BARCELONA  Tibidabo Line Opened: 29.10.1901 Gauge 1435 mm Lenght  1,27 km Power  Electric Voltage 550 V DC

Cars 2 & 129

 

History: The line was created by the 'S.A. El Tibidabo' company to link the tramway city system to the funicular that climbed to the summit of the Tibidabo mountain. The 4 km extension to Vallvidrera entered in service in  26.2.1904 and closed in 1937. Due to economic difficults, the line was offered to the municipality in 1979 and put under TMB authority. In the '80, the line was modernised and service resumed in  1991. Actually in service only at weekends and school holydays,  is now  an heritage line.
 
 

Furthermore: Established in single track and passing loops with buried 'Vignole' track, actually is fitted with grooved rails and double track. Tramcars are fitted with track brakes due to hard profile.

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Gallery
 

Horse car 2 in Pça. Catalunya in 1997.	Car 8 in the upper stop.	Car 21 in the Vallvidrera route.
Car 2 in the depot. July 1985	Cars 2, 10 & 129 in the yard. 9.4.1994	Open car 129 in the upper stop. July 1986
Centennial celebrations. Cars 8,10 & 5 waiting for service. 28.10.2001	Centennial celebrations. Car 2 in the yard with VIPs. 28.10.2001	Centennial celebrations. Cars 10 & 8 crossing at the depot branch track. 28.10.2001

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FLEET at 31.12.2002

Car nº	Batch	Type	Truck/Motors	Builder	Year	Notes	Owner	Place
1	1-4	M2d	Brill21E/?	Estrada	1901	D	Private	Castellar del Vallès (B)
2	1-4	M2d	Brill21E 2x33 kw	Estrada	1901	O(3)	TMB	Barcelona
4	1-4	M2d	Brill21E/no motors	Estrada	1901	R(2)	Private	Alella
5-8,10	5-10	M2d	Brill21E 2x33 kw	Estrada	1903-4	O(4)	TMB	Barcelona
21	21-23	M2d	No motor	Estrada	c.1907	R	Private	Ejea de los Caballeros
129	125-133	M2d	2x33 kw	Girona/TMB	1906(86)	O(5)	TMB	Barcelona

    TYPE:      M=motor    B=trailer    2=axles number    d=double ended    s=single ended
    NOTES:    O=in service    R=restored   D=derelict    X=rests
(2) Former souvenirs shop now private preserved.
(3) Usually not in service.
(4) Nº 7 under heavy overhaul.
(5) Open car 129 is an old city system tramway. Body mounted on Tibidabo nº 9 truck.

Town: Barcelona
Province: Barcelona
Place:  Tibidabo Av.
 

Service: Sat-Sundays & Bank holydays, one car service from 10.00 to 18.30. Normally you must wait at stops.

Last news:
15.02.2005 Car nº 6 got a heavy overhaul including: new body panels, new electric control equipment at 24V, new brakes and other minor features -as headlamps- in order to improve safety. Next car to be overhauled will be nº7, rescued after years of abandonment in a metro yard.
11.11.2001 Horse car 2 has been transferred to Boixeres metro depot line 5.

 

Basic bibliography:

ANDREU, Marc (et al.): La ciutat transportada. TMB. Barcelona, 1997
En català. Resumen en español. Abstract in english.
ARMENGOL, Ferran, HARO, Miguel Ángel, LUQUE, Eugeni i URKIOLA, Carles: Un segle pujant al Tibidabo. Ajuntament de Barcelona. Barcelona, 2002.
GALLARDO, Joan M. i PRIETO, Lluis: Cent anys del tranvía del Tibidabo:funiculars, tramvies i ferrocarrils a la
muntanya del Tibidabo. Lluis Prieto. Barcelona, 2001.
En català. Resumen en español. Abstract in english.
GIMÉNEZ, Albert: El tranvía del Tibidabo.  J.R. Prous editores, SA.  Barcelona, 1991. En español
GONZÀLEZ MASIP, Albert: Els tramvies de Barcelona.
    Vol.1: (Dels origens a 1929). Història i explotació. Dalmau. Barcelona, 1997
    Vol.2: (De 1929 ençà). Història i explotació. Dalmau. Barcelona, 1998
    En català. Resumen en español. Abstract in english.
ZURITA, Fèlix: Tramvies de Barcelona. Catàleg de material mòbil. MAF. Barcelona, 1988
En català. En español. In english.

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© Albert Gonzàlez Masip