Translohr is a rubber-tyred tramway system, originally developed by Lohr Industrie of France and now run by a consortium of Alstom Transport and Fonds stratégique d'investissement (FSI) as newTL, which took over from Lohr in 2012. It is used in Paris and Clermont-Ferrand, France; Medellín, Colombia; and Venice-Mestre and Padua in Italy. In June 2012, Alstom Group and the Strategic Investment Fund acquired Translohr for €35 million.
Translohr vehicles are now providing tram-like service in Clermont-Ferrand.
Translohr in Medellín
Translohr system guide rail X section
Tires made by Michelin used on translohr vehicles
A rubber-tyred tram is a development of the guided bus in which a vehicle is guided by a fixed rail in the road surface and draws current from overhead electric wires.
Translohr vehicles are now providing tram-like service in Clermont-Ferrand.
Guidance and steerage in a Translohr tram 1995. Rubber tyres support the vehicle, while metal wheels and a single rail provide guidance.
Translohr flexible single rail switch
Translohr rigid two-rail switch