PARIS - Trams returned to Paris on Saturday after a 69-year gap, with the inauguration of a new commuter service around part of the city's southern periphery.
The "Tramway of the Marshals" traces a five-mile (eight-km) arc along the southern perimeter, following a series of boulevards named after Napoleon's generals.
Rather than serving the city's tourist sites, the 312 million euro (210 million pound) project was designed to help suburban residents travel along the congested inner ring road.