Nancy Guided Light Transit
The Nancy Guided Light Transit or TVR is a guided bus system in Nancy, France. The system uses Bombardier's TVR (French: Transport sur Voie Réservée) technology. The TVR replaced the trolleybus system in Nancy.[1]
| Nancy guided light transit | |
|---|---|
 Nancy TVR in June 2013 | |
| Overview | |
| Native name | Tramway de Nancy |
| Locale | Nancy, Lorraine |
| Transit type | Rubber-tyred tram dual-mode bus trolleybus |
| Number of lines | 1 |
| Number of stations | 28 |
| Daily ridership | 45.000 daily[1] |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 2000 |
| Operator(s) | Service de Transport de l'Agglomération Nancéienne (STAN) |
| Technical | |
| System length | 11.1 km (6.9 mi) |
Vehicles
The system uses rubber-tyred, three-section articulated vehicles. The vehicles use trolley poles to collect current from parallel overhead lines, and can also run independently without the central guide rail.[1]
TVR running with Trolley poles
TVR running without rail
History
The system was implemented as a replacement for the trolleybus network.[1] Operation of the 11.1 km (6.9 mi) long line began in 2000. The system had problems with derailing vehicles, as well as heavy wear and tear of the pavement.[1] In 2018, 12 vehicles from Caen were transferred to Nancy for use as spare parts donors.[2]
Planned closure and replacement
The TVR system is planned to be replaced by a conventional low-floor tram system. Operation of the TVR is scheduled to end in 2021.[1]
See also
References
- Budach, Dirk (August 27, 2019). "Die neue Tram: Nancy bereitet sich vor" [The new tram: Nancy prepares itself]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- "Frankreich" [France]. Blickpunkt Straßenbahn (in German). Vol. 4/2018, no. 238. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn e.V. 2018. p. 129. ISSN 0173-0290.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Guided trolleybuses in Nancy. |
- Nouveau Tramway : l'essentiel du projet (in French)