Tramways Électrique du Finistère

The Tramways Électriques du Finistère (French pronunciation: [tʁamwɛ elɛktʁik dy finistɛʁ], TEF) were a 23 kilometres (14 mi) long 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in), metre gauge, rural tramway connecting Brest with Le Conquet in Finistère.

It replaced a three-horse omnibus known as l'Hirondelle (The Swallow), which had made just one return journey between Le Conquet and Brest daily.

[2] The head of both companies was M. Hérodote.The line was extended into Brest on August 5, 1908,[1] the same year that a short branch opened to serve Ste.

The speed of the trams was limited to 20 kilometres per hour (12 mph) and a minimum of six return journeys was made each day.

[1] The First World War brought competition from motor buses, a situation described by the company as "very precarious" in 1919.

Protests had been raised by the communes along the route that the construction of the line would hinder the freedom of the cattle to roam.