List of light-rail transit systems

List of light-rail transit systems - People's Republic of China. Anshan Changchun Dalian Hong Kong - Hong Kong Tramways, KCR Light Rail List of light-rail transit systems - India. Kolkata - CTC List of light-rail transit systems - Japan. Sapporo - Sapporo City Transportation Bureau (tramway) Hakodate - Hakodate City Transportation Bureau (tra ...

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Tram - Western Europe. In the Netherlands many local railways were referred to as trams, even where the steam locomotives did not have enclosed motion. Regular tram networks exists in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. In Belgium an extensive system of tram-like local railways called Vicinal or Buurtspoor lines had a greater route kilometre length than the main-line railway system. The only survivors of the Vicinal system are the Kusttram (which almost reaches France at one end and the Netherlands ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Steam trams, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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Tram - Western Europe. In the Netherlands many local railways were referred to as trams, even where the steam locomotives did not have enclosed motion. Regular tram networks exists in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague. In Belgium an extensive system of tram-like local railways called Vicinal or Buurtspoor lines had a greater route kilometre length than the main-line railway system. The only survivors of the Vicinal system are the Kusttram (which almost reaches France at one end and the Netherlands ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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In 1885 the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Company began operating Melbourne's first cable tram line. The first service ran from Spencer St/Flinders St, to Hawthorn Bridge. Soon a Melbourne cable tramway system was running from the city to nearby suburbs, but as the city grew the technical limits of the cable tram system became apparent, and electric trams were developed for lines to more distant suburbs. The last cable trams were replaced by electric trams in 1940. The first electric trams began running in 1906, after an earlier experiment h ...

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Trams in Melbourne, Trams in Melbourne - History, Trams in Melbourne - The W-class trams, Trams in Melbourne - The Z-class trams, Trams in Melbourne - The B1/B2-class trams/light rail vehicles, Trams in Melbourne - The Citadis and the Combino, Trams in Melbourne - Map

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Not entirely confirmed. These are off-peak services that run along part of a major route above. 2 - Melbourne University to South Melbourne (shortened 1) 7 - Melbourne University to Malvern Town Hall (shortened 6) 9 - Spencer and Collins Streets to Preston Depot (shortened 11/112) 10 - St Kilda Beach to Melbourne Convention Centre via South Melbourne (shortened 12/112) 11 - Spencer and Collins Streets to West Preston 12 - Kew to Malvern Depot (shortened 16)See also:

List of Melbourne tram routes, List of Melbourne tram routes - Main routes, List of Melbourne tram routes - Subsidiary routes, List of Melbourne tram routes - Discontinued routes and unallocated route numbers, List of Melbourne tram routes - Tram depots

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Tram - History. In Canada, most cities once had a streetcar system, but today Toronto's TTC is the only traditional operator of streetcars, and maintains the most extensive system in North America (in terms of total track length, number of cars, and ridership). New systems have been built in Edmonton, Alberta and Calgary, Alberta. The first lines built in the United States (and indeed the world) were in 1832 from New York City to Harlem by the New Y ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Steam trams, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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Appearing in the first half of the 19th century, trams were at first pulled by horses. The first trams, known as streetcars or horsecars, were built in the US, and developed from city stagecoach lines and omnibus lines that picked up and dropped off passengers on a regular route and without the need to be pre-hired. These first lines operated in Baltimore, Maryland in 1828, in 1832 on the New York and Harlem Railroad in New York City, and in 1834 in New Orleans. At first the rails protruded above street level, causing accidents and ma ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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Tram - Advantages. The initial investment, although high, is lower than that for underground metro lines. A kilometre of tram generally costs only a third of the investment for a kilometre of underground metro line, since no boring is needed, but the public roads must be rebuilt to incorporate the rails and also cable lines must be installed. Elevated systems such as the monorail and the light rail require a special urbanism with large avenues and buildings in which to integrate the stations. It is ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Steam trams, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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24 - City (La Trobe Street West End) to Balwyn North 30 - New Quay/La Trobe Street West End to St Vincent's Plaza 31 - Collins Street West End to St Vincent's Plaza 35 (City Circle) - free service encircling the central business district 42 - City (Collins Street West End) to Box Hill 48 - New Quay, Docklands to Balwyn North 55 - City (Domain Interchange) to Coburg West 57 - City (Eliza ...

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List of Melbourne tram routes, List of Melbourne tram routes - Main routes, List of Melbourne tram routes - Subsidiary routes, List of Melbourne tram routes - Discontinued routes and unallocated route numbers, List of Melbourne tram routes - Tram depots

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W class trams were introduced to Melbourne in 1923 as a new standard design. They had a dual bogie layout and were characterised by substantially timber frame, a simple rugged design, and fine craftsmanship (particularly the older models). The W Class was the mainstay of Melbourne's tramways system for 60 years. The original and most numerous W2 variant was supplemented in the late 1930s by 120 W5 (or "Clyde") class trams with wider cabins, and more powerful motors - which were notorious for being difficult to drive smoothly. T ...

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Trams in Melbourne, Trams in Melbourne - History, Trams in Melbourne - The W-class trams, Trams in Melbourne - The Z-class trams, Trams in Melbourne - The B1/B2-class trams/light rail vehicles, Trams in Melbourne - The Citadis and the Combino, Trams in Melbourne - Map

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The B-class trams (also known as light rail vehicles) were first introduced to Melbourne in 1984 with the prototype B1 class trams, which were a significant improvement over the Z1-classes. Only 2 were built & they remain in service today. B2 class trams were built from 1988-1994, by Comeng, and later ABB Transportation. They were an improvement over the B1-classes. 130 were built, all of which remain in service today. B2-classes are often spotted in all-over advertising livery. ...

