Variotram in Helsinki, 2011.NWF/AEG tram no. 118 on line H in Helsinki, 1951.
Trams in Finland date from a horse-drawn Turku tramway network, which opened in 1890. Electric tramway traction started in Finland in 1900 with the introduction of electric trams in Helsinki, and the last horse-drawn trams were withdrawn from operation in 1917. Although there were three Finnish tramway networks between 1912 and World War II, by 1972 the number of networks had dwindled to just one, that of Helsinki, which remained Finland's only tramway network for almost 50 years. However, in August 2021, a light rail line was opened to the public in Tampere.[1] There have also been proposals to set up tram or light rail networks in some other cities. As of 2021, the most concrete such plans are in Turku.[2]
^Rautanen, Sari (8 August 2021). "Linjan 1 ratikka teki sunnuntaina neitsytmatkan ja tarjosi heti kyydissä oleville yllätyksen: "Ihan kuin olisi vuoristoradassa"" (in Finnish). Aamulehti. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^"Raitiotie". Turku.fi (in Finnish). Turku. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
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Ltd (Finnish: Pääkaupunkiseudun Kaupunkiliikenne Oy, Swedish: Huvudstadsregionens Stadstrafik Ab) inFinland's capital city of Helsinki. The trams are...
rail in Bredbacka, and the light-rail conversion of the bus route 560 ("Jokeri 2") in Fallbacka. Trains portal Finland portal Helsinki Metro Tramsin Finland...
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the fourth city inFinland to have a tram system but one of only two to still have tramsin service, as Turku discontinued tram service in 1972 and Vyborg...
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transportation. Many early trams were horse-drawn, but electric trams followed. By the mid-1910s, the urban population were fully accustomed to trams as a fashionable...
renamed the tram as Variobahn and has since secured several contracts, delivering: 8 trams for use on the Ludwigshafen tramway 30 trams for the Bochum–Gelsenkirchen...
systems—electricity in city streets and diesel in more rural environments. Occasionally, trams also carry freight. Trams are now commonly included in the wider...
populous city inFinland. It is located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and serves as the seat of the Uusimaa region in southern Finland. Approximately...
current tram/streetcar (including heritage trams/heritage streetcars), or light rail systems as part of their regular public transit systems. In other words...
system (1949-74 and 1979-85) in addition to trams. TramsinFinland List of town tramway systems in Europe List of tram and light rail transit systems...
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have operating heritage trams. In Budapest heritage trams first operated in 1987. Its fleet contains quite a few vehicles (trams, buses, trolleybuses, even...
chopper-driven tram operated by Helsinki City Transport on the Helsinki tram network. All trams of this type were built by the Finnish metal industry...
The following is a list of tram/streetcar (including heritage trams/heritage streetcars), or light rail systems with their track length, track gauge, electrification...
station, the second busiest station inFinland. The station serves about 130,000 people per day via 900 trains, 400 trams and 850 buses. The eastern and western...
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HST) on the Helsinki tram network. All trams of this type were built by the Finnishtram manufacturer Karia in 1959. The first trams of this type were withdrawn...
The Finnish railway network consists of a total track length of 9,216 km (5,727 mi). The railways are built with a broad 1,524 mm (5 ft) track gauge,...
since the remaining lines had bidirectional trams with doors on both sides. In any event, most tramsin Stockholm were replaced by the metro, a decision...
tram structures, electricity, risks, and specific rescue and firefighting tactics concerning trams. Rescue organizations may also train with tramsin...
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