Trams in Bordeux, France - trams à Bordeaux, France

By demand of the Municipality of Bordeaux (CUB), part of the system uses ground-level power supply (APS). There is no overhead wire, and electric power to the tram is supplied by a center rail with only the portion directly under the tram electrically "alive." This prevents electrocution of pedestrians and animals. See the adjacent photograph.
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[@ferrovocho28]

I could ride this system on 2008, and it's stunning! And those trams are very beautiful.

[@RedKnight-fn6jr]

Beautiful city and the trams look great!

[@SerjantBanjo]

There is an overhead wire, when the tracks are in a green zone! :)

[@WhiteTiger333]

Just when I was puzzling how the train could hook up to overhead catenary, up came the pantograph. Aha! And I was not aware of the center rail way to tap into electricity. I looked it up and see now that the rail is only "live" when the tram is passing over it. So no worries about stepping on a live rail!

[@sampsonmagalie5487]

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Quand il y a plus de monde il mette plus de rame ?

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