Around 150,000 people visited a tram parade and exhibition of vintage cars on Moscow Transport Day, the capital's mayor's office reported on Saturday.
Footage shows a horse-drawn No. 35 tram travelling down Chistoprudny Boulevard at the head of a column of retro trams and vintage cars. The video also shows participants in the parade dressed in period costume.
"Memories of childhood and youth! I used to travel on these trams, even wooden ones," shared visitor Gennadiy.
According to transport historian Yuriy Egorov, the main tram in the parade is 150 years old, making it the oldest in Russia.
"It is a Moscow car, although its origin is quite complicated," noted Egorov. "We made some discoveries literally while preparing for this parade. For example, we knew that the car was built by a French company, but we found out only now that the metal for it was produced in Germany, as we discovered the manufacturer's marks on the car frame."
He added that horse-drawn trams operated in Moscow until 1911-1912, when they were completely replaced by electric transport.
Moscow's Deputy Mayor Maxim Liksutov noted that in addition to the trams, the parade and exhibition feature cars from the Special Purpose Garage of the Federal Guard Service, the Federal Union of Motorists, the Moskvich factory and private collections.
According to the press service of the Moscow Mayor's Office, 50 exhibits from different eras were presented at the exhibition. The Retrotechnics Parade was the second this year, the first was held in April in honour of the 125th anniversary of the Moscow tram.
'Memories of childhood and youth!' - Retro transport parade in Moscow attracts around 150,000 people
Around 150,000 people visited a tram parade and exhibition of vintage cars on Moscow Transport Day, the capital's mayor's office reported on Saturday.
Footage shows a horse-drawn No. 35 tram travelling down Chistoprudny Boulevard at the head of a column of retro trams and vintage cars. The video also shows participants in the parade dressed in period costume.
"Memories of childhood and youth! I used to travel on these trams, even wooden ones," shared visitor Gennadiy.
According to transport historian Yuriy Egorov, the main tram in the parade is 150 years old, making it the oldest in Russia.
"It is a Moscow car, although its origin is quite complicated," noted Egorov. "We made some discoveries literally while preparing for this parade. For example, we knew that the car was built by a French company, but we found out only now that the metal for it was produced in Germany, as we discovered the manufacturer's marks on the car frame."
He added that horse-drawn trams operated in Moscow until 1911-1912, when they were completely replaced by electric transport.
Moscow's Deputy Mayor Maxim Liksutov noted that in addition to the trams, the parade and exhibition feature cars from the Special Purpose Garage of the Federal Guard Service, the Federal Union of Motorists, the Moskvich factory and private collections.
According to the press service of the Moscow Mayor's Office, 50 exhibits from different eras were presented at the exhibition. The Retrotechnics Parade was the second this year, the first was held in April in honour of the 125th anniversary of the Moscow tram.
Around 150,000 people visited a tram parade and exhibition of vintage cars on Moscow Transport Day, the capital's mayor's office reported on Saturday.
Footage shows a horse-drawn No. 35 tram travelling down Chistoprudny Boulevard at the head of a column of retro trams and vintage cars. The video also shows participants in the parade dressed in period costume.
"Memories of childhood and youth! I used to travel on these trams, even wooden ones," shared visitor Gennadiy.
According to transport historian Yuriy Egorov, the main tram in the parade is 150 years old, making it the oldest in Russia.
"It is a Moscow car, although its origin is quite complicated," noted Egorov. "We made some discoveries literally while preparing for this parade. For example, we knew that the car was built by a French company, but we found out only now that the metal for it was produced in Germany, as we discovered the manufacturer's marks on the car frame."
He added that horse-drawn trams operated in Moscow until 1911-1912, when they were completely replaced by electric transport.
Moscow's Deputy Mayor Maxim Liksutov noted that in addition to the trams, the parade and exhibition feature cars from the Special Purpose Garage of the Federal Guard Service, the Federal Union of Motorists, the Moskvich factory and private collections.
According to the press service of the Moscow Mayor's Office, 50 exhibits from different eras were presented at the exhibition. The Retrotechnics Parade was the second this year, the first was held in April in honour of the 125th anniversary of the Moscow tram.