Photo of PCC streetcar in Toronto, Ont., Canada, copyright Gabor Sandi 1983

SHORT INDEX

1. General Information
2. Associations
3. Specific Transit Technologies

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FOR INDIVIDUAL TRANSIT SYSTEMS, BY CONTINENT:

• Africa

• Asia

• Australia & Pacific

• Europe

• Latin America

• North America

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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INTERNET RESOURCES

• The Bus Station - bus, coach, tram, trolley and transit links worldwide Source: Steve Annells, Abingdon, England
• Rail and Trolleybus Transit Cities Source: David Anthony Wyatt, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  List of all known cities (from more than 80 countries) in the world with fixed-mode urban transportation sytems (currently operated or under construction). "Fixed-mode" includes rail-based systems (subways / underground railways, tramways, LRTs, commuter railways, funiculars etc.) as well as trolleybuses. Initial operating dates, where known, are shown. Primary ordering is by country.
• Straßenbahnen, U/S-Bahnen, O-Busse / Trams, Trolleys, Streetcars and more Source: Blickpunkt Straßenbahn - The German Public Transport Magazin, Berlin, Germany
  List of rail-based urban transportation systems in the world, classified by country (gauge is noted throughout). Links to transit company homepages and other pages with information on transit systems are provided where they exist. Also links to high-resolution pictures of trams, underground/subway vehicles etc. from around the world.
• Trolleybus Web Ring Owner: Ashley Bruce, Ipswich, England
• A World of Trams and Urban Transit Source: Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA), Gloucester, England
  "A complete listing of light rail, light railway, tramway & metro systems throughout the world" (by country, city and type).

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ASSOCIATIONS

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INTERNATIONAL

• International Union of Public Transport (Union Internationale des Transports Publics) (UITP) Bruxelles (Brussels), Belgium

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EUROPE

BELGIUM

• Tram 2000 Bruxelles/Brussel

SWITZERLAND

• Verband öffentlicher Verkehr (VOEV) / Union des transports publics Bern

UNITED KINGDOM

• Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA) Gloucester

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NORTH AMERICA

CANADA

• Association du transport urbain du Québec (ATUQ) Montréal, Qué.
• Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation Toronto, Ont.
• Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) / Association canadienne du transport urbain (ACTU) Toronto, Ont.

UNITED STATES

• American Public Transportation Association Washington, DC

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SOUTH AMERICA

BRAZIL

• Associação Nacional De Transportes Públicos (ANTP) São Paulo, SP

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SPECIFIC TRANSIT TECHNOLOGIES

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METROS (SUBWAYS, UNDERGROUND, HEAVY URBAN RAIL)

• Community of Metros (CoMET) - International Railway Benchmarking Group
  Standard-setting group of prominent metros around the world, with links to Nova, a second-tier group.
• Subway Navigator Source: RATP, Paris, France
  Direct and indirect navigation aid to the metro systems of the world.
• The Subway Page: Links to World Subway and Other Transportation Information Resources Source: Robert Reynolds, Reed College, Portland, OR, USA
  Extensive collection of links to pages with urban transportation (particularly subway/metro) route maps.
• UrbanRail.Net Source: Robert Schwandl, Berlin, Germany
  "...a ride on the world's subway, underground, metro, tunnelbana, U-Bahn and other urban mass transit systems". Detailed descriptions of systems, maps, photos and links.

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MONORAIL

• The Monorail Society Fremont, CA, USA
  Links to technical pages, information on existing monorail sytems etc.

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Last modified: 18 Feb. 2005