Portal:Trams/intro

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Luas - tram system in Dublin, Ireland

Volkswagen Cargo-Tram in Dresden on a section of grassed track. It delivers parts to the Transparent Factory

Gothenburg's popular trams travel the wide streets (the one shown here is a vintage tram used mostly by tourists)

A tram (tramcar, trolley, streetcar, or street railway) is a railborne vehicle, lighter than a train, designed for the transport of passengers (and/or, very occasionally, freight) within, close to, or between villages, towns and/or cities. Trams are distinguishable from other forms of rail-borne vehicles in that they travel wholly or partly along tracks laid down in streets, usually on track reserved for the tram system. Also, most tram systems lack platforms -- riders simply step off the car. A cable car is a special type of tram.