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The Nancy Guided Light Transit or TVR is a guided bus system in Nancy,
File:TVR n°7, ligne T1 Gare de Nancy - 2015.JPG, TVR running with
The system was implemented as a replacement for the trolleybus network. Operation of the long line began in 2000. The system had problems with derailing vehicles, as well as heavy wear and tear of the pavement. In 2018, 12 vehicles from Caen were transferred to Nancy for use as spare parts donors.
Nouveau Tramway : l'essentiel du projet
Nancy Transport in Nancy, France {{Europe-tram-stub
France
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. The system uses Bombardier's TVR (french: Transport sur Voie Réservée) technology. The TVR replaced the trolleybus system in Nancy. The system will be closed in February 2023, and replaced by trolleybuses.
Vehicles
The system uses rubber-tyred, three-sectionarticulated vehicle
An articulated vehicle is a vehicle which has a permanent or semi-permanent pivot joint in its construction, allowing it to turn more sharply. There are many kinds, from heavy equipment to buses, trams and trains. Steam locomotives were somet ...
s. The vehicles use trolley pole
A trolley pole is a tapered cylindrical pole of wood or metal, used to transfer electricity from a "live" (electrified) overhead wire to the control and the electric traction motors of a tram or trolley bus. It is a type of current collector. ...
s to collect current from parallel overhead lines, and can also run independently without the central guide rail.
Trolley pole
A trolley pole is a tapered cylindrical pole of wood or metal, used to transfer electricity from a "live" (electrified) overhead wire to the control and the electric traction motors of a tram or trolley bus. It is a type of current collector. ...
s
File:Tramway Nancy sans-sans.JPG, TVR running without rail
History
The system was implemented as a replacement for the trolleybus network. Operation of the long line began in 2000. The system had problems with derailing vehicles, as well as heavy wear and tear of the pavement. In 2018, 12 vehicles from Caen were transferred to Nancy for use as spare parts donors.
Planned closure and replacement
The TVR system was planned to be replaced by a conventionallow-floor tram
A low-floor tram is a tram that has no stairsteps between one or more entrances and part or all of the passenger cabin. The low-floor design improves the accessibility of the tram for the public, and also may provide larger windows and more airspac ...
system, however due to high costs the TVR will be replaced by trolleybuses. Operation of the TVR is scheduled to end in February 2023.
See also
*Caen Guided Light Transit
The Caen guided light transit or Caen ''TVR'', locally known as "the Tram", was an electrically powered guided bus system in Caen, France, which uses Bombardier Guided Light Transit (''TVR'' in French) technology.
After a construction time la ...
* List of rubber-tyred tram systems
* List of town tramway systems in France
This is a list of town tramway systems in France by ''région''. It includes all tram systems, past and present. Cities with currently operating systems, and those systems themselves, are indicated in bold and blue background colored rows. Those ...
* Trams in France
Trams in France date from 1837 when a 15 km steam tram line connected Montrond-les-Bains and Montbrison in the Loire. With the development of electric trams at the end of the 19th century, networks proliferated in French cities over a peri ...
References
External links
Nouveau Tramway : l'essentiel du projet
Nancy Transport in Nancy, France {{Europe-tram-stub