| In the background the S.T.C.P. building with the streetcar museum and depot. The old carriages are housed in the historic depot of Massarelos on the banks of the Douro, the starting pointof the first ever electric tram on the Iberian Peninsula. Once a year - and has been for 28 years - the STCP transport company offers a special attraction: "Desfile de Carros Electricos" is the name of the parade, in which as many vintage cars as are ready for operation are sent on the route and the route in a convoy drive along the banks of the Douro. There are also numerous wagons that are otherwise not seen in the daily tourist traffic, but spend most of the time protected in the hall. Sources: urban-transport-magazine.com |