Tram (disambiguation)
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see also Tramway
Tramway
Tramway may refer to:* Tramway , a lightly laid railway for uses such as logging or mining * A system of trams * Aerial tramway...



A tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...

 is a rail-based public transport system, or the type of vehicle used on such a system, which runs primarily on streets (also known as a tramcar, trolley or streetcar); also used in mining.

Tram (or trams) may also mean:

transport
  • Light rail
    Light rail
    Light rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...

     vehicles or systems which incorporate street running
    • A tram
      Tram
      A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...

      , tramcar, trolley, trolleycar, or streetcar
  • Aerial tramway
    Aerial tramway
    An aerial tramway , cable car , ropeway or aerial tram is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion...

    s
  • Tramcar (Wildwood), a vehicle on the Boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey
  • Trackless train
    Trackless train
    A trackless train is a road-going articulated vehicle used for the transport of passengers, comprising a driving vehicle pulling one or more carriages connected by drawbar couplings, in the manner of a road going railway train.-Terminology:Trackless train or land train...

    s, sometimes called parking lot trams or just "trams"
  • A specialized, self-propelled vehicle designed for use in giving tours of theme parks, such as Universal Studios Hollywood
    Universal Studios Hollywood
    Universal Studios Hollywood is a movie studio and theme park in the unincorporated Universal City community of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is one of the oldest and most famous Hollywood movie studios still in use...

    . Such vehicles are often open on all sides and generally are not intended for use on public streets


geography
  • Tram, Kentucky
    Tram, Kentucky
    Tram is a census-designated place in Floyd County, Kentucky, United States....


The acronym TRAM may stand for:
  • Teatr Rabochey Molodyozhi, the Russian acronym for Leningrad Workers' Youth Theatre
    Workers' Youth Theatre
    Workers' Youth Theatre, also known as TRAM was a Soviet proletarian youth theatre of the late 1920s and early 1930s. It was established by Mikhail Sokolovsky in a converted cinema on Liteiny Prospekt, Leningrad. The theatre was run as a collective and produced agitprop pieces designed to educate...

  • Texture Memory
    Texture Memory
    Texture memory is a type of digital storage that makes texture data readily available to video rendering processors , typically 3D graphics hardware...

    , a computer storage acronym when implemented using RAM
  • The Rest Are Mine, in the electronic games of Hearts, (cf., All Your Base Are Belong To Us
    All your base are belong to us
    "All your base are belong to us" is a broken English phrase that became an Internet phenomenon or meme in 2000–2002...

     and pwn
    Pwn
    Pwn is a leetspeak slang term derived from the verb own, as meaning to appropriate or to conquer to gain ownership. The term implies domination or humiliation of a rival, used primarily in the Internet-based video game culture to taunt an opponent who has just been soundly defeated .In hacker...

    )
  • Transit Museum Society
    Transit Museum Society
    The Transit Museum Society is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of old and decommissioned transit vehicles in Vancouver and the adjoining areas. Based out of Coast Mountain Bus Company's Surrey Transit Centre , TRAMS has a fleet of twelve operational vehicles, and at least six vehicles...

     (TRAMS), an organization located in Vancouver, Canada
  • A specific make of lavalier microphone
    Lavalier microphone
    A lavalier microphone or lavalier is a small electret or dynamic microphone used for television, theatre, and public speaking applications, in order to allow hands-free operation. They are most commonly provided with small clips for attaching to collars, ties, or other clothing...

  • Tractor, Rubber-tired Articulated-steering Multipurpose, the U.S. military designation for a John Deere
    John Deere
    John Deere was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the world...

     Loader
    Loader
    Loader can refer to:*Loader *Loader *Boot loader*Clapper loader *A loader, a member of a crew responsible for handling and loading ammunition, such as on a howitzer or tank crew...

  • TRIF-related adaptor molecule, see Trif
    Trif
    TIR-domain-containing adapter-inducing interferon-β is an adapter in responding to activation of toll-like receptors . It mediates the rather delayed cascade of two TLR-associated signaling cascades, where the other one is dependent upon a MyD88 adapter.Toll-like receptors recognize specific...

  • TRAM (genetic), genetic systems that have the features of non-mendelian inheritance Turnover, Redundancy And Modularity
  • TRAM flap, Transverse Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous flap, a technique employed in surgical breast reconstruction
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