Paris-did it have a trolley in '40

[James Tainton]

Did Paris have a trolley/tram system in place when Germany went in in 1940- IF so what would have been the spacing of the tracks? Thanks

[Jon G.]

As far as I know, Paris shut down its last tram lines in the 30s. They were successively replaced by the famous green/cream coloured buses.

[nightingale]

I was doing some research on the capture of Notre Dame in Marseilles, and I don't know about Paris, but there was supposedly one that ran underground and was specifically set up to get people to Notre Dame so they could avoid the walk. They would exit at the base of Notre Dame.
Paris? I don't know but thought this might at least let you know there were trollys.
Nightingale

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

Hello James,
The last tramway line of Paris (intra muros) dated from 1937.
The tramways were replaced by bus lines and there was also the underground or “Métropolitain” (Métro) The space between the tracks was 1 meter and 44 centimeters.
http://www.linternaute.com/savoir/grand ... oire.shtml
(sorry in french language)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_M%C3%A9tro
(In english)
http://www.ac-grenoble.fr/Vaulx/Archive ... aris11.htm
(sorry also in French language)
Kindly regards from Belgium and sorry for my poor english
Prosper