Commemorative stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1986 - 70 Pfennig

Technical Monuments - Trams The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes four multi-colored special postage stamps depicting historical trams. Special cancellation from May 20 to July 19, 1986 Historical trams 70-pfennig value: Hallesche tram 1928 The illustrated two-axle railcar was delivered in 1928 by the former wagon factory Lindner, Halle Ammendorf, to the "urban tram hall". The series included in 1925/31 91 railcars and 50 sidecar same car body type. Progress in the design of the chassis frame allowed a center distance of 2,800 mm and thus a car body length of 10,150 mm. With 24 seats and 25 standing places, a considerable amount of space has been achieved. The technical innovations in the construction of the car body can be seen especially on the closed platforms with sliding doors, the large window pitch and the roof construction as a tonneau roof. The drive power was initially 2 x 37 kW, later more powerful 50 kW engines were installed. The vehicles were z. T. until after 1970 in the route network of the VE Verkehrsbetriebe Halle in use. Some were handed over to Naumburg. In Halle are two railcars and a sidecar, received in Naumburg a railcar as a historic vehicles.