Restoration and Conservation of Industrial Facilities as Cultural Properties : Retirement and Designation of Revived A-Bomb Tram as Museum Piece

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On the 25^<th> June 2006, the "Revived A-Bomb Tramcars" were retired from daily operation, and one of them was designated as museum pieces in Hiroshima They were built in 1942, and destroyed severely by the A-Bomb on the 6^<th> August 1945. Thanks to devotional work of tramway staff and support party, urgent repairs were done and the first revived tramcar came back to operation in December 1945. Since then, they had done ca 2.6 million km running service per each until June 2006. The "A-Bomb Dome" is well-known as Hiroshima Peace Memorial, which was registered on the World Heritage List in December 1996. It is really a world heritage site of great historical value, as a historical witness to the horror of atomic bombing. The "Revived A-Bomb Tramcars" are not so famous as the "A-Bomb Dome" among the people except in Hiroshima. Nevertheless, both are also Hiroshima's peace monument appealing for the abolition of nuclear weapons and the realization of lasting world peace. Therefore, restoration and conservation of industrial facilities as cultural properties can be a kind of "Business & Technology Transfer" from "industry" sector to "culture" sector.
2006-12-08