Trams in Versailles
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The Tramway de Versailles or Tramway Versaillais was a 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge tramway system serving the French city of Versailles.
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The first lines opened in 1896 and served:
The first modernisation was the opening of a steam tram between Versailles and Saint-Cyr-l'École on 20 November 1889. The second happened in October 1895 when the SVTE (Société Versaillaise de Tramways électriques) took over the network, electrified it and purchased 29 electric tramways from the Postel-Vinay works.
The network went from three to six lines and served:
In 1907, line C was extended to Porchefontaine and line D to République.
During the 1950s the network was formed only of lines A, B, C and E. It was seriously amputated at the dawn of World War II and closed on 3 March 1957 during a glorious celebration with 200 000 inhabitants, the mayor of Versailles, Maurice Chevalier and the baptism of the replacing buses.
The tramcars received their definite livery in the 1940s and were painted in blue and light grey.
Tramcar n°1 is preserved at the AMTUIR in Saint-Mandé. It was the first tram "rescued" by the museum on 16 March 1957. It was acquired by the museum from EDF thanks to contributions by amateurs.
Tramcar n°1 data | |
Length | 8.12m |
Width | 2.00m |
Height | 3.61m |
Gross weight | 10.2t |
Capacity | 20/19 |
Engine | GE 800 25 hp |
Current | by trolley |
Truck | Postel-Vinay |
Gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
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