A Ride On Tram 28

by Pedro L Gili

Title

A Ride On Tram 28

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Pedro L Gili

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Photograph - Photography

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A highlight of any visit to Lisbon is a ride on the number 28 tram route. This tram services combines a great route, that passes many of Lisbon's sights, with quaint 1930s trams. The Remodelado trolleys that run along the Lisbon tram 28 route would be in a museum in any other city but here they traverses an undulating route that is wholly unsuitable for buses.

The Lisbon tram 28 route is the longest service in the capital stretching from Gra�a in the east to Campo Ourique and the Estrela Basilica to the west. The eastern section is the favourite with tourists as the tram screeches through Alfama, the oldest district of the city and halts erratically at many of the important tourist sights of Lisbon.

The little yellow Remodelado trams originate from the 1930s and are bursting with traditional charm, from the original dials and levers through to the uncomfortable polished wood benches. If you managed to grab a window seat, the Lisbon tram 28 will provided a fantastic tour of the city for just the price of a bus ticket. A ride on this old tram is not a thing of comfort, the benches are made of wood, the tramlines were laid as if part of fairground ride and the sharp brakes send stood passengers tumbling down the aisle, but would any tourists want to change any part of the experience, of course not!

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November 1st, 2013

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