Translohr

[2] In June 2012, Alstom Group and the Strategic Investment Fund acquired Translohr for €35 million.

As Translohr LRVs cannot run without a guide rail they are not classified as buses; those used on the Clermont-Ferrand network do not need to have license plates.

Ride quality is also said to be poor, little better than a bus[citation needed], due to the four-wheeled design, whereas trams have trucks (bogies) with shock absorbers or springs.

[citation needed] Several lines under construction or already built were eventually abandoned or shut down due to planning changes and operational difficulties.

For example, L'Aquila, which started demolition work in 2013;[12][13] Latina, which purchased new vehicles in 2016 but did not put them into operation because the infrastructure was not completed;[14][15] Shanghai Zhangjiang Tram, which was demolished shortly after it stopped running on 1 June 2023;[16][17] and TEDA Modern Guided Rail Tram which shut down on 1 June 2023, and was to be demolished.