Paris tramways T-3a and T-3b
Paris once had a well-functioning system of tramways (aka streetcars), but these were replaced by buses in the 1930s under pressure from the motor vehicle manufacturers and tire companies. The Read More …
Tag: Urban transport
Paris bus line 38
If for some reason you can’t go by bicycle, for instance if you have a suitcase that is too big or heavy to be transported by bike, a good alternative Read More …
Mouettes on Lake Geneva
Since 2007, all visitors staying at a hotel, youth hostel or campground in Geneva have the option of getting a “Geneva Transport Card” at no additional cost. This is a Read More …
Paris to Massy on the RER B line
The RER B line is a regional rapid transit line that cuts through Paris in tunnels from north to south, connecting the northern and southern suburbs and also two major Read More …
Sustainable Model District Vauban
For 47 years after the Second World War, the French army maintained a large base in Freiburg, three kilometers south of the city center. The French base was called Vauban Read More …
Indicateur d’Itineraires
Here’s a Blast from the Past for you: an electric “Indicator of Itineraries” such as used to be found in about half of the Paris Métro stations. I came across Read More …
No wires in Reims, either
An unusual feature of the new Reims tramway is that when the tram approaches the center of the city it suddenly loses its overhead wires and gets its electricity from Read More …
Look ma, no wires!
Like most French cities, Bordeaux had an efficient tramway system for over three-quarters of a century — from 1880, when the first horse-drawn trams were installed, to 1958, when the Read More …
Transportation to and within Braunschweig
Since April 1977, steam locomotive 01 1063 has been on display in front of the main railroad station in Braunschweig. This locomotive was in active use on the German railways Read More …
University of Paris 8 in Saint-Denis
This university describes itself as “a major teaching and research centre for humanities in the Île-de-France region” and as “a pioneer in fields that were usually not approached by other Read More …