Performing an overhaul on a tram 06:33 - Overhauled KTM-5 trams 07:25 - A Christmas tram (and a New Year’s Eve) 08:18 - KTM-5 tram redesigns 09:01 - A single-carriage double-ended tram car 10:00 - KTM-5 tramway modelling 10:45 - There still is a hope! Voice-over: Grant Bolton Video Courtesies: Последний трамвай в погибающем моногороде (“The Last Tram In A Dying Monotown“) - РИА Новый День Трамвай-кафе Пермь / Romantic Tram Cafe - Роман Кобелев Страна труда. Водитель трамвая-кафе (“The Land Of Labor. A Driver Of The Tram Cafe“) - Телеканал Хабар 24 Набережные Челны. Молодые города. Документальный фильм (1979) (“Naberezhnye Chelny. The Young Cities. Documentary (1979)“) - Советское телевидение. ГОСТЕЛЕРАДИОФОНД России Tbilisi (Georgia) Tiflis / თბილისი / Tram / ტრამვაი / Streetcar / Straßenbahn - Irakli Zhozhuashvili, Dave Spencer TRAMS TROLLEYBUSES IN ASTRAKHAN RUSSIA 1997 - DaveSpencer32 Астраханский трамвай 2007 (“Astrakhan Tram 2007“) - trolleway End of Ivanovo tram /Конец Ивановского трамвая - trolleway Ярославский трамвай 1(2)-2 (“Yaroslavl Tram 1(2)-2“) - trolleway Ярославский трамвай в 2009 перед погромом в центре 1(2) (“Yaroslavl Tram In 2009 Before The Pogrom In The City Center“) - trolleway Support me: or #tram #streetcar #russia