Allez le Tram

French systems collectively demonstrate a mix of reserved tracks, on-street running and reused heavy rail formations, as with Line 2 in western Paris.

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  By 1985, when Nantes opened the first modern era French light rail line, the...
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  In Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, and Lille (seen here), metros have to varying...
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  The expanding Strasbourg tram system opened with a UK-built Eurotram fleet....
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  French systems collectively demonstrate a mix of reserved tracks, on-street...
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  Even in France, light rail projects have not been universally welcomed, nor...
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  Grass-covered surfaces help noise reduction on light rail lines and add...
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  Offering many internal and external options, modular low-floor Alstom Citadis...
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  Modern trams offer spacious low-floor accommodation, with easy access and the...
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  Bordeaux is the operational pioneer of Alstom's alimentation par le...
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  Addressing environmental and social agendas: in Valencienne, the system links...