[Robert Schwandl]

Just like France, Spain has experienced a true tramway revival in recent years, although due to the economic crisis, many projects have not been completed or not even started. This book gives an overview of all the metro and tram systems, from the classic metros in Madrid and Barcelona to the new light rail systems in Málaga and Granada. The book is illustrated with detailed network maps, hundreds of colour photographs of all the current rolling stock and numerous metro stations.

160 pages

ISBN 978 3 936573 46 6

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[Robert Schwandl]

Unlike in France or Spain, only two new tram systems have opened in the British Isles in recent years, namely in Dublin and Edinburgh. The networks in Manchester and Nottingham, however, have been expanded significantly. This book gives an overview of not just the trams, but of all the current urban rail systems, also covering the London Underground, the Docklands Light Railway, the Tyne-and-Wear Metro, as well as the Glasgow Subway. An overview of all British tramway museums is also included. The book is illustrated with detailed network maps and numerous colour photographs.

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160 pages

ISBN 978 3 936573 45 9

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[Robert Schrempf]

With a gradient of 1 in 9 from the city centre of Linz up to the Pöstlingberg

The generously illustrated book covers the story of the Pöstlingbergbahn in Linz (Austria), the steepest adhesion railway in Europe, which started operating between Urfahr and the Pöstlingberg in 1898. After a period of modernisation, the Pöstlingbergbahn is now linked to the Linz tram network, with trains running through to the city's main square, Hauptplatz. Besides the new vehicles ordered to cope with a gradient of 1 in 9, heritage tram cars continue in daily service. Special chapters give an insight into the city's modern tram system as well as the short tram line in Gmunden, some 55 km southwest of Linz.

Published on 7 Dec 2009

80 pages
Network maps
ca. 150 colour photos
Text German & English

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[Christoph Groneck]

Urban Rail in and around Lisbon and Porto

Few countries in the world offer such a variety of transport systems as Portugal does, making Europe's westernmost country especially fascinating for the transport aficionado: in the Lisbon conurbation there are not only four metro lines, but also the wellknown heritage Eléctricos and modern tramways, as well as funiculars, elevators and suburban railways. The city of Porto, located at the mouth of the River Duoro in the Atlantic Ocean, boasts one old-style tramway line, plus an extensive modern light rail network with underground routes in the city centre and long interurban sections. This volume is enhanced with peculiar systems like the water-driven funicular in Braga and the heritage tramway in Sintra, a major tourist attraction.

Published on 16 Sept 2008

144 pages
Network maps
ca. 300 colour photos
Text German & English

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[Christoph Groneck]

Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille, Toulouse, Rennes, Rouen & Laon

Metros and France - a combination of words primarily associated with Paris. And in fact, the Paris Metro is more than 100 years old and comprises a total of 16 lines - for one of Europe‘s largest metropolises this fascinating underground system is an inseparable part of everyday city life. But besides Paris, France has a variety of other, often unconventional, rapid transit systems, which have been developed since the 1970s: among them are the rubber-tyred metros of Marseille and Lyon, the fully automatic, driverless VAL systems in Lille, Toulouse, Rennes and at Orly Airport in Paris, as well as the partly underground light rail system in Rouen, the automatic people-mover in Laon and the RER network in Paris. With more than a million passengers per day, RER Line A is amongst the busiest rapid transit lines in the world. This book, the third volume of the series ‚Metros in Europe‘, illustrates the history of all these systems.

Published on 24 Aug 2006

144 pages
7 network maps
ca. 400 colour photos
Text German & English

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Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg

[Robert Schwandl]

This book covers all the urban rail systems in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, from conventional tram systems to light rail (Sneltram and Prémetro) as well as the metros in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Brussels. The book is illustrated with detailed network maps and hundreds of colour photographs of all the current rolling stock.

160 pages

ISBN 978 3 936573 59 6

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[Robert Schwandl]

In Poland, numerous first-generation tram systems have survived, including the large networks in Warsaw, Kraków, Poznan, Lodz, Wroclaw and the trams in the Upper Silesian industrial area around Katowice. In Olsztyn, a completely new system opened in 2015. This book covers all the Polish cities which have trams as well as the three cities with trolleybuses. The country's only metro system, that in the capital Warsaw, is included too.The book is illustrated with detailed network maps, and hundreds of colour photographs of almost all the current rolling stock and numerous metro stations.

No longer available! > New edition late 2024!

144 pages

ISBN 978 3 936573 50 3

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[Claudio Brignole/Robert Schwandl]

Metropolitana - Tram - Ferrovia Urbana: Torino, Milano, Bergamo, Brescia, Padova, Venezia (Mestre), Trieste, Genova, Firenze, Perugia, Roma, Napoli, Bari, Messina, Catania, Palermo, Sassari & Cagliari

Besides the conventional metros in Rome and Milan, Italian cities have recently been developing an interesting range of urban rail systems, from the VAL metro opened for the 2008 Winter Olympics in Turin, to the ‘Minimetro’ in Perugia, to the modern tram systems in Sassari, Cagliari and Florence. This book provides a general overview of the existing systems plus those currently under development, as usual with numerous photos and detailed maps.

Published on 20 April 2010

144 pages
Network maps
ca. 300 colour photos
Text German & English

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Czech Republic, Slovakia & Hungary

[Robert Schwandl]

Unlike in Western Europe, many first-generation tramways have survived in the eastern part of Central Europe. This book covers every tram system in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary (for Poland we are preparing a separate volume for late 2017!) as well as the two metro systems in Prague and Budapest and the numerous trolleybus systems. As always, the book is illustrated with detailed network maps, and hundreds of colour photographs of almost all the current rolling stock and many of the metro stations.

160 pages

ISBN 978 3 936573 48 0

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[Christoph Groneck/Dirk M. Stein]

Brussels, Antwerpen, Charleroi, Gent, Kusttram (Oostende), Liège

With the completion of the circular line in spring 2009, Brussels’ metro network has been re-arranged. Besides the metro, however, Brussels also boasts an extensive and partly underground tram system. Underground tram sections, in Belgium called the ‘premetro’, can been found in Antwerp and Charleroi, too. This book also deals with the conventional tram system in Gent, as well as the long coastal tramway. A special chapter describes the former and present plans for Liège.

Published on 10 Dec 2009

144 pages
Network maps
ca. 300 colour photos
Text German & English

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