The birth of this project was caused by the barbaric extinction, in mid-2001, of one of the oldest Kiev tram lines, along Saksaganskogo Street. That action almost completed the expelling of trams from downtown Kiev, where buses again proudly contribute to the chemical composition of air — leave alone such a "European transport" as jitneys.
Although some information on today's Kiev trams is here, I have decided to put an emphasis on things gone. We are about a hundred and ten years late with the start of this activity; but not everything is irreversibly lost as yet, and one would like to try restoring whatever can be restored (in memory; in reality, nothing will come back). Also, what is here today should be preserved, too — because it won't be around tomorrow.
That said, I owe an apology to the English reader:
A majority of the information here (and on the linked sites)
is in Russian (some in Ukrainian) only.
However, look for the
flag to see what's available in English;
and if some of the section titles seems interesting to you,
do not hesitate to drop me a line at
mash@mashke.org
— at your request, I may well be able to come up with a translated
version.
25.05.2012: | Tickets from the hyperinflation era of 1991‒1996. |
13.05.2012: | In the schemes section, maps from 1910 and (probably) 1923 have been added. |
30.04.2012: | New metro tickets. |
10.03.2012: |
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012! The break was way too long — but on we go! A big amendment to the ticket collection: 1966‒1972 (tram, trolleybus, bus) and 1973‒1991. |
27.07.2010: | A page in the ticket collection dedicated to 1961‒1966 tram and trolleybus tickets. |
12.05.2010: |
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25.04.2010: | A new page in the ticket collection: metro tickets. |
16.04.2010: |
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11.04.2010: | A new page added to the ticket collection. |
30.03.2010: | The ticket collection has been resurrected. (Sorry, Russian only, at least for now.) Only Kiev tickets will be here from now on. |
22.01.2010: |
The last one so far,
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15.01.2010: |
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06.01.2010: |
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010! The next, ![]() |
17.12.2009: |
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09.08.2009: | The ultimate rarity: an unofficial brochure entitled "Kiev Tram during 50 Years", issued in 1942, during the second German occupation of Kiev. Unique data on the work of tram in 1941–42. (Sorry, no translation...) |
08.08.2009: | An historic scheme of bus routes. |
12.06.2009: |
The
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08.04.2009: |
The
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05.03.2009: |
The
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17.02.2009: |
Time for a new photo gallery:
the first part of Tatra
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21.01.2009: |
The YuMZ T1 photo gallery is now complete,
with the opening of the ![]() ![]() |
18.01.2009: | Five new fragments on the Kiev tram in literature page. Also, the Kiewer tramway song page has been updated. |
14.01.2009: |
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07.01.2009: |
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03.01.2009: |
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009! A rather rare item, a 1943 German map of Kiev, is the first addition to our site in the new year. |
12.12.2008: |
The
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29.10.2008: | A brand new page tells the story of a popular song Kiewer tramway (in Yiddish), including audio and video clips of the song. |
26.10.2008: | Five more new fragments on the same page, Kiev tram in literature. |
06.08.2008: | Four new fragments on the Kiev tram in literature page. |
30.04.2008: |
The last,
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25.04.2008: | The new FAQ page is here. (Sorry, Russian only.) |
23.04.2008: | The schemes section features three new specimen, from the years 1899, 1903, and mid-1920s (tentatively dated 1924). |
02.04.2008: |
A new photo gallery on the http://urbantransport.kiev.ua
site is dedicated to the ![]() Ten new fragments on the Kiev tram in literature page. |
31.03.2008: |
Another new photo gallery tells about the old
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09.03.2008: |
A new photo gallery is dedicated to the last two-axle passenger tramcars in Kiev, the
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29.02.2008: |
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26.02.2008: |
The T2 photo gallery is now complete, with the
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22.01.2008: |
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15.01.2008: |
Yet another new photo gallery is dedicated to the 1980s —
more specifically, it contains tram pictures from the year
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14.01.2008: |
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008 and welcome to the wonderful world of Tatras! The first part of the historic gallery dedicated to the ![]() |
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