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The system length of a tram/streetcar or light rail network is the sum of the lengths of all routes in the rail network in kilometers (or miles). Each section of track is counted only once, regardless of how many lines pass over it, and regardless of whether it is single-track or multi-track, single carriageway or dual carriageway. Type
Lines Ridership (million/year) Fleet Info year 1 Melbourne: Australia 250 km (160 mi) 1763 24 206 500 2018 [1] 2 Moscow: Russia 208 km (129 mi) [Note 1] 44 220 825 2015 [2] 3 Saint Petersburg: 205.5 km (127.7 mi) 41 312 [Note 2] 781 2011 4 Cologne: Germany 198 km (123 mi) 233 12 217 382 2016 (2013 Nr. of vehicles) 5 Berlin: 193.6 km (120.3 mi ...
Two mule car lines, later connected as a belt line. Electric April 6, 1893 April 23, 1936 Three lines at peak in 1924-1932 [88] Burnside: Horse ? ? Grand Isle: Horse 1866 1893 Lake Charles: Horse 1891 ? Steam 1893 1906 Electric February 1, 1906 June 29, 1927 Monroe: Electric June 15, 1906 August 21, 1938
A tramline (also spelled: tram line) most commonly refers to the tracks and overhead wires used by trams, or a route in a tram network. Tramline or Tramlines may also refer to: Tramlines Festival, a music festival in Sheffield; Tramlining, the tendency of a vehicle's wheels to follow the contours in the surface upon which it runs
The first permanent tram line in continental Europe was opened in Paris in 1855 by Alphonse Loubat who had previously worked on American streetcar lines. [12] The tram was developed in numerous cities of Europe (some of the most extensive systems were found in Berlin, Budapest, Birmingham, Saint Petersburg, Lisbon, London, Manchester, Paris, Kyiv).
Both lines between Cologne and Bonn were originally heavy load train lines electrified at 1,200 V. Line 18 once was metre gauge: Trams in Cottbus: 20.1 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) 600 V Trams in Darmstadt: 42 km 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) 600 V Dortmund Stadtbahn: 75 km 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) 750 V 600 V until 1999 Trams in ...
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Tram tires are generally narrower than train tires. Trams use bigger crossing angles and tighter curve radii are more likely than for train tracks. To cope with this difficulty the wheels of trams temporarily transfer the weight of the tram onto the flange to reduce wear on both the frog point and the horizontal surface of the tram wheels.