Marseilles Tramways

[rogerfarnworth]

The Tramways of Marseilles – The Modern Tramway, Vol. 13, No. 150, June 1950

The June 1950 issue of The Modern Tramway carried a report by A. A. Jackson on the tramways in the French port of Marseilles.

Marseilles sits in a natural basin facing West into the Mediterranean and surrounded by hills on three sides. Jackson’s article was based on personal observations in 1945 and later information provided by D. L. Sawyer and N.N. Forbes. He writes:

The suburbs extend to the lower slopes of these surrounding hills and they are connected to the centre of the city by a tramway system that is now the largest in France. The original operator was the Compagnie Genérale Française des Tramways (Réseaux de Marseille) but the tramways have been under sequester since 1946. The route mileage at the present time is kilometres and the gauge is standard (i.e. 1.44 metres).

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[Mountain]

Another interesting street tramway. Thanks.

There was once a fair number of street tramway systems in Wales, let alone across the UK. Is a fascinating subject.

I was amazed when watching a YouTube vid of Lisbon trams running through the streets at speed on evening services. Was impressive!

[rogerfarnworth]

Fascinating. I am just about to post about Stockport's network as well. ...