European Railroad Discussion > Milan Trams Part 2 - the 4600/4700 cars

After the Peter Witts (Part 1 of this series), the next oldest cars operating on ATM's tram system in Milan are the 4600 and 4700 series cars, which are articulated cars with 2 sections.  These were built 1955-1960 by Stanga and Breda, and originally came in two varieties.  The 4600s had air brakes, and the 4700s were built as all-electric cars.  They are very reminisicent of late PCC cars when you ride them - including how the operator's controls and cabin are set up.  Some of the 4700s have been rebuilt, with what I assume is an air conditioning system (any confirming or correcting info appreciated), and these cars have a large bulge over the front of the car.   Only 33 of these cars were built, and so they are somewhat hard to find on the ATM system.  I caught them on the 2, 3 and 19-lines.  

1) A rebuilt 4700 on the 3-line coming through the city gate at Porta Ticinese - a very impressive structure!
2)  Another rebuilt 4700 on the 2-line on Via Torino at Carrobio. 
3)  Another 4700 same place and line.   The 2 and 3-lines diverge at this point, so this is a good interesction to catch these cars, as they run on 2 lines here. 
 



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/12/24 19:27 by dwatry.

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4)  An orignal 4600 operating on the 19-line at Piazza Ascoli.  Note different paint scheme than the 4700s. 
5)  Rebuilt 4700 on the 19-line at Piazza Ascoli.  
6)  Rebuilt 4700 on the 19-line on Viale Piave, on a portion of the line shared with the 9-line.  
 

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7)  4600 on the 19-line on Corso Magenta in the rain, which was a very common occurrence during our month in Milan!
8)  Rebuilt 4700 at Piazzale Baracca.  Ostensibly this was supposed to be 10-line service, but trams were coming by signed for 2 or 3 different lines, so hard to tell what was going on this day!
 

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Shot this old beauty in Milan in June 2008.  
If I recall correctly, the location was on Via Cesare Cantu--just a couple blocks west of the Piazza del Duomo.  The building behind the streetcar was, at the time, the headquarters of Luxottica Group.
 

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hotrail - Ah yes - the Peter Witts!   See my post from 8/9/24 below on the Peter Witt cars.