Tram Operator's Visor

[kennyd]

Just a suggestion. The collecting of civil transport items, and studying old tram systems, is quite a popular hobby. So perhaps an email to one or more of the websites (such as the LRTA) would bring some more info.

http://www.lrta.org/index.html

http://home.wtal.de/bahnfreunde/

http://www.lightrail.de/

[NickG]

tram uniform

Here's mine. Came with tunic and pants, all matching! Typical older teller style with no chin straps which was common!

[NickG]

tunic

Here's the entire ensemble, all in charcoal gray. The pants (not visible here) have pink piping matching the rest. Nick

[NickG]

another view

Strassenbahn uniform (light rail) 1930's

[stonemint]

Nick, now thats what I like to see--something I have never seen before, and a compete ensemble!

[NickG]

Nick, now thats what I like to see--something I have never seen before, and a compete ensemble!

Sure beats all that green stuff (which I like also), something different. My mannequin is wearing a Volkssturm armband now (for that combat look)! I actually read somewhere in a period first hand account that strassenbahn uniforms were being distributed for Volkssturm use in one of the major cities! They used everything! Thanks for the thumbs up! Nick
PS: I paid 220euros for the set (pants,tunic,cap) unseen, no pictures even...took a gamble and it paid off! Came from a German "housecleaning" (owner deceased I imagine) and was offered to me as a Reichsbahn uniform...at least they had the period right!

[NickG]

Berlin U-Bahn

Here's a female U-Bahn "schaffnerin" with a cap similar to mine. Note teller shape, Reichsadler and lack of chinstrap like mine, but no cockade wreath....

[NickG]

another one

Here's another strassenbahn (tram-light rail) related visor cap in saddle shape,
here with the cockade + wreath on the cap, like mine for a strassenbahn Schaffner. Nick

[NickG]

on a bus

Here's an image of a bus (Omnibusse) uniform

[NickG]

Hamburg

The previous pictures (all borrowed from Ullsteinbild, they get the credit) are Berlin related. This picture is from Hamburg, September 1944.
Note that this cap does not have a ReichsAdler like the Berlin ones, instead its an insignia which appears to be similar to your cap Stonemint! A winged trolley wheel it seems like! Again cockade with wreath, like mine but unlike yours....

[NickG]

Here's a group shot of female personnel, again with the Reichs eagle on the cap...The cap band is clearly in contrasting colors here, like my cap...

[NickG]

more tram

Here's another Hamburg image, again it shows somekind of a winged tram wheel ( gear/cogwheel?) cap devise [like yours], appropriate for light rail in cities, but also the Reichsadler was used [like my example]!

[NickG]

side view

Here's a side view of the tram cap and uniform, again Hamburg 1944.
Clearly no chin strap seen here! These uniforms and caps varied obviously... The female caps all adorned with a winged trolley wheel devise like your cap Stonemint.
So there was no uniform look, it depended on the city/municipality it appears, such tramway-bus-subway-light rail uniforms...(some local government run, some even private enterprises, another reason for variations... like you already stated Stonemint... Nick

[NickG]

Ubahn

Here's an U-bahn (subway) employee. Again national eagle and colored cap band, no chin strap

[NickG]

tram conductor 1938

same comment as prior picture