Angoulême tram

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Postcard of the Place des Halles, 1904

The Angoulême tram ( French : Tramway d'Angoulême ) was a meter-gauge tram system in the French city ​​of Angoulême . It was operated by the Compagnie des tramways électriques d'Angoulême et Extensions , which had been commissioned by the Compagnie Centrale des Tramways Électriques .

history

Network plan (1928)

On July 20, 1894, Angoulême decided to build an electric tram network. In December 1899, the Compagnie des tramways électriques d'Angoulême et Extensions received a concession to build and operate the network for the next 50 years.

Operation began on December 17, 1900 with four lines that had their junction at the town hall:

  • Le Jardin Vert à Ruelle (4.3 mi / 6.9 km)
  • Le Marché Neuf à La Bussate (2.2 km)
  • Le Marché Neuf à La Place de la Madeleine (2.3 km)
  • Saint Martin à l`Octroi de la Rue de Paris (2.9 km)

Over the years, the network was expanded to a length of 22 kilometers, on which seven lines ultimately operated. 22 two-axle railcars and nine sidecars were available for this.

On December 31, 1933, the tram service ended and was replaced by bus lines .

literature

  • Jean Robert: Histoire des transports dans les Villes de France. Neuilly-sur-Seine 1974, OCLC 12558219 .

Web links

Commons : Tram Angoulême  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b René Courant: Le temps des tramways . Éditions du Cabri, Menton 1982, ISBN 2-903310-22-X , p. 10 .