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Trams in France date from 1837 when a 15 km steam tram line connected Montrond-les-Bains and Montbrison in the Loire. [1] With the development of electric trams at the end of the 19th century, networks proliferated in French cities over a period of 15 years.
The history of trams, ... The first tram in Continental Europe opened in France in 1839 between Montbrison and Montrond, on the streets inside the towns, and on the ...
Clermont-Ferrand's modern transport system, the Clermont-Ferrand tramway (opened: 2006), is a Translohr system rather than a traditional rail-based tram system. Évian-les-Bains: Electric 1898 1908 Grenoble: Electric 17 Apr 1897 31 Aug 1952 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) [1] Grenoble tramway: Electric 5 Sep 1987 [1] La Bourboule ...
The Île-de-France tramways (French: Tramways d'Île-de-France) is a network of modern tram lines in the Île-de-France region of France.Fourteen lines are currently operational (counting Lines T3a and T3b as separate lines), with extensions and additional lines in both construction and planning stages.
The Tours tramway is a tram network which is operated by the city of Tours, in Indre-et-Loire, in the French region of Centre-Val de Loire.Originally opening on 31 Aug 2013, the route is nearly 15 kilometers long and has 29 stations.
Following the renaissance of trams in France and positive experience with tram-train and similar concepts (e.g. the Karlsruhe model), most German tramways are expanding, including new systems in cities that had previously abandoned them or entirely new systems in cities without any tram history.
The first Japanese tram line began in 1895 as the Kyoto Electric Railroad. The tram reached its zenith in 1932, when 82 rail companies operated 1,479 kilometres (919 mi) of track in 65 cities. Its popularity declined during the rest of the decade, a trend accelerated by the Pacific War, the occupation of Japan and the rebuilding years. Although ...
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