the lemur
Senior Member
It was interesting reading about Berlin's tram system. I've never been to that city and didn't realize how extensive it is. Does anyone know the difference between their Tram and Metro Tram lines? Wiki didn't give much detail on that, and it doesn't seem it'd be what's referred to over there as a stadtbahn.
Are you referring to the reference to 'underground trams'?
The German version of the release refers to U-Bahnen - which is just subway lines. (http://de.bombardier.com/content/ge...h-flexity-tram-to-the-berl.bombardiercom.html). Mistranslation.
Not to be confused with S-Bahn either, of course.
If you're referring to the distinction between some streetcar lines referred to as MetroTrams (line number preceded by M) vs others that aren't, it's just a way of indicating that those lines are so important that they generally run 24 hours - every 10 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes late at night.
There are also MetroBus lines - same concept in terms of level of service. Both MetroTram and MetroBus operate along major arterials not served by the U-Bahn or S-Bahn. It's just a service designation, not a difference in rolling stock.