b) Tours to start from TÄ›šnov station in the city centre, which is a short walk from Florenc Metro station which just 4 stops on the same metro line C as Vysehrad station, which is next to the conference venue and hotels. Transfer within 15 to 20 minutes to and from the conference venue.
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In Prague, one somehow always associates the city’s trams with the design of its famous Tatra T3s. This is why the Prague Public Transit Company (DPP), in cooperation with the Anna Marešová studio, came up with this new design for a special “excursion tram”. The goal was to respect the original design of the legendary Tatra T3 while also updating it to make it something special for today’s visitors and tourists to use when “tramming” around the city. By opening up the rear of the car and combining both new and original design elements, this new car keeps an "old-timer" look while providing a completely unexpected level of travel luxury.
The T3 Coupé tram was designed to provide its passengers with the perfect solution for touring around Prague in style, in a semi-open tram car. While based on the design of the famous T3, the designers also “incorporated” well-known features from other early Prague public transit vehicles.
The interior includes a bar design reminiscent of the T1-type tram, where a similar counter was used for ticket sales. The roof windows are another significant look back, inspired by similar designs from the legendary Škoda 706 RTO bus. The designers did not forget such details as the traditional mechanical ticket marking machine, in this case, one designed specifically for the T3 Coupé.
Despite all of its new and innovative elements, we believe the T3 Coupé continues to honour the look of the original Tatra T3 from the 1960s, paying tribute to the T3’s original designer František Kardaus (1908-1986).
The T3 Coupé tram was assembled by the team working at DPP’s Tram Repair Shop in HostivaÅ™ (Prague) and the entire project, including all of the design work, was able to be completed within a two-year time frame.