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Trams in Melbourne, Trams in Melbourne - History, Trams in Melbourne - The W-class trams, Trams in Melbourne - The Z-class trams, Trams in Melbourne - The B1/B2-class trams/light rail vehicles, Trams in Melbourne - The Citadis and the Combino, Trams in Melbourne - Map

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Electric-powered trams (trolley cars, so called for the trolley pole used to gather power from an unshielded overhead wire), were first successfully tested in service in Richmond, Virginia in 1888, in an installation by Frank J. Sprague. There were earlier commercial installations of electric streetcars, including one in Berlin, Germany, as early as 1881 by Werner von Siemens and the company that still bears his name, and also one in St. Petersburg, Russia, invented and tested by Fiodor A. Pirotskiy in 1880. Another was by John Joseph Wright ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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Later, cable cars were attached to a moving cable underneath the road. The cable would be pulled by a steam engine at a powerhouse. The Monongahela and Duquesne Inclines in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, have some of the appearance of trams, but are more accurately funiculars. Modern trams generally use overhead electric cables, from which they draw current through a pantograph, a bow collector (less commonly) or the now-rare trolley pole (the first is most common and used on most new tram designs). The first operational electric street rail ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Steam trams, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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The Z-class trams, built by Comeng, were introduced from the mid-late 1970s, starting with the Z1 class, built from 1975 to 1979. 100 trams were built, most of which are now being withdrawn. In 1978 and 1979, fifteen Z2 class trams—having little difference from the Z1 classes—were built. As with the Z1 class, Z2 class trams are now being withdrawn from service. From 1979 to 1984, Z3 class trams were introduced, being a significant improvement on the Z1 and Z2 class trams. 115 were built, 114 of which are in service (Z3.149 was destroyed in a fire). All are reliveried in either Yarra Trams o ...

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Trams in Melbourne, Trams in Melbourne - History, Trams in Melbourne - The W-class trams, Trams in Melbourne - The Z-class trams, Trams in Melbourne - The B1/B2-class trams/light rail vehicles, Trams in Melbourne - The Citadis and the Combino, Trams in Melbourne - Map

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Tram - Advantages. The initial investment, although high, is lower than that for underground metro lines. A kilometre of tram generally costs only a third of the investment for a kilometre of underground metro line, since no boring is needed, but the public roads must be rebuilt to incorporate the rails and also cable lines must be installed. Elevated systems such as the monorail and the light rail require a special urbanism with large avenues and buildings in which to integrate the stations. It is ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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Later, cable cars were attached to a moving cable underneath the road. The cable would be pulled by a steam engine at a powerhouse. The Monongahela and Duquesne Inclines in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, have some of the appearance of trams, but are more accurately funiculars. Modern trams generally use overhead electric cables, from which they draw current through a pantograph, a bow collector (less commonly) or the now-rare trolley pole (the first is most common and used on most new tram designs). The first operational electric street rail ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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Electric-powered trams (trolley cars, so called for the trolley pole used to gather power from an unshielded overhead wire), were first successfully tested in service in Richmond, Virginia in 1888, in an installation by Frank J. Sprague. There were earlier commercial installations of electric streetcars, including one in Berlin, Germany, as early as 1881 by Werner von Siemens and the company that still bears his name, and also one in St. Petersburg, Russia, invented and tested by Fiodor A. Pirotskiy in 1880. Another was by John Joseph Wright ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Steam trams, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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Main article: Cable car (railway) The next type of streetcar was the cable car, which sought to reduce labor costs and the hardship on animals. Cable cars are pulled along a rail track by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed on which individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required. The power to move the cable is provided at a site away from the actual operation. The first cable car line in the United States was te ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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Tram - History. In Canada, most cities once had a streetcar system, but today Toronto's TTC is the only traditional operator of streetcars, and maintains the most extensive system in North America (in terms of total track length, number of cars, and ridership). New systems have been built in Edmonton, Alberta and Calgary, Alberta. The first lines built in the United States (and indeed the world) were in 1832 from New York City to Harlem by the New Y ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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Main article: Cable car (railway) The next type of streetcar was the cable car, which sought to reduce labor costs and the hardship on animals. Cable cars are pulled along a rail track by a continuously moving cable running at a constant speed on which individual cars stop and start by releasing and gripping this cable as required. The power to move the cable is provided at a site away from the actual operation. The first cable car line in the United States was tested in San Francisco, California in 1873. The second city to operate cable trams was Dunedin in New Zealand in 1881. Duned ...

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Tram, Tram - History, Tram - Steam trams, Tram - Cable pulled cars, Tram - Electric trams trolley cars, Tram - Golden Age, Tram - A temporary disappearance from many cities, Tram - Return to grace, Tram - Technical developments, Tram - Tram-train, Tram - Pros and cons of tram systems, Tram - Advantages, Tram - Disadvantages, Tram - Regional variations, Tram - Western Europe, Tram - Central and Eastern Europe, Tram - North America, Tram - Asia, Tram - Australasia, Tram - Africa, Tram - Streetcars in North America, Tram - History, Tram - Surviving systems, Tram - Heritage streetcar systems

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