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Bimonthly international cycle of videoconferences, on Tuesday evenings, always at 9.00 pm (21.00 hours CET=GMT+1 in Winter / 21.00 hours CEST=GMT+2 in Summer).

Topics: Tramways and other transport modes worldwide (history, technique, modern and vintage images).

You can connect as early as 8.45 pm by accessing the "waiting room".
Participation is reserved for ATTS members (in good standing with the payment of membership fee for the current year), as well as for outsiders with a personal invitation.
To receive a personal invitation, please write to: "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it."  
Videoconferences are held on the Zoom platform (https://zoom.us/), which can be used both via personal computer and via smartphone app. The download is free. The access data (meeting id and passcode) are communicated via email within the previous days. 
Most presentations are held in English, some others are held in Italian with notes in English.
For any questions you can contact us at the email address: "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it."
Few but fundamental rules for participation: you must enter your name and surname (no nicknames allowed).
Your microphone has to be muted during presentation, in order to avoid any noise.
At the end of each presentation, we will strongly appreciate all your questions and suggestions.

Calendar of upcoming videoconferences

17 september 2024 21.00 CEST (GMT+2)Belgio
Luc Koenot
150 YEARS OF TRAMS IN ANTWERPEN & GHENT (in English)
 
1 october 2024 21.00 CET (GMT+1)Germania Austria
Stefan Mink
"GROSSRAUM WAGEN" IN GERMANY & AUSTRIA (in English)
 
15 october 2024 21.00 CET (GMT+1) Regno Unito
Hugh McAulay
TRAMWAYS OF THE TYNESIDE - U.K. (in English)
 
29 october 2024 21.00 CET (GMT+1)Francia
Corrado Borazzo
TRAMWAYS IN SAINT-ETIENNE, FRANCE (in Italian with notes in English)
 
12 november 2024 21.00 CET (GMT+1)       
Giovanni Mantovani
NEW "TRAM CITIES" IN ITALY (in Italian with notes in English)

26 november 2024 21.00 CET (GMT+1)
Roberto Cambursano
TRAMWAYS IN 21ST CENTURY (in English & Italian)
 
3 december 2024 21.00 CET (GMT+1)  Stati Uniti dAmerica 
Tony Schill 
PITTSBURGH, STREETCAR CITY-PART TWO (in English)
 
17 december 2024 21.00 CET (GMT+1)
Jim Schantz
THE SEASHORE TROLLEY MUSEUM (in English)
 
  
List of past videoconferences

All video-meetings are saved on youtube. Viewing of the recordings is reserved for ATTS members. Instructions for subscription are available on our website: www.atts.to.it/en/association.
Here is a list of the past international presentations (normally spoken in English and/or with English texts):

Jan. 2021: TROLLEYBUSES IN BRITAIN (Michael Russell)
Feb. & Jul. 2021: SAN FRANCISCO'S F-LINE, U.S.A. (Peter Herlich)
Feb. 2021: TRAMWAYS OF THE FRENCH MARITIME ALPS, FRANCE (José Banaudo)
Mar. 2021: THE GOLDEN AGE OF TRAMWAYS 1900-1930 (Roberto Cambursano)
Mar. 2021: TRAMWAYS IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (Ernesto Falzone)
Apr. 2021: TRAMWAYS IN ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (Bas Schenk)
Apr. 2021: THE TRAM IN GENOA, HOW IT WAS AND HOW IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, ITALY (Fiorenzo Pampolini)
May 2021: BOLOGNA TRAMS FROM 1904 TO 2026, ITALY (Roberto Amori)
Jun. 2021: TRAM EXPANSION IN MUNICH, GERMANY (Luca Giannitti)
Jul. 2021: TRAMWAYS IN LYON, FRANCE (Enrico Fedeli)
Sep. 2021: THE FUTURE OF THE TROLLEYBUS (Arnd Baetzner)
Oct. 2021: FUNICULARS AND RACK RAILWAYS IN GENOA, ITALY