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Female conductor and driver in 1943. Female conductor and driver in 1943. Since the men were at the front, women were trained as drivers during the war. In addition to crowding, cold weather placed an extra burden on tram services. Summer trams with plywood walls and no heating had to be placed in service.

Repairing overhead lines after an air raid.













 

 

 

Tram in the midst of wartime devastation. Repairing overhead lines after an air raid.

Tram in the midst of wartime devastation. Damage caused by bombs is repaired at the corner of Porthaninkatu and Kolmas linja in February 1944.






 

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