Water closet
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Work at the tram depot – repair hall
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About the sound
The soundscape of the repair hall at Podgórze depot in Krakow. The recording was made on a week day with work going on in various parts of the hall and includes the sounds of welding, polishing, machining, transporting elements of trams. The depot does repairs and overhauls of tramcars, and even reconstructions of historical trams.
Sound recording: Monika Widzicka
Photo: Piotr Żabicki
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