In October 2000, light rail vehicle 801 approaches the city from the main line, seen here at Albtalbahnhof

Albtalbahnhof interchange in the city suburbs with vehicle 804 present

Light rail vehicles 508 & 804 stand side by side at the Albtalbahnhof

Light rail 582 and tram 305 pose side by side outside the Hauptbahnhof

Tram 305 outside Hauptbahnhof

Light rail 838 arrives at Albtalbahnhof

City tram 319 stands outside the Hauptbahnhof in October 2000

Vintage electric plinthed at Albtalbahnhof

On 21st April 2008, classic Duewag tram 215 calls at Marktplatz in the city centre with a route 5 working to Rheinhafen. Photo by David Dixon.

Tram 215 hurries away from Marktplatz. Photo by David Dixon.

Arriving at Marktplatz is tram 203. Photo by David Dixon.

Tram 576 stands outside Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof working route S1 to Hochstetten. Photo by David Dixon.

ZKM bound on line 2 is tram 238

A tram negotiates a busy city centre junction

Tram 246 working route 2 passes across the junction

Trams pass on the busy junction

Two Stadtbahn trams pass the junction

A tram clatters across the junction

Tram 894 waits in the main station at Karlsruhe

Tram 860 is seen in the main platforms of Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

Tram 885 inside the main station at night

Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof by night - tram 885 awaits its next duty

Train meets tram inside Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

On 22nd April 2008, tram 916 is seen near the Hauptbahnhof

Tram 303 is ZKM bouns on route 2, seen with the Hauptbahnhof behind

Tram 252 is Tivoli bound on route 6, seen here at Hauptbahnhof

Tram 578 working a Marktplatz bound S1 service calling at Hauptbahnhof

Working route S31 to Forbach is tram 833 inside the Hauptbahnhof at one of the main line platforms

The 0746 to Forbach (S31) awaits departure from inside Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

Tram 811 is seen inside Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof having arrived with a S32 service

Another view of tram 811 inside the Hauptbahnhof at one of the main line platforms

A tram at a railway station - a common sight in Karlsruhe

Tram 811 departs empty from the main station

Tram 807 is seen stabled amongst InterCity coaches outside the Hauptbahnhof

Tram 811 is seen stabled in a siding outside Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

German Railways (DB) electric 181207 passes tram 811 outside the Hauptbahnhof

A DB ICE train passes tram 811 outside the main station

An InterCity express pushed by 101132 departs from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and passes tram 811

Trams and trains mix happily outside Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

Tram 811 is passed by trams 820 & 885 as they arrive at Hauptbahnhof

Trams 820 & 885 en-route to Achern on route S32 arrive into the main line platforms at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

Tram 820 leads sister 885 into the main line platforms at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof

A German Railways (DB) ICE train arrives at Karlsruhe and passes stabled tram 811

Back on the streets, tram 324 is seen outside the Hauptbahnhof working route 3 to Heide

Different profiles for different roles - Stadtbahn tram 567 meets street tram 324 outside the Hauptbahnhof

Tram 248 pauses at the Hauptbahnhof with a route 2 working towards Wolfartsweier

Tram 832 leads a sister car working a S4 service to Heilbronn into the Hauptbahnhof forecourt

S11 service to Ittersbach worked by tram 589 calling at the Hauptbahnhof

Tram 552 is seen at Ettlinger Tor in the city centre

Classic Duewag tram 204 runs through the city streets on the approach to Ettlinger Tor while employed on route 5 to Rheinhafen

Tram 204 pauses at Ettlinger Tor in the city centre

Bad Herrenalb bound on S1 in the city centre are trams 581 & 510

Trams 581 & 510 pause at Ettlinger Tor with a S1 service to Bad Herrenalb (despite the display!)

Tram 250 is seen en-route to Wolfartsweier on route 2 at Ettlinger Tor

Tram 209 arrives at Ettlinger Tor with a route 5 working to Rintheim

Classic Duewag tram 209 is seen at Ettlinger Tor

Rintheim bound tram 209 working route 5 at Ettlinger Tor

Tram 214 is seen in the city centre from the front of another tram

Tram 553, working S11 to Ittersbach, arrives at Marktplatz

Trams 576 & 553 meet at Marktplatz

Tram 889 passes city centre trackwork near Marktplatz

Tram 308, working route 4 towards Hauptbahnhof, passes city centre track replacement work

Tram 199 arrives at Marktplatz with a route 5 working to Rintheim

Tram 254 leads a sister car through the city centre with a route 1 working to Oberreut

Tram 199 swings sharp right as it departs from Marktplatz

As 199 scurries away into the city centre, tram 247 approaches with a route S2 service

S41 working to Freundenstadt Hbf arrives at Marktplatz led by tram 888

Berhausen bound on S5 is tram 861 in the city centre

Carrying a DB (German Railways) logo, tram 816 arrives at Marktplatz with a Bretten Golshausen bound S4 working with a sister tram

Vintage Duewag 210 arrives at Marktplatz with a route 5 service to Rheinhafen

Tram 210 calls at Marktplatz

Tram 583 approaches Marktplatz with a S11 working to Neureut

S1 to Bad Herrenalb, led by tram 571, awaits departure from Marktplatz

Tram 240 arrives at Marktplatz with a route 2 working to Wolfartsweier

Rintheim bound tram 207 arrives at Marktplatz

Tram 207 follows tram 240 into Marktplatz

Tram 303 passes a city centre monument

Tram 211 departs from Marktplatz past a monument with a route 5 working to Rheinhafen

Hochstetten bound is tram 569 at Marktplatz

Tram 584 turns sharp right into Marktplatz with a S1 service to Ettlingen

Tram 884 leads a sister unit into Marktplatz

Light rail and heavy rail 'tram' vehicles side-by-side at Marktplatz in the city centre

Tram 894 passes city centre track work with a S5 service to Worth

Tram 555 passes Marktplatz while working S2 towards Stuttensee Spock

Tram 306 working route 1 seen in the city centre

Rheinhafen bound tram 209 on route 5 passes the track work in the city centre

Inside vintage Duewag tram 209 looking forwards towards the driving position. Note the illuminated route map.

Tram 209 departs from Mathystrasse

Tram 204 arrives at Mathystrasse while sister car 209 hurries away

Tram 204 clatters across a rare grand union junction at Mathystrasse

Tram 307 runs across the grand union junction at Mathystrasse with a route 4 working to Waldstadt

Tram 303 pauses at Mathystrasse

Which way now? Tram 303 contemplates the route to take at Mathystrasse.

A tram clatters across the grand union junction at Mathystrasse

Tram 237 calls at Mathystrasse with a route 6 working to Rappenwort

Tram 237 heads away from Mathystrasse across the grand union junction

Trams pass in a city street

Tram 552 waits to leave the Albtalbahnhof with a service to Ettlingen

Scurrying away from the Albtalbahnhof underneath the main line railway, tram 552 trails a sister car working route S1

Tram 874 stabled in sidings adjacent to the Albtalbahnhof

Albtalbahnhof sidings contain trams 871 & 843 awaiting their next workings

Tram 843 departs from the sidings to arrive into the Albtalbahnhof at the start of a S4 journey to Bretten Golshausen

Tram 884 arrives at Albtalbahnhof

Tram 843 and sister car load at Albtalbahnhof

Departing the Albtalbahnhof for Bretten Golshausen on route S4

Tram and S-Bahn outside the front of Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof