125 hours of VBZ spectacle
Public Transportation: From September 5 to 9, VBZ will celebrate its 125th anniversary over the course of 125 hours. As part of the celebration, Alberto Venzago will photograph passengers; *Tagi* readers will select the best portraits, and APG will print posters of them—as a gift.
Public transportation From 5 to 9 September, Zurich's public transportation company Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a big party. 800,000 passengers are transported by VBZ every day. 2400 employees ensure their progress. The 125-hour spectacle starts very early on the morning of September 5, VBZ's actual birthday, at the Hard depot, when the first streetcar leaves at 4.49 a.m. with smoke and music. Most of the activities take place at Bellevue, where the streetcar bar, an information tent as the start and finish of the first VBZ-OL, probably the biggest greeting card and the mobile photo studio await guests during the 125 hours. Behind the camera is star photographer Alberto Venzago. He takes black and white portraits of passengers and passers-by. Some of the portraits selected (by Tages-Anzeiger readers) will be printed on posters (sponsored by APG as a birthday present) and will adorn poster sites and the backs of driver's cabs in the streetcars from the end of September.
