Where Soviet Cars, Trams And Buses Went To Die

From tema’s LiveJournal:

MosEtnoEksp: a graveyard of city transport

On Volochaevskaya street behind the fence of a tram-repair factory a huge number of written-off cars, buses, and trams are hidden. All of this beauty is slowly fading away, rather than being on show for adults’ and children’s pleasure.

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

After the snow.

Buses, trams, and cars in a scrapyard in Moscow

Comments from tema’s LiveJournal:

imatveenkov:

So much space is wasted

millivan:

Well how else should we do it without dumps?
All dumps are essentially being used well, because they are functioning as dumps.
Where should we put [the vehicles] if we didn’t have them?
Another point is that they can all be recycled…
And the third point is that you can earn a fair bit of money from this…
Do you know how much a tonne of ferrous metal is worth now?

natashaturygina:

There are actually exhibits that are worthy of being in a museum. Where the public can see it…

shell74:

How much ferrous metal?

filisof:

Grim picture…

lilopard: (responding to above)

Well, in my opinion, it’s completely optimistic and happy…

de_strega:

This is history… a museum should be opened.

darkcjc:

They’ll be completely plundered now

Александр Лутещмылн: (responding to above)

But lots of buses have aluminium frames (and that’s not really worth 9000 roubles [£180, 220€] per tonne)

maliav:

Great! Such retro models! I wonder, can you climb in there?

shuriken_ru: (responding to above)

No, for obvious reasons.

archiverba:

All these “zombie-transport” vehicles should go out on their routes for Hallowe’en. It’d be great.

masterkhv:

I’m ready to buy a few of these!

pet_head:

Is this it? http://maps.yandex.ru/-/CVu4b8K-#

What do you think? The history of transport or so much scrap metal?

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