Last journey for 16 trams

Date October 2008

Used equipment Tractor unit with 85 ton/metre crane,

3 semi low loaders

Special features Very limited space, loading and unloading using a heavy truck-mounted crane

In October 2008 DDM dismantled 16 trams and transported these to various waste processing sites. The trams had made their last journey on the tracks to a tram depot. After DDM Demontage had stripped and divided the trams and removed the asbestos, the DDM Transport division was able to take them on their final journey, in three parts, by road. Using an 85 ton/metre truck-mounted crane, the three top sections were loaded onto the semi low loaders and transported tot the recycling plant. The tractor unit, with the 85 ton/metre crane, loaded its own trailer full with the remaining undercarriages and then transported these to the recyling plant. The trams had seen their best times and were ready to replaced by new, more modern trams, which can now be seen in the city centres ans suburbs. The ideal means of transport for a narrow, inaccessible city center.