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| Above: YouTubeCA video - Tramways Le Havre 1947 - Length: 3:50 mins. |
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MAP
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ROUTES
Operator: Compagnie générale française de tramways (C.G.F.T.)
TRAM ROUTES
| 1 | Graville - Rond-Point - Gare - Hôtel de Ville - Ignauval |
| 2 | Graville - Rond-Point - Pl. de Thiers - Hôtel de Ville |
| 3 | Pont III - Vauban - Hôtel de Ville |
| 4 | Pont IV - Gare - Hôtel de Ville |
| 6 | Gare - Hôtel de Ville - rue de la Côte - rue de Cronstadt - Bléville |
| 8 | Gare - Hôtel de Ville - rue de la Côte - Bois-des-Hallates |
FUNICULAR ROUTE
| Funiculaire de la Côte | Pl. de Thiers - rue de la Côte |
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SYSTEM
NETWORK LENGTH
- Tramway: ? km.
- Funicular: 343 m.
HISTORY
- Horse–powered tramway 1 Feb. 1874 - 25 Sept. 1894.
- Electric tramway: 2 Feb. 1894 – 4 June 1951 (1st generation); 12 Dec. 2012 - today (2nd generation).
- Funicular: 18 Aug. 1890 - today.
GAUGE
- Tramway (Le Havre, old and new): 1435 mm.
- Tramway (Montivilliers): 1000 mm. (12 July 1899 - Oct. 1910)
- Funicular: 1200 mm.
SOURCES
- Jacquot, A. "Les Tramways du Havre", Connaissance du Rail, Mar.-Apr. 2009 (334-335), p.4-15.
- Laederich, P. "Un nouveau tramway pour Le Havre", Connaissance du Rail, Mar.-Apr. 2009 (334-335), p.16-18.
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