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A tram (also known as a tramcar, or a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit type in which vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks laid on public streets, although some trams run on sections of track in their own segregated right-of-way.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| buses led to the decline of trams in the early to mid 20th century | instance of | Improvements in other vehicles | 0.80 | text |
| regenerative braking.In March 2015 | instance of | are articulated low-floor trams with features | 0.80 | text |
| China South Rail Corporation | instance of | are articulated low-floor trams with features | 0.80 | text |
| railway stations | instance of | leading to different network topologies.Most systems start by building up a strongly nucleated radial pattern of routes linking the city centre with residential suburbs and traf… | 0.80 | text |
| hospitals | instance of | leading to different network topologies.Most systems start by building up a strongly nucleated radial pattern of routes linking the city centre with residential suburbs and traf… | 0.80 | text |
| usually following main roads | instance of | leading to different network topologies.Most systems start by building up a strongly nucleated radial pattern of routes linking the city centre with residential suburbs and traf… | 0.80 | text |
| electrification or loading gauge for which there is more variation may require costly custom-built units regardless.Tram stops can range from purpose-built | instance of | other factors | 0.80 | text |
| tram-exclusive facilities | instance of | other factors | 0.80 | text |
| Tram | related to Advantages | Trams | 0.60 | section |
| Tram | related to Advantages | Vehicles | 0.60 | section |
| Tram | related to Advantages | There | 0.60 | section |
| Tram | related to Advantages | Conversely | 0.60 | section |
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