People in Uzbekistan's Capital Tashkent Bid Farewell to the city's trams

People in Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent are bidding farewell to the city's trams after local officials decided to take them out of service.

The move to close the 90km (56-mile) network and sell its fleet of 80 trams was announced in March 2016

Tashkent mayor Rakhmonbek Usmavov said the trams were unprofitable and slowing down traffic on the city's busy roads.

But many residents are lamenting the decision, and have taken to social media to mourn the loss of the trams.

Tashkent's last ever tram is scheduled to be driven into the depot in August  

 

The city's tram service is one of the oldest in Central Asia, with the first line opening in 1912.