Nancy Guided Light Transit

Nancy guided light transit
Nancy guided light transit
	Nancy TVR in June 2013
Overview
Native name	Tramway de Nancy
Locale	Nancy, Lorraine
Transit type	Rubber-tyred tram dual-mode bus trolleybus
Number of lines	1
Number of stations	28
Daily ridership	45.000 daily
Operation
Began operation	8 December 2000
Ended operation	12 March 2023; 18 months ago
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 was a guided bus system in Nancy, France. The system used Bombardier's TVR (French: Transport sur Voie Réservée) technology. The TVR replaced the trolleybus system in Nancy.^[1] The system was closed on 12 March 2023, and is to be replaced by conventional trolleybuses.^[2]

Vehicles

The system used rubber-tyred, three-section articulated vehicles. The vehicles used trolley poles to collect current from parallel overhead lines, and also ran independently without the central guide rail.^[1]

TVR running with central guide rail
TVR running without rail

History

The system was implemented as a replacement for the trolleybus network.^[1] Operation of the 11.1 km (6.9 mi) long line began in 2000. The system had problems with derailing vehicles, as well as heavy wear and tear of the pavement.^[1] In 2018, 12 vehicles from Caen were transferred to Nancy for use as spare parts donors.^[3]

Planned closure and replacement

The TVR system was planned to be replaced by a conventional low-floor tram system,^[1] however due to high costs and steep gradients the TVR will be replaced by trolleybuses.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Budach, Dirk (August 27, 2019). "Die neue Tram: Nancy bereitet sich vor" [The new tram: Nancy prepares itself]. Urban Transport Magazine (in German). Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
^ "Grand Nancy. Tracé de la ligne, mise en service... Voici tout ce que l'on sait sur le futur trolley". www.estrepublicain.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
^ "Frankreich" [France]. Blickpunkt Straßenbahn (in German). Vol. 4/2018, no. 238. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Blickpunkt Straßenbahn e.V. 2018. p. 129. ISSN 0173-0290.