Lausanne Light Rail, Switzerland

Images from 17th April 2008 of the TSOL (Tramway du Sud-Ouest Lausannois) Flon to Renens light rail line in the French speaking capital of the Swiss canton of Vaud on the shores of Lake Geneva. Connecting Lausanne's city centre at Flon to Renens in the west via Chavannes and Ecublens, the standard-gauge line opened in May 1991, is 7.8km long, has 15 stations (average station distance is 557m!) and is almost entirely single track (with passing loops at most stations).

Unit 201 stands at Renens, alongside the main line SBB platforms, prior to departure to Lausanne Flon. The journey time is 19 minutes with a commercial speed of 26 km/h. Buy Print	Unit 211 arrives at Renens with a service from Flon Buy Print	Unit 211 awaits passengers at Renens Buy Print	Hurrying away from Provence is unit 201 en-route Renens to Flon Buy Print
A pair of units arrive at the roadside stop of Provence while en-route from Lausanne Flon to Renens Buy Print	A pair of units call at Provence - one of the few stops without a passing loop - while en-route to Renens Buy Print	Unit 212 trails a sister unit away from Provence while en-route towards Renens Buy Print	Unit 212 disappears away from the camera on the approach to a tunnel after leaving Provence for Renens. The next station, at Malley, is in the tunnel. Buy Print
Unit 211 arrives at Provence with a Renens to Flon working Buy Print	Standing at Provence is unit 211 en-route to Flon Buy Print	Unit 211 at Flon Buy Print	Flon terminus in central Lausanne is occupied by unit 211 Buy Print
Passengers board unit 211 at Lausanne Flon prior to its departure for Renens Buy Print