Senda Tram Depot, Tram depot in Hiroshima, Japan.
Senda Tram Depot is a working maintenance and storage facility for the Hiroden tram network in Hiroshima, Japan. The site holds workshops where technicians inspect and repair tram cars, and it also houses a historic tram preserved on the grounds.
The depot is home to Tram No. 651, which was about 700 meters from the center of the 1945 atomic bomb explosion and survived the blast. It was back in service by March 1946, making it one of the first trams to run again after the city was destroyed.
Trams are a normal part of daily life in Hiroshima, and this depot keeps that network running behind the scenes. Locals board and exit trams at stops throughout the city without giving much thought to the maintenance work that happens here every day.
The depot is an active operational site and is not open to visitors in general. Tram No. 651 can sometimes be seen from outside the fence, and nearby museums in Hiroshima cover its story in more depth.
Tram No. 651 still has many of its original parts from 1942, including the bogie trucks and rivets that show how trams were built in Japan before World War II. Few vehicles of that age remain in such original condition anywhere in the world.
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