France

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Angers
Bordeaux
Bourg-St. Maurice-Les Arc
Caen
Clermont-Ferrand
Grenoble
Laon
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Leyman
Lille
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Marseille 
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Brest
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Dunkerque
Fort-de-France (Martinique)
Le Havre
Reims
Tours

Honorable Mention
La Rochelle
Loire Region
Marne

Clermont-Ferrand
Light Rail Translohr

The first 14 km of Clermont-Ferrand's 21 km Translohr system opened in 2005. It was the first city to implement Translohr's technology, primarily because of Michelin. Michelin is a political powerhouse and major emplyer in the city.  Understandably, they objected to steel wheel transportation of any kind. The Translohr system, as you may know, uses tram-like vehicles with rubber tires and a single rail guideway embedded in the street. You could sot of consider it a retarded bus since it is unable to run off the guideway.

Subways.net applaud's Clermont-Ferrand's choice to put the interest of itself and its citizens ahead of silly concepts like political ass-kissing and silly things like integrity and values. We've also noticed steel wheels on bed casters and children's strollers which we look forward to being taken care of in the very near future.