Polish Trams 1- Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital city of Poland. The city extends on both sides of the Vistula River with the largest part and the city centre on the western bank of the river. The city was badly damaged during the Second World War, but has been rebuilt to a very high standard including the old town. Horse trams began operating as far back as 1866 in Warsaw. Electric trams did not begin operating until 1908. Network expansion began in the 1920s and continued up until 1942. The Germans in response to the '1944 Uprising' destroyed the city. After the war the system was converted to standard gauge as was extended to a great extent and is still being added to. During 2018 the independent transport videos cameras made an extensive visit to Poland to capture the tram systems operating in this interesting country. This, the first programme in the series concentrates on Warsaw taking in the city centre and the suburbs served by the trams.