The vehicle, which you can see below, is also called "berlinka". Why? It was manufactured in 1940s in Gdańsk shipyard and was supposed to be used in Warsaw, but eventually it ended up in Berlin... After a few years it returned to Poland to carry passengers from Grodzisk Mazowiecki (present Warsaw's commuting trains - WKD). Not long after that, it was delegated to run on the tramway.
Nowadays, it serves as a tourist attraction. The historic carriage is still in operation and it has become a trademark of summer time in Warsaw as a great idea for a ride at weekends in July and August. Since 1996 ZTM (Warsaw Transport Authority) along with Warsaw Trams company and the Fan Club of Public Transport have been organising rides on the historic trams that operate on a special T route. Tetka trams were different during these 13 years, but the first stop on the route was always Narutowicza square. This year, the T route is as follows:
The route will be modified on the 1.08 and 2.08 for the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising - from Gdański bridge we will go to "Radosława" roundabout, through Okopa and Towarowa streets to Zawiszy square, then along Grójecka street we will get back to Narutowicza square.
As it was mentioned before, the tram runs at weekends - it leaves every 30 min. starting at 11:05. The last carriage departs at 18:05. Choosing the ride with a guide is a brilliant idea as you can learn many fascinating facts about Ochota and Warsaw (I checked it myself, the guide is prepared to answer all the questions so well that nearly an hour-long ride on Tetka seems a fleeting moment:) ). Here are the times of rides with a guide: 12:05, 13:35, 15:05, 16:35, 18:05.
Be sure not to miss a ride on Tetka and enjoy your time.
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Kubota
Tr@nsl@ted by Paweł Ochmański
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