In message , Arthur Figgis
] writes
FWIW, you don't have to have overhead lines for electric trams - London
had its conduit, and various places have had stud contact, including
parts of the brand new tramway in Bordeaux.

In fairness though, The Bordeaux system isn't open yet and the stud
contact hasn't been proved to work successfully.
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