Light rail
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Light rail is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology, while having the capability to operate rolling stock on exclusive right of ways, on grade-sep
The Manchester Metrolink, the UK's largest light rail system
SEPTA trolley at 69th Street Terminal, near Philadelphia
Skokie Swift service in 1964
Testing a German LRV for the Edmonton LRT
Tram
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A tram is an urban rail transit type in which vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks laid on public streets, although some trams run on sections of track
Light rail
…Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology, while having the capability to operate rolling stock on exclusive right of ways, on grade-separated section as well as in mixed traffic…
A sign in Portland that reads "go by streetcar". Trams are often called streetcars in North America.
A trackless train is also called tram in U.S. English.
A horse-drawn tram operated by Swansea and Mumbles Railway, 1870. Established in 1804, the railway service was the world's first.
Inauguration of the Milan–Monza tramway, 1876.