Switzerland - Trams of Geneva

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Tram services of the city of Geneva (Genève) are operated by Transports Publics Genevois TPG, which is part of the city's own organisation. The tram services were opened in 1862 and by the 1920s they had grown to be the biggest tram network in Europe. Then started the downfall. By the year 1960 only one tram line was left. But now again since 1995 a lot of expansion has taken place and today there is a network with a length of 36 kilometres with four lines. Forgetting the old ones in museum, there are four kinds of trams in Geneva: Be 4/6 and Be 4/8 models made by Düwag since 1984, Bombardier Flexity Cityrunner trams built 2004 to 2010 and Stadler Tango trams built 2011-14.

This tram is a Stadler Tango, a remarkably long tram on its way to Annemasse on the French side of the border. It is a very long tram on a very long route today. In 2020 more than half of Geneve's trams are of this type Stadler Tango.
Picture from the tram stop Grange canal near the train station Genève Eaux Vives 8.2.2020 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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A similar Stadler Tango just leaving the tram stop Grange canal near the train station Genève Eaux Vives. These are bidirectional trams with doors on both sides and driver's cabs at both ends. Picture from Genève Grange canal 8.2.2020 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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One of TPG's new Stadler Tango trams stopping in front of the train station Genève Cornavin. Picture from Genève Cornavin 9.2.2020 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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This tram is an eight-axle Düwag, Be 4/8 no.840, lengthened 2009-10 from the Düwag models Be 4/6 of the 1980s. Geneva has 21 of these trams in use. This picture is from 2003 when Geneve's trams were still orange and grey. Today the orange colour has been replaced by dark blue.
Picture from Rue de Rive in Geneva 26.1.2003 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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A similar Düwag, Be 4/8 no.831. This one no. 831 was the first tram of the series Düwag Be 4/6 which got an added middle section to become a Be 4/8.
Picture from the tramstop Molard in Geneva 26.1.2003 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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A similar eight-axle Düwag Be 4/8 like the ones shown above, but here seen from its behind. This is the tram no.837.
Picture from Rue de Rive in Geneva 26.1.2003 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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A long combination of one Be 4/6 and one Be 4/8 tram on line 12 approaching the tram stop Grange canal near the train station Genève Eaux Vives.
Picture 8.2.2020 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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The same combination of one Be 4/6 and one Be 4/8 tram as above by the tram stop Grange canal. The tram-train is so long that it hardly fits the tramstop.
Picture 8.2.2020 by Ilkka Siissalo.

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A similar combination of one Düwag Be 4/6 and one Be 4/8 tram just leaving the tram stop Grange canal towards the village of Moillesulaz.
Picture 8.2.2020 by Ilkka Siissalo.
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