Nancy Guided Light Transit
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Tramway de Nancy |
| Locale | Nancy, Lorraine |
| Transit type | Guided dual-mode trolleybus |
| Number of lines | 1 |
| Number of stations | 27 |
| Daily ridership | 50,000 (????) |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 2000 |
| Operator(s) | Service de Transport de l'Agglomération Nancéienne (STAN) |
| Technical | |
| System length | 11.1 km (6.9 mi) |
The Nancy Guided Light Transit or TVR is a guided bus system in Nancy, France
The tram on tires technology, TVR, which approximates what we would call today for top-level bus service, has become famous for having known a number of setbacks early in its history, because of an overly quick startup in 2000:
- insufficient testing and debugging
- problems of rolling stock reliability and ergonomics of the cockpit.
Finally, the final commissioning was delayed a year because of these disappointments.
The official rate since September 2006 is a tram every 5 minutes, but in fact the service is very irregular.
Despite the guiding rail the system uses parallel overhead lines, which were already in place from the old trolleybus system. So the tram can run on electricity even on sections without the monorail.
 Without rail or overhead lines |
 Without rail but with overhead lines at the beginning of the steep road to Vandœuvre (The beginning of the guide rail is visible in the background.) |
 Switch at the terminal loop in Essey Mouzimpré |
 Trolleybus in 1986 |
See also
References
- Günther Herbst: Die Tram von Nancy, 2009 (Herausgeber: Straßenbahnfreunde Mainz e. V.)
External links
Media related to Nancy Guided Light Transit at Wikimedia Commons