Nancy Guided Light Transit

Nancy guided light transit
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	8 December 2000
Ended operation	12 March 2023
Operator(s)	Service de Transport de l'Agglomération Nancéienne (STAN)
Technical
System length	11.1 km (6.9 mi)

The Nancy Guided Light Transit or TVR was a guided bus system in Nancy, France. The system used Bombardier's TVR (French: Transport sur Voie Réservée) technology. The TVR replaced the trolleybus system in Nancy.[1] The system was closed on 12 March 2023, and is to be replaced by conventional trolleybuses.[2]

Vehicles

The system used rubber-tyred, three-section articulated vehicles. The vehicles used trolley poles to collect current from parallel overhead lines, and also ran independently without the central guide rail.[1]

TVR running with central guide rail
TVR running without rail

History

Nancy Trolleybus in 1986

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.[3]

Planned closure and replacement

The TVR system was planned to be replaced by a conventional low-floor tram system,[1] however due to high costs and steep gradients the TVR will be replaced by trolleybuses.

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.
"Grand Nancy. Tracé de la ligne, mise en service... Voici tout ce que l'on sait sur le futur trolley". www.estrepublicain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
"Frankreich" [France]. Blickpunkt Straßenbahn (in German). Vol. 4/2018, no. 238. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn e.V. 2018. p. 129. ISSN 0173-0290.

External links

Nouveau Tramway : l'essentiel du projet (in French)

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[utm27082019-1] 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.

[:1-2] "Grand Nancy. Tracé de la ligne, mise en service... Voici tout ce que l'on sait sur le futur trolley". www.estrepublicain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-12.

[BPS42018-3] "Frankreich" [France]. Blickpunkt Straßenbahn (in German). Vol. 4/2018, no. 238. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn e.V. 2018. p. 129. ISSN 0173-0290.