Armed with a mobilis ticket, I took metro line 3 to St-Lazare. Even this short ride has a lot of interest. There is a fly under where line 3 crosses under line 2, completely underground. It is possible to see the trains snaking erily under and over each other at the platform ends. Between the line 3 Europe station and St-Lazare there is a severe downgrade and the drivers now take it very carefully, maybe there was a runaway on this stretch at one time.
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| I took one of the new trains as far as La Defense. They are very colorful |
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| The coach yards near Pont Cardinet |
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| From La Defense I took tram T2 all the way to Porte de Versailles. The first tram to arrive was very full but a second one came along a minute or so later. Most of this route, which follows the river Seine, was built on a former railway right of way and the track is ballasted. The newer connection to the Porte de Versailles is built tramway style with grass and plant verges. Tramway signaling is used throughout. This picture is of the T2 tram at Porte de Versailles. The trams run in multiple. |
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| At Porte de Versailles I took a short diversion on T3a to Ballard. This picture was taken at Porte de Versailles. |
From Ballard I took tram T3a to its terminus at Porte de Vincennes. A passenger entered, validated his ticket then proceeded to eat it. He got half way through then put the remains in his hat band.
At Porte de Vincennes I crossed over and took a T3b tram all the way around the northern outskirts to the new terminus at Porte d'Asnieres. By this time I felt I needed some exercise so I walked back to the apartment via the Square des Batignolles.
It was a cold day but the sun shone brightly and there wasn't a great deal of wind.
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