Trams return to Reșița after 13 years

ROMANIA: Tram services restarted in Reșița on December 20 after a hiatus of more than 13-years. The city’s sole route links Kaufland in the north to Reșița-Montana in the southeast, a distance of 9 km.

The tramway in Reșița was inaugurated in 1988, but services ceased in August 2011 because the city could not afford to renew the ageing infrastructure and rolling stock. The line ran from RENK, 250 m north of current terminus Kaufland, to …