(France )NANCY

Nancy
The first tram-on-tyre line (Transport sur voie reservee or TVR), based on a central rail and power supplied overhead (as the existing trolley-bus system), opened in Nancy at the end of 2000.
Line runs along the transport main axis; in its median position it interchanges with the railway station; thanks to the adoption of rubber-tyres vehicles it has been possible to reach the technologic district of Brabois (overtaking a vertical gradient of 12-13 %).
This innovative transport system has involved in the first months many initial technical problems, some accidents (2001) and temporary suspensions of the service.
After a severe verify phase (mostly concerning the overhead power supply and the line segments designed for the tram/trolley-bus transition) regular operations resumed in 2002, with remarkable riderships (currently 40.000 pax/day).
NOTE: Nancy municipality decided to replace TVR system (both for the existing lines and for the predicted extensions) with a conventional trolleybus system or a tramway (expected completion: 2020)
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CHRONOLOGY
08-12-2000	Vandoeuvre CHU Brabois-Essey Mouzimpre

Country	France
Line	TVR
Inhabitants	City 105.000, District 255.000
Date opening	2000
Future development:	second line planned
Length (km)	12
Track sections	8.6 km in guided mode (central rail)
Stops	30, average distance m 410
PlatformsPlatform doors	--
General characteristics	height cm 35
n. of vehicles	25
n. of cars per vehicle	3
Type	rubber tyres
Vehicle dimensions (m)	length 24.5, width 2.50
Vehicle capacity (pax)	177 (57 seated)
Frequency	--
Current/Voltage	600 V DC overhead
Type of guide/gauge	central rail
Speed Km/h	Max 70
Accel./Decel. (m/sec2)	1.2/1.2
System capacity	--
Ridership	40.000 pax/day
Total cost	81.5 M Fr/km
Staff	--
System builder	BOMBARDIER
Model	GLT
NOTE	minimum horizontal radius: 12 m; maximum vertical gradient: 13%