Trams and The Place De La Bourse
I think that this set of pictures show how you can run trams through areas of architectural importance.
Bordeaux is actually a World Heritage Site. The citation states.
an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble
So you don’t really want tram wires all over the place! But then Bordeaux’s trams are trams without wires. Surely the trams in Edinburgh should have been designed without them.
Note too, that there is a tram stop here called Bourse, but the only things you notice are the slightly raised paving and the fact that trams stop and open their doors to let people on and off.
The Anonymous Widower 
APS probably hadn’t been invented when Edinburgh planned their ill-fated “Tram Project” all these years ago! Bit late to change now, eh?
Comment by John Page | December 19, 2013 |
The Nice trams started operation in 2007 and use this system.
https://anonw.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/the-unusual-nice-tram/
Comment by AnonW | December 19, 2013 |
Enjoyed your Bordeaux experience James. Yes I agree a lovely town and great shops…. lovely to be free of cars/traffic in extensive pedestrian areas and the great tram system. Only problem was the weather. It seemed to rain every hour of our one week stay so we abandonned plans to explore countryside.
Comment by Anne | December 22, 2013 |