Evolution of the Athens Metro, Tram, and Suburban Railway | 1904 - 2030

History of the Athens Metro, Athens Tramway, and Athens Suburban Railway, from the electrification of the Piraeus Railway in 1904 to the future opening of Metro Line 4 in 2030, as operated by STASY, Transport for Athens, Athens-Piraeus Electric Railways, Hellenic Electric Railways Company, and Athens and Piraeus Railway Company.
Thumbnail image credit: "Athens Metro and Acropolis in Athens, Greece" by transitpeople is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

[@nickasima]

Great video!!!

[@AggatAI]

Why does this video give me 2016 vibes

[@ChristosGreek]

If you’re going to include the second iteration of Athens trams, then it probably would have been good to include the earlier Athens teams

[@wasmic5z]

The original tram system was slow and ran in the streets, like the modern buses and trolleybuses which aren't shown today. The modern tram system has (mostly) exclusive right of way and is considerably faster than a bus.
But more practically, the old tram system would be rather cluttered on the map.

[@Direction-North]

It’s really hard to find information on most legacy tramway systems, let alone ones in countries whose languages I don’t speak. There’s a lot that won’t show up in my Google results.
I do have my eye on a few Eastern European systems (including one finished video), but I have to stop at some point and yeah, the modern tram is very different from the system that closed in 1960.