Saturday, 16 DecemberParis has inaugurated a modern electric tram line along a section of the city's inner ring road, the first time trams have run in the city since 1937.
Mayor Bertrand Delanoe rode the first tram on the new T3 line, built to offer Parisians environmentally-friendly public transport which is set to carry 100,000 people a day along a crowded section on the Left Bank of the Seine.
The opening was boycotted by right-wing opposition parties who have opposed the 300m euro ($400m; £200m) development, calling it a waste of money.
