Title: MILANO: CITY'S URBAN TRAMS ARE HEADING FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE
Abstract: This article outlines the history of the tram system up to 1992 in the city of Milan in Italy. Milan's present tram network of 18 routes still carries about a half of Milan's surface public transport passengers. Although the Milanese local authority in 1963 seriously considered replacing Milan's trams by minibuses, such a proposal would be thought absurd today. Several tram routes were closed during the 1960s, but a scheme for restructuring the tramway was prepared in 1968. A radical new fare structure was introduced in 1970, one-man operation began in mid-1973, and the tram fleet was modernised during the 1970s to cut costs and improve efficiency; 100 new trams were introduced. An ambitious route modification and development plan began in 1976. The full implementation of the 1976 plan was delayed, because the Milan transport authority (ATM) spent most of its funds on extending Milan's metro. Further substantial restructuring of the tram network started in late 1981, and several new routes were opened to facilitate cross-city transport. There were experiments with prototype low floor trams from 1984 to 1990, but no low floor trams were put into regular production. The article includes a map of Milan's urban tramways in 1992, and a table listing the types of trams in Milan.
Publication Year: 1996
Publication Date: 1996-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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