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Ye report dekheiN kitni mazaidaar hay.... W11 bus walay Australia mein bhi pakistan ka naam roshan ker k agaye.. ab W11 Australia mein chalay gi. .:hehe
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Vehicles of transport have long been celebrated in Pakistan, adorned with elaborate decoration to keep good spirits with the journey. A fleet of particularly vibrant mini-buses ply the Karachi route called W-11, characterised by stainless-steel panels, brightly coloured plastic collages, flashing light patterns, music beats and exuberant conductors. Karachi had a horse-drawn tram system till the 1930s, then a petrol-fuelled system until the 1970s. Could there be a W-11 tram, a vehicle travelling from Karachi to Melbourne? How would these Karachi vehicle decorators invoke the spirit of this transport?
A team of W-11 vehicle decorators from Karachi will undertake a residency in Melbourne to transform a tram that will run a free service on the Melbourne City Circle tram route during the Commonwealth Games time.
A Pakistani minibus of the route W-11.
Some more pictures of Karachi buses:
As part of the Commonwealth Games festival, a group of Pakistani bus decorators transformed a Melbourne tram into what you would expect to see on a Karachi bus.
This amazing piece of work turned heads as it ran the city circle service from the 15th to the 26th of March.
Here are some pictures of the beautiful art outside and inside of the tram.
One of the artists.
Warnings in Urdu and English.
A group of pakistan team members boarded the tram to look at the work. They enjoyed it so much they began dancing to the music as the tram was moving. Great candid moment.
Green text says "Love is Life".
Driver's side mirror.
That's all folks!
All pictures are from Quietly Loud's album on flickr.com
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Last rides on the Karachi tram
25 Mar 06 15:02
Bells and whistles on the Karachi Tram, a moving feature of Festival Melbourne 2006.
Ye report dekheiN kitni mazaidaar hay.... W11 bus walay Australia mein bhi pakistan ka naam roshan ker k agaye.. ab W11 Australia mein chalay gi. .:hehe
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Vehicles of transport have long been celebrated in Pakistan, adorned with elaborate decoration to keep good spirits with the journey. A fleet of particularly vibrant mini-buses ply the Karachi route called W-11, characterised by stainless-steel panels, brightly coloured plastic collages, flashing light patterns, music beats and exuberant conductors. Karachi had a horse-drawn tram system till the 1930s, then a petrol-fuelled system until the 1970s. Could there be a W-11 tram, a vehicle travelling from Karachi to Melbourne? How would these Karachi vehicle decorators invoke the spirit of this transport?
A team of W-11 vehicle decorators from Karachi will undertake a residency in Melbourne to transform a tram that will run a free service on the Melbourne City Circle tram route during the Commonwealth Games time.
A Pakistani minibus of the route W-11.
Some more pictures of Karachi buses:
As part of the Commonwealth Games festival, a group of Pakistani bus decorators transformed a Melbourne tram into what you would expect to see on a Karachi bus.
This amazing piece of work turned heads as it ran the city circle service from the 15th to the 26th of March.
Here are some pictures of the beautiful art outside and inside of the tram.
One of the artists.
Warnings in Urdu and English.
A group of pakistan team members boarded the tram to look at the work. They enjoyed it so much they began dancing to the music as the tram was moving. Great candid moment.
Green text says "Love is Life".
Driver's side mirror.
That's all folks!
All pictures are from Quietly Loud's album on flickr.com
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Last rides on the Karachi tram
25 Mar 06 15:02
Bells and whistles on the Karachi Tram, a moving feature of Festival Melbourne 2006.
v nice sharing 
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