(Updated 24 December 2012)
Denmark is not a place to go looking tram systems. Three cities - Århus, Odense and Copenhagen - had them but the Copenhagen system was the last to close in 1972. There is, however, a tramway museum around 65km from the Danish capital, near Roskilde.
Denmark is not a place to go looking tram systems. Three cities - Århus, Odense and Copenhagen - had them but the Copenhagen system was the last to close in 1972. There is, however, a tramway museum around 65km from the Danish capital, near Roskilde.
There are not many places in Europe where double-deck buses operate in normal service but I found a small number of them when I visited Copenhagen in 2008. These were high-capacity, three-door, tri-axle vehicles with British-built bodies (East Lancs Nordics) on Volvo chassis.
Double-deckers were in the minority when I visited - and in Autumn 2012, the last ones were withdrawn after 11 years' service. Passengers had not taken to them, with few people venturing upstairs.
Other than the double-deckers, the buses I observed on Copenhagen's streets were single-deckers. Some with two axles:
Other than the double-deckers, the buses I observed on Copenhagen's streets were single-deckers. Some with two axles:
Some with three:
Copenhagen's public transport network is co-ordinated by Movia.
I saw no bendybuses in Copenhagen - at least, not on the city transport network. But articulated passenger vehicles do nevertheless operate, as long-distance coaches.
The Gråhundbus website is here (Danish language only)
