A tram operates on the city’s main thoroughfare. Most of the historic city center was destroyed in heavy fighting during the World War II. Upon rebuilding the city after the war, Rue Saint-Jean will lose its former geometry in favor of a more angular grid. The modern space-hungry GLT tram line will be built via the wider Avenue de 6 Juin near by.
( 1900-1910 , Free license )
A tram operates on the city’s main thoroughfare.
( 1900s , Postcard )
A tram operates on the city’s main thoroughfare. Most of the system was single track with passing points.
( 1900-1910 , Free license )
Most of the tram system was single track with passing points. There were two short double-tracked exceptions. One of those was the 170 meter-long segment on the bridge over the River Orne and the adjacent Alexandre III Square.
( 1902 , Free license )
The bridge over the River Orne.
( 1902 , Free license )
A railroad overpass and a tram junction between the line to Gare de L’Quest, initially served by the Line 1 (to the viewer’s right), and to Octroi de Falaise, initially served by the Line 2 (to the viewer’s left). At some point both Lines1 and 2 will be sent to Gare de L’Quest, while the line to Octroi de Falaise will be served by the feeder shuttle Line 4 connecting to the main network at the given junction.
( 1900-1910 , Free license )
Gare de L’Quest was a site of the terminal for the southern services of the Caen division of the 600 mm interurban steam tramway Chemins de fer du Calvados to Falaise. Steam trams didn’t operate through the central part of Caen, and thus the interurban network was broken in two, with urban electric trams providing a connection.
( 1910 , Free license )
A tram line to Octroi de Falaise initially served by the Line 2, later by the feeder shuttle Line 4. A dual overhead is clearly visible – a separate wire for each direction of travel.
( 1920-1930 , Postcard )
A junction between the lines via Boulevard Saint-Pierre and via Rue Saint-Jean.
( 1901-1903 , Free license )
The tram stop on the city’s main Saint-Pierre square was always a focal point for urban trams lines - classic trams of the old system, as well as modern rubber-tired trams later on.
( 1901-1910 , Free license )
A northernmost terminal of the urban electric tram system.
( 1900-1910 , Postcard )
Most of the tram system was single track with passing points. There were two short double-tracked exceptions. One of those was the 280 meter-long section via Rue Guillaume le Conquerant used by both Lines 2 and 3.
( 1902 , Free license )
The outer terminal of the Line 3 in the western suburbs of the city. The terminal was served with half of the runs only, with the other half short-turning at Rue de Bayeux.
( 1900s , Postcard )