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Photo of PCC streetcar in Toronto, Ont., Canada, copyright Gabor Sandi 1983

SHORT INDEX

  1. General Information
  2. Associations
  3. Transit Technologies

FOR INDIVIDUAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS, BY CONTINENT:

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Africa

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Asia

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Australia & Pacific

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Europe

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Latin America

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North America

GENERAL INFORMATION

INTERNET RESOURCES

bulletThe Bus Station - bus, coach, tram, trolleybus and transit links worldwide Source: Steve Annells, England
bulletRail and Trolleybus Transit Cities Source: David Anthony Wyatt, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
List of all known cities (from more than 80 countries) in the world with fixed-mode urban transportation sytems (currently operated or under construction). "Fixed-mode" includes rail-based systems (subways / underground railways, tramways, LRTs, commuter railways, funiculars etc.) as well as trolleybuses. Initial operating dates, where known, are shown. Primary ordering is by country.
bulletSubway Navigator Source: RATP, Paris, France [In French and English]
Direct and indirect navigation aid to the metro systems of the world.
bulletThe Subway Page: Links to World Subway and Other Transportation Information Resources Source: Robert Reynolds, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA
Extensive collection of links to pages with urban transportation (particularly subway/metro) route maps.
bulletTram Ring: Trams from Around the World / Bondes e Carros Eléctricos de Todo o Mundo
bulletTrammit! Source: Tony Barrell and Rick Tanaka, Australia
bulletTrams der Welt (Trams of the World) Source: Blickpunkt Straßenbahn, Berlin, Germany. [In German and English]
List of rail-based urban transportation systems in the world, classified by country (gauge is noted throughout). Links to transit company homepages and other pages with information on transit systems are provided where they exist. Also links to high-resolution pictures of trams, underground/subway vehicles etc. from around the world.
bulletTrolleybus Web Ring Owner: Ashley Bruce, Ipswich, England
bulletUrbanRail.net/ Source: Robert Schwandl, Berlin, Germany
"...a ride on the world's subway, underground, metro, tunnelbana, U-Bahn and other urban mass transit systems". Detailed descriptions of systems, maps, photos and links.
bulletA World of Trams and Urban Transit Source: Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA), Gloucester, England
"A complete listing of light rail, light railway, tramway & metro systems throughout the world" (by country, city and type).

ASSOCIATIONS

INTERNATIONAL

bulletInternational Union of Public Transport (Union Internationale des Transports Publics) (UITP) Bruxelles (Brussels), Belgium

EUROPE

UNITED KINGDOM

bulletLight Rail Transit Association (LRTA) Gloucester

TRANSIT TECHNOLOGIES

MONORAIL

bulletThe Monorail Society Fremont, CA, USA
Links to technical pages, information on existing monorail sytems etc.

Page last updated: 28 Feb. 2001

 

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