Nancy Guided Light Transit

Nancy guided light transit
Nancy guided light transit
Overview
Native name	Tramway de Nancy
Locale	Nancy, Lorraine
Transit type	Guided dual-mode trolleybus
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	27
Daily ridership	50,000 (????)
Operation
Began operation	2000
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 is a guided bus system in Nancy, France

The tram on tires technology, TVR, which approximates what we would call today for top-level bus service, has become famous for having known a number of setbacks early in its history, because of an overly quick startup in 2000:

insufficient testing and debugging
problems of rolling stock reliability and ergonomics of the cockpit.

Finally, the final commissioning was delayed a year because of these disappointments.

Despite the guiding rail the system uses parallel overhead lines, which were already in place from the old trolleybus system. So the tram can run on electricity even on sections without the monorail.

Gallery

Without rail or overhead lines
Without rail but with overhead lines at the beginning of the steep road to Vandœuvre (The beginning of the guide rail is visible in the background.)
Switch at the terminal loop in Essey Mouzimpré
Trolleybus in 1986