Nantes

T3 T2 cross with T1 at
Nantes 337 line 2 Bd du Petit Port just 50 meters from the old first generation tram depot that is now in use for other city vehicles.
New SNCF Citadis Tram/Train cars at gare de Nantes

Le Mans

Le Mans Gare with tram 1015 Many new France tram systems give very connections between different transport modes, train, and car on free or combined tram ticket and P&R stops.
The statue of Leon Bollee oversees the Avenue du General Leclerc and the second generation of trams in Le Mans
Le Mans view of "le conducteur" Rue Gambetta
Le Mans 1007 Place de la Republique
Le Mans 1026 Avenue Jean Jaures just after the St Martin stop

Caen

In front of the Railway station a line A TVR arrives to picks up passengers Caen 21 Avrille 2012
steep hills climbed at Rue de Gaillon with a line A car towards Universite, Caen 21 Avrille 2012
Caen TVR 518 at line B terminus Herouville – St Clair 21 Avrille 2012
Caen 523 line A service passing Chateau Ducal beside Rue de Geole on 21 Avrille 2012
Caen 506 on a line B service Rue de Geole with the cathedral and with some WW2 spared old houses 21 Avrille 2012

Angers

20 April 2012 Angers 1006 Gare SNCF
Palce de Ralliemant 20 April 2012 Angers 1011
Climbing towards Place de Ralliemant and on single track in Rue de la Roe on 20 April 2012 is Angers 1014 on one of the two APS track sections; alimentation par sole
Angers 1006 on Pont Confluences that is specially build for the new tram, crossing the side river of the Loire here were Mayenne – Sarthe and Loir meet 20 April 2012
Two stops away from the Northern terminus here near Saint Gilles stop is the northern section of APS track. 20 April 2012 Angers 1016 Av Pierre Mendes

Lille the 600 volt area

01138 Lille 29-4-1978 SNELRT 509 at the depot
01139 Lille 29-4-1978 SNELRT 914 and sister works car at the depot 29-4-1978
01134 SNELRT 518 432 508 and 433 awaiting a Amitram fantrip depot Lille 29-4-1978Lille 29-4-1978
01137 Lille 29-4-1978 SNELRT 432 as Amitram special leaves the depot Avenue de la Republique
01144 SNELRT 504 from Roubaix at Lille – Avenue de Flandre 29-4-1978
01139 terminus Rue Leon Trulin Lille 29-4-1978 with SNELRT 519 for Tourqoing and 504 for Roubaix
TEC Lille depot with second hand Duewag cars 10-9-1985
TEC 371 terminus Tourcoing 10-9-1985
TEC 375 line R terminus Roubaix on 10-9-1985

St Etienne

15 September 1983 St. Etienne
15 September 1983 St. Etienne
15 September 1983 St. Etienne
15 September 1983 St. Etienne

Marseille

22-7-1982 Marseille 1265 en PCC 2009 2016etc depot St Pierre
Marseille workscar 1294 an example of the last pre WWII trams of this interesting harbor city here on the line for works duty 22 July 1982
near terminus of line 2 Bd de Paris Marseille 24 October 2011
Marseille Rue de la Grande Armee – St Vincent de Paul on 23 October 2011

Valenciennes

Avenue du Mal de Lattre de Tassigny Valenciennes 14 June 2008
Rue Tholeze Valenciennes 14 June 2008
Valenciennes Gare 14 June 2008
Terminus Espace Villars tram to Valenciennes 14 June 2008
Valenciennes 14 passing Pont Jacob near the railway station 14 June 2008

Montpellier

dscn0682 7 May 2005
Montpellier 7 May 2005
Montpellier 7 May 2005 Interieur du tram
Montpellier 7 May 2005
Montpellier 2017 7 May 2005 Place Albert Premier

Lyon

Lyon
Lyon
Lyon

Orleans

15 Sept 2006 SEMTAO 51 at the southers terminus Hospital La Source
15 Sept 2006 Orleans Semtao rue Royale 15-9-2006
15 Sept 2006 Orleans SEMTAO 41 Gare Les Aubrais in the north giving all connexions to Paris Austerlitz
Orleans 15 Sept 2006 SEMTAO 57 on the historical Loire bridge with cathedral in the back ground. Pont Georges V
Orleans 15 Sept 2006 SEMTAO 41 leaving Rue de la Republique and coming up Place du Martroi
Orleans 15 Sept 2006 SEMTAO 52 at northern Jules Verne terminus

Mulhouse

Building the second generation tram started late 2002. In order of SITRAM (Syndicat Intercommunal des Transports de l’Agglomération Mulhousienne). The new tram opened on Saterday 13 May 2006

First generation trams at Gare de Mulhouse Picture from an old Postcard Edition – La Cigogne, Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) I guess around 1925. But were are the taxi’s etc???
Mulhouse 10-1 Avenue du Marechal Foch 19-5-2007
Arret Stade de Bourtzwiller 19-5-2007 aphv
Mulhouse 13 line 2 Haute Porte 19-5-2007 aphv
Mulhouse Tram Train at Republique TT26 to Gare Centrale and 2009 on line 3 to Lutterbach Gare pass 12 March 2011
Mulhouse 13 Avenue du President Kennedy 19-5-2007 aphv
Mulhouse Tram Train 12 March 2011 The service to Kruth not ready yet cross platform at Thann St Jaques between SNCF 547 and Mulhouse TT26
Mulhouse 11 Gare de Mulhouse 20-5-2007 terminus of line 1
Mulhouse Tram Train numbers 25 and 26 meet at Thann Gare 12 March 2011
Mulhouse Tram Train route alignment shared with new line 3 at Musses TT23 and 2009 on line 3 meet 12 March 2011

Grenoble Semitag

18 August 1988 Car Tag 2000 at
Pont du Drac line A on 18 August 1988 SemiTag
Looking down the Cours Berriat with line A car 2009 on 18 August 1988
Cours Berriat with 2 line A cars on 18 August 1988 Tag 2012 and 2007

Strasbourg Tram

Dans le future un tram-train des Strasbourg a Un cadencement proche du tramway

12-10-1997
12-10-1997 Terminus line A Hautepierre Maillon
Krimmeri stop or Stade de la Meinau with the historic signal box on the railway line to Offenbach 22 April 1995. Now line A and E pass here.
12-10-1997
Rue des Francs Bourgeois arret Langstross Grand Rue 12-10-1997
crossing on Pont Royal at Gallai stop Strasbourg 2030 line F car
Number 2031 line A at Rue de la 1ere Armee, 3-2011 Strasbourg
terminus line E Robersau Boecklin Strasbourg 1007 on 12-3-2011
Strasbourg 1058 and 1056 at line B terminus Lingolsheim Tiergaertel

Paris SNCF T4

SNCF TT02 terminus Aulnay sous Bois
SNCF T4

Paris RATP T3

Paris route de Marechaux 14 sept 2006 RATP 315 tram ecole at Blvd Brune
Paris route de Marechaux 14 sept 2006 T3 RATP 312 as tram ecole Blvd Lefebre
Paris route de Marechaux 14 sept 2006 RATP 315 tram-ecole Blvd Brune
RATP 320 line T3 Porte de Versailles

Paris RATP T2

Paris T2 on 16-9-2006 RATP 403 Le Cutean now being restaured.
Paris T2 on 16-9-2006 RATP 323 at Les Milons
Paris T2 on 16-9-2006 RATP 403 at Suresnes – Longchamp
RATP 434 429 line T2 terminus Porte de Versailles giving connection to T3 and Metro line 12
RATP 410 433 line T2

Reims

Cours Jean Baptiste Langlet 21 May 2011 Reims
arret Langlet, Cours Jean Baptiste Langlet, 21 May 2011 Reims
Opera 21 May 2011 Reims
Pl 21 May 2011 Reims

Paris RATP T1

16 Sept 2006 T1 terminus at Noicy le Sec with 2 first generation Alsthom cars.
16 Sept 2006 T1 Noicy le Sec nearby terminus with RATP 115 leaving for Saint Denis
16 Sept 2006 T1 Saint Denis center with RATP 212

Rouen

Rouen 7 April 1996
Rouen 7 April 1996
Rouen 7 April 1996

Nice Tram

Nice Boulevard Comte de Falicon 23 October 2011
Nice Rue de Sospel 23 October 2011
Nice seen from Garibaldi into Rue de la Republique 23 October 2011
Nice Pl Massena 23 October 2011 on of the two powerless sections with the tram running on batteries

History – première génération tramways – Some cities without a second generation tram

The succes of the modern tram in France is not only the will to re vitalize the cities with good and affordable public transport but also the possibility of financing such projects on a local level.

Algeria, Place d Armes. Algeria was up to 1961 a Frence colony. Ofcourse the Frence exported a tram system to this Magreb city. Now a second generation tramway is build here today! Perhaps I can open a chapter Algeria in the near future as between 5 to 12 new tram cities might appear in this country.
Amiens historic postcard photograph. La Place Gambetta around 1900

Peter Velthoen

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