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 | | A tram (tramcar, Trolley, or streetcar) is a Rail tracks vehicle (lighter than a train) designed for the transport of passengers (and/or, very occasionally, freight) within, close to, or between villages towns and/or cities. |
 | | In the United Kingdom, tram systems were widely dismantled in the 1950s, and after the closure of Glasgow 's extensive network in 1962 only Blackpool 's survived (see Blackpool Tram Upgrade), although a Funicular line continued to operate up the Great Orme in Llandudno. |
 | | However in recent years new light rail lines have been opened in Manchester (Manchester Metrolink), Sheffield (Sheffield Supertram), the West Midlands (county) (Midland Metro), Croydon (Tramlink) and Nottingham (Nottingham Express Transit), with several others under consideration (including the proposed three-line Edinburgh Tram Network) and extensions planned for many existing systems. |
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