International Trams & Trolleybuses

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...

This DVD covers the present tramway scene in Austria, together with historical sound film dating back as far as 1974 when many 2-axle trams with trailers operated on each of the systems. Today, Austria has five urban tramways, and a number of electric 'Light Railways', some of which are operated by trams....

Trams returned to Dublin in 2004, with two separate routes, known as the Red and Green lines. This DVD starts with construction scenes, and the trams being built at the Alstom factory in La Rochelle, France. This is followed by a detailed look at the operation of both lines, including visits to their...

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....

Trams had all but disappeared from French cities, with the exception of the lines linking LILLE with the adjacent towns of Roubaix and Tourcoing, and single routes remaining in MARSEILLE and ST ETIENNE, This DVD starts by looking at these systems as they were in 1987. It goes on to tell the story of...

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...

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,...

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...

J&K Video Production taking a look at three light rail and tramway systems surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. Begins in Athens, Greece in 1980 with 1904 built wooden car sets still being used then a jump forward to 2002 where expansion is taking place as part of preparations for the 2004 Olympics....

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...