Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Straßenbahnbetrieb
English translation:
light rail operations (AE) / tram operations (BE)
German term
Straßenbahnbetrieb
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Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
light rail operations (AE) / tram operations (BE)
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Edith Kelly
: light rail = Stadtbahn, not the same as Strassenbahn, tram is fine. Have you got trams in the US? There is London Light Rail which is what the term implies ...
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Light rail is the umbrella term. Streetcar would be more specific. You hardly ever hear the term "tram" here.
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David Moore (X)
: Maybe "streetcar operations (AE)"?
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Trudy Peters
: streetcar operations in AE
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David Williams
: Definitely looks like trams in this context. You could say a city "starts running a tram service" or "introduces a tram system".
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Lancashireman
: Thank you for not suggesting 'streetcar'.
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Montenegro
Your perfect link between languages
Native in: Serbian 
, German
Works in: English to German, English to Serbian, German to English, and 11 more.
tramway traffic
tramway operation.
Ich bevorzuge tramway traffic.
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David Moore (X)
: In this context, it is clearly "operation"
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Well, that was my second suggestion. Thanks for your comment.
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Diligent
Native in: German , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to German, English to German, German to English, and 3 more.
cable car operation
HK govt suspends cable car operation after a cabin falls off from Asian Economic News in Business provided free by Find Articles.
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Alison Schwitzgebel
: No. A cable car is suspended from a cable - as found in the Alps as ski lifts. A tram runs on the street.
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Have a look at google pictures for cable car. 6.880.000 hits and most of them run on the street. Famous those in San Francisco. Although there are those in the Alps, scary when you look down...
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David Williams
: A cable car is, by definition, drawn by a cable.
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I agree d_williams. I just answered Alisons remark above that cable cars have to be airborne like those in the Alps. There are cable cars on the street aswell. Otherwise i agree to the term found: light rail / tram operations.
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Ukrainian Translator
Native in: Ukrainian , Russian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, English to Russian, Russian to Ukrainian, and 1 more.
Tramway plant (factory)
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Alison Schwitzgebel
: No. In this context it means operting trams (as in trams started to run in YEAR).
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David Williams
: Wrong in this context.
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Ukrainian Translator
Native in: Ukrainian , Russian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, English to Russian, Russian to Ukrainian, and 1 more.
Running (operation, utilization) of trams
Germany
Scientific & technical expertise
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English
launch an electric tram service/system
"The city launched an electric tram system"
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"The city started operating/running an electric tram service".
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Note added at 18 hrs (2008-03-31 04:19:55 GMT)
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"Light rail" is significantly different in that a light rail system runs on its own tracks, rather than having tracks on the street, so that it runs with or even shares space with cars and other traffic. A prime example is the docklands light railway:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Docklands_Light_Railway
http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/docklands/
By 1906 the London United Tramways Company was also operating an electric tram service to Kingston upon Thames and Surbiton
The London County Council began running an electric tram service between Vauxhall and Camberwell Green via Kennington on 2 August 1903
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