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Nancy LRT-TRAM (photo N.1/4 [KB 83] 800 x 599pixels)
   

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DESCRIPTION
An innovative tram on tyres line opened in Nancy at the end of 2000; this line is electrically supplied in the same way of the existing trolleybus lines in Nancy. The so-called TVR (Transport sur voie reservee) is similar to the homologous system opened in Caen in 2002.
TVR track is aligned with the main transit north-south axis; in its median position it interchanges with the railway station. Due to the adoption of rubber-tyres vehicles it has been possible to reach the technologic district of Brabois (overtaking a vertical gradient of 12-13%).
The adoption of a such innovative transport system involved many initial technical problems, as well as some accidents (2001) and temporary interruptions of the service. After a severe verification phase (mostly concerning the overhead power supply and the line segments designed for the tram/trolley-bus transition) regular operations resumed in 2002, reaching remarkable riderships (currently about 40.000 pax/day).
NOTE: Nancy municipality decided to replace TVR system with a more conventional trolleybus or tram system (expected completion: 2022).
(last modified February 19, 2017 )
HISTORY
datesection nameline
1874initial horse tram opening--
1903electrification completed--
1958tram network closure--
08-12-2000Vandoeuvre CHU Brabois-Essey MouzimpreLine A
(last modified February 19, 2017 )
TECHNICAL DATA
Single line length (Km)
--
Single line stops
--
Single line avg. distance (km)
--
Total track length (km)
11.3
Total network stops
27
Avg. stop net distance (km)
0.45
Type
rubber tyres
Current/Voltage
750 V DC overhead
Type of guide/gauge
central monorail
Vehicles builder
BOMBARDIER
Model
Transport sur voie reservee (TVR)
Operator
STAN
(last modified February 19, 2017 )
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