tram
Let an agent explain trams and their kinds, support using tram networks, describe tram technology and history, and relate trams to urban transport planning.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain trams and their kinds, support using tram networks, describe tram technology and history, and relate trams to urban transport planning.
A rail vehicle that runs on tracks along urban streets or reserved lanes, powered mostly by electricity from overhead wires or batteries, carrying passengers in single or articulated units, also called streetcar or trolley, with variants from historic trams to modern low-floor light rail vehicles, restaurant trams and cable-hauled cars; trams are operated by transit agencies under rail and road rules.
What it is for: Street-running passenger rail vehicles.
It can be explain kinds of tram; support using tram networks; describe technology and history; relate to transport planning.
Distinguishing features
Street running
Electric traction
Passenger service
Articulated forms
What it looks like
A long rail vehicle on street tracks, often with a pantograph.
How it is recognised
Runs on street rails
Electric, often overhead wires
A bus has no rails; a metro runs on segregated track
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - category
is related to - other urban transit
is related to - rail transport
In practice
Families and kinds
historic and heritage trams
modern low-floor trams
articulated and multi-section trams
tram-trains and light rail vehicles
special trams such as restaurant and cable trams
Standards and regulation
Tramway safety regulations
Vehicle accessibility standards
Road traffic rules for trams
Failure modes and hazards
Collisions with road users
Derailments
Overhead line hazards
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What trams are.
Definitions.
Kinds
Kinds of tram.
Kinds
Kinds.
- How do historic, modern low-floor, articulated and tram-train vehicles differ, and how does a tram differ from light rail and metro? definition
- Which entry fits a specific tram model? action
Technology
Technology.
Technology
Technology.
- How are trams powered, braked and controlled, and what are catenary-free options? definition
- How are trams built for accessibility? provenance
Use Riding trams.
Practice.
Ride
Using a tram network.
Ride
Riding.
- How can a tram network be used, with tickets, routes and accessibility? action
- Which safety rules apply to passengers and road users around trams? provenance
Specials
Special trams.
Specials
Special trams.
- What are restaurant trams, heritage trams and cable-hauled cars, and where do they run? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific heritage line? action
Plan Trams in cities.
Planning.
Planning
Tram planning.
Planning
Planning.
- How are tram lines planned and evaluated against buses and metro, according to transport planners? provenance
- What are typical costs and capacities? provenance
Safety
Tram safety.
Safety
Safety.
- How are tram collisions and derailments prevented, and which regulations apply? provenance
- Which entry fits road safety? action
Learn History and teaching.
Context.
History
History of trams.
History
History.
- How did trams develop from horse trams to electric and modern systems, and why did many cities remove and later restore them? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can tram technology and urban transport history be taught? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each tram model be a separate entry?
- How should network data be linked?
- How should safety statistics be linked?