The Town That Brought Its Tram Back After Thirty Years
Neighbours queued at dawn to ride the new line connecting the old quarter with the eastern districts.
The first car left the depot to a small, slightly disbelieving cheer. Thirty years after the last tram was retired, the rails are humming again, and the city seems quietly delighted with itself.
A ribbon of the everyday
Commuters, pensioners and a class of very excited eight-year-olds shared the inaugural ride. The route stitches the historic centre to neighbourhoods that had grown used to the bus.
Good infrastructure is invisible when it works. For one morning, everyone could see it, and they liked what they saw.
Service runs every eight minutes at peak; the first month is free.
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