International Trams & Trolleybuses

Much has happened in France since we issued Volume 1. More new systems have opened, and the others have expanded. We start with disc 1 and a comprehensive visit to the new system in Bordeaux opened in 2003, which has adopted a surface contact system of the current collection, for use in the environmentally...

This production shows Hong Kong s iconic 3-foot 6-inch gauge tramway as it was between 1977 and 1992 when the former colony was still under British administration. In the early scenes, single deck trailers were still in operation. The double-deck trams dated from the 1950s. We take a comprehensive look...

There are trams running in four Hungarian cities, most with rolling stock unique to the country. By far the largest system is in Budapest, the capital city, where there are three Metro lines, each with distinctive rolling stock, light railway lines, an extensive trolley-bus network, and a rack railway....

The exciting city of Lisbon has five tram routes today, one of which is mainly operated by modern, articulated cars. The other routes are mainly operated by a fleet of 45 remodelled 'Standard' cars. The city is built on seven hills, and there are three interesting street funiculars, and a vertical lift,...

A 2 disc DVD. On the 1st disc, we trace the history of Oporto s first-generation tramway, up until its closure in 1996, using extensive archive sound film shot in the 1980s and 1990s. Some of the earlier tram routes went over to trolleybuses from 1959, including some double-deckers, and these are also...

J&K Video production taking a look at celebrations which took place during early May 2019 in which were held to commemorate 150 years of trams in Brussels. Starting with 1st May 2019 at Place Royale where a number of trams were on static display along with a steam tram operating along a short section...

A 68 page softback from the authors Rob Smith and Bob Morren published in 2023 by Mainline and Maritime. This book gives the history of the tramway network in the Belgian city of Antwerp. An in depth historical review has been described upon how the city s transport links have been developed from as...