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some suggestions

In lieu of a real assessment I'll just leave a few observations:

The lead mentions the start of tram usage in 1837 (they were presumably horse drawn trams?), but the History section starts out with a discussion of Loubat's girder rail of 1852 and does not provide any detail on the 1837 system. Where was the 1837 system? Was it steam or horse powered?
The (sub)sections "Post-war closures", "Interesting details", and "Historic tramways still in operation" mention the longevity of the Lille and Saint-Etienne systems. This information presentation seems redundant and one or two of the items could be removed in my opinion. I recommend removing the item from the "Interesting details" list, and also renaming the "Interesting details" subsection title to something more specific. Perhaps "System sizes and speeds" or "Largest and fastest systems" or something along those lines might be more appropriate.
The original author had the 1895 electrification of Tramway de Versailles but someone else came along with a claim that the tram in Clermont-Ferrand was electrified by 1890. Can a reference for the 1890 Clermont-Ferrand claim be found?
Can the references be moved into {{cite web}} templates? I think they are favored in article reviews as allowing easier maintenance.

I do like this article and I hope these comments are helpful. 67.86.73.252 (talk) 01:57, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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