page_title: Trams in Liège
hierarchical_section_title: Trams in Liège
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Carte postale ancienne, sans mention d'éditeur&#160;: LIÈGE - La Poste
context_page_description: Trams in Liège, Belgium, date back to 1871 which is when the first tramcars using rail tracks and powered by horse traction were introduced in the city. The number and variety of horse-trams proliferated.
  Electrification began in 1893 and was followed by a decade of rapid network expansion. After 1945 the network was progressively reduced, however, as motor buses were thought to offer better flexibility and lower maintenance and running costs. The last of the tram services for more than half a century was withdrawn in November 1967.
  In 2014 work began on constructing two new tramlines in Liège, with a scheduled operating commencement date in 2017. The scheduled opening of the first line has subsequently slipped to Spring 2018.
context_section_description: Trams in Liège, Belgium, date back to 1871 which is when the first tramcars using rail tracks and powered by horse traction were introduced in the city.   The number and variety of horse-trams proliferated.
  Electrification began in 1893 and was followed by a decade of rapid network expansion.   After 1945 the network was progressively reduced, however, as motor buses were thought to offer better flexibility and lower maintenance and running costs.  The last of the tram services for more than half a century was withdrawn in November 1967.
  In 2014 work began on constructing two new tramlines in Liège, with a scheduled operating commencement date in 2017.   The scheduled opening of the first line has subsequently slipped to Spring 2018.
caption: Trams in front of the post office at Liège (1909)
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