Lyon Tram & Metro!

Lyon Tram & Metro!
I go to Lyon, France, to see the metro, tram and tram-trains. Lyon's Metro Line C is in fact an extension of an original funicular line, which itself is older than Budapest's Metro Line 1, arguably giving Lyon a claim to the title of the world's second oldest metro network.
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[@ianmcclavin]

I was impressed with the Lyon Metro when I visited there in 1997. I travelled on Line C late on a Saturday evening, when the trains were terminating at Croix-Rousse instead of going to the end. I came back the following morning to ride the whole line. I remember that weekend distinctly as it was the weekend that Princess Diana got killed. I had travelled through Paris to get to Lyon on the Saturday afternoon, that was a subdued feeling riding around the Lyon Metro that Sunday morning.

[@mrnoah53]

Wow, I’m surprised just how well used that metro is... Nice video by the way.

[@lazrseagull54]

British cities are missing out on all this. I think Birmingham is the biggest european city without a Metro except Belgrade which still has a couple of subway stations on its suburban rail service and Manchester does it backwards with grade segregated routes to the north and south due to using former suburban railways and then crawling through the partially pedestrianised city centre at street level at close to 10mph. Why no tunnel between pic, vicc and St peter's sq? Much smaller cities on the continent have had that kind of thing for half a century. Loving your vids david!

[@uncitoyen_8614]

Or Leeds.

[@jeromevilleray3386]

Seen from France, with our political culture of taxes , its a real problem for GB and probably liberalism with this historical culture of hate of taxes ... How cities and state can build a modern metro or a modern line of high speed train if there are not taxes for funding these projects ? Major cities without metro with the old architecture of european cities (center with high density of residents) its a problem ! Major cities unconnected by a HST (high speed train) with London : Its a problem !!! You have a problem with GB state and his culture of non investments states in transports and fostered by hate of taxes very cultural in GB Sorry for my so crap english (and if its seem agressiv) but its our vision from France of GB, but with have an old ass too for too much subjects

[@broman178]

Cities like Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds in my opinion should have both metro/underground and trams.

[@davidwho1011]

Thank you for this. I used to live in Lyon. Place Guichard was my nearest Metro station on the B line. But, there were only two tram lines back when I lived there. Incredible that there’s now five of them!

[@wszyscyzginiemy854]

And now 7, with 3 more being planned to be opened in the following years 😉

[@patrickjones1143]

Always look forward to these videos that include tram systems

[@alextheo965]

Is it just me or does the Lyon metro ride on the left hand side

[@kailpp8538]

Yes it does, as SNCF trains.

[@DanielsUKT]

great video on the trams and metro in Lyon i really like the tram train system in place there

[@danielboulton98]

looks very well used

[@anindrapratama]

What is it with French metros and side platforms? Even metros with French consultation seem to follow this

[@pdjoB]

I had my best high school lunch breaks with my friends under this roof at 13:51

[@user-gb5ee9fo2w]

Where do you buy the pass and how do you use. That is important to know

[@nicolorivoir4399]

0:56 What about Athens' metro line 1, part of which was opened in 1869?

[@thealexpshow782]

When i visited lyon i rode the metro. That was back in 2012

[@lepetitchat123]

How do I pay for a tram ticket as a tourist??

[@nathanw9770]

So the tram trains are basically like pacers but way better I'm guessing...

[@gavinfryer347]

When did you go?

[@DavidFrankal]

Last October

[@gavinfryer347]

David Frankal that’s awesome! Love your channel :)

[@ahoj7720]

I think line C is the only rack metro in the world.

[@dartraanderson2567]

So the tram trains are basically like pacers but way better I'm guessing...

[@drumpuppy2000]

Not quite. Depending on your definition of metro, Stuttgart line 10 might also count

[@MichaelTavares]

Running on the left. Interesting

[@denisdolganov4608]

For the metro, it's because there were plans on linking it with the national railways (which run on the left but there are a number of notable exceptions) that were abandoned for pretty obvious incompatibility reasons. As for the tram-train, it is officially part of the national railway network so it runs on the left.

[@TransportGeekery]

Would make genuine tram-train operation interesting as they'd have to switch from LHS to RHS running at the transition from segregated rail right of way to on-street.

[@MichaelTavares]

Why does the French rail network run on the left though?

[@denisdolganov4608]

​@@MichaelTavares Because the first french double tracked railways followed the British Highway Act, by which traffic runs on the left, and this was before car traffic became a thing. There were apparently plans to change to running on the right, but noone actually bothered, and it has been like that ever since. There is a huge exception however, and it's the railways in the former Alsace and Lorraine regions, which were German territories at the time of their construction, so the trains there run on the right, like in Germany. This is also where the Mulhouse tram-train, the only "real" tram-train in France is located, as it is much easier to connect the tram network to the railways up there as they run on the same side. There is also line T4 of the Île-de-France tramway, which runs along the former "ligne des Coquetiers" and is fully owned by SNCF but runs on the right as there are many street running sections on the line, and is the only line in France I know of that has been converted to right-hand drive.

[@2712animefreak]

@@denisdolganov4608 This is similar to how it is in Slovenia. On most lines trains run on the left because of Italian standards. The exception is the rail line between Zidani Most and Dobova on which trains run on the right to connect with Croatian railways that run on the right towards Zagreb. In Austria, trains also run on the right except on the Semmeringbahn. As a result the train running between Zagreb and Vienna switches driving side four times.

[@dartraanderson2567]

Always look forward to these videos that include tram systems