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Original plan Construction of the premetro tunnels (November 1984). The network began construction on 5 January 1970 and was originally intended to become a fully underground network similar to the Brussels Metro or German Stadtbahnen (light railways), with a length of 15 km (9.3 mi) and comprising 22 stations.
The 'finger-plan' of Copenhagen. The new light rail will connect most of the 'fingers'. Currently the rapid transit network of greater Copenhagen consists of a metro system serving the city centre, south-eastern suburbs and one western suburb, and a well-developed S-train network consisting of radial lines and one inner ring line relatively close to the city centre.
Part of the route operates as a tram-train [2] [7] Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland: Tyne and Wear Metro: 30.7 77 km (48 mi) 60 2 Electric 11 August 1980 [2] Light rail West Midlands (Birmingham–Wolverhampton) West Midlands Metro: 8.3 23 km (14 mi) 31 1 Electric 30 May 1999 2/3 lines under construction. [8]
Two-rooms-and-a-bath car (or multi-articulated tram) [1] is a type of tram or streetcar with one or more suspended sections. The shortest examples consist of three sections; so called car bodies. The sections at the ends each have two axles or four wheels. The centre section is suspended between the end sections, spanning like a bridge.
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The Karlsruhe model is a tram-train system which consists of tram/light rail trains and commuter/regional rail trains running on the same set of tracks, generally between or outside of urban areas. It was initially developed and implemented in the city of Karlsruhe , Germany , by the local transit authority, Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund (KVV).
The former Bath Electric Tramways depot, Walcot Street. The 4 ft (1,219 mm) tracks were taken up and replaced by a 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) track. Six electric cars were brought in December 1903 and on 2 January 1904 the new service opened. Additional lines to Bathford, Combe Down, Weston and Oldfield Park were constructed. The company ...
The trams operated from a new depot in Mill Lane, a site that was to remain Reading Transport's main depot until it was demolished to make way for The Oracle shopping mall in 1998. [ 2 ] The electric tram services were originally operated by 30 four-wheeled double decked cars supplied by Dick, Kerr & Co .