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Several French cities were equipped with horse-tram networks towards the end of the 19th century. In Paris, Tramways Sud operated horse trams from 1875 to 1901. [5] In Marseille, horse trams operated by Compagnie Générale Française de Tramways entered service in 1876 on a number of routes including the Canebière. [6]
Name of System Location Traction Type Date (From) Date (To) Notes Aubagne tramway: Aubagne: Electric 1 sept 2014 Avignon: Electric 1901 1932 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) New 1.435 metre standard gauge tramway due to be inaugurated on 19 October 2019. Cannes: Electric 1899 1923 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) La Ciotat: Electric ...
Trams in France go back to 1837 when a 15 km (9.32 mi) steamtram line connected Montrond-les-Bains and Montbrison in the Loire. [9] With the development of electric trams at the end of the 19th century, networks proliferated in French cities over a period of 15 years.
Trams are used extensively in Melbourne, which is the world's largest operating urban tram network, while all other major cities largely dismantled their legacy networks by the 1970s. Adelaide retained one line between the city and Glenelg (which has been extended), and work on a new line is in progress.
Trams in Caen was the former public transit system serving the city of Caen, France.The original tramway network, operated by Compagnie des tramways électriques de Caen opened in 1901 and closed on 23 January 1937, after which buses took over as the primary means of public transport in Caen (until the 2002 opening of Caen Guided Light Transit replaced by the Caen tramway in 2019).
The Melbourne tram network is the longest tram system by route length. The New Orleans streetcar system was one of the first in the world and it is the oldest system still in operation. The following is a list of cities that have current tram/streetcar (including heritage trams/heritage streetcars ), or light rail systems as part of their ...
This is a list of cities and towns in Europe that have (or once had) town tramway (e.g. urban tramway) systems as part of their public transport system. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows.
The only other Croatian city with trams still in operation is Osijek. The first tram route commenced in 1884 (connecting the railway station and city square) and trams have been running since. Between 2006 and 2007, the trams were refurbished and modernised. Two lines presently exist, with another two extensions planned, doubling the network ...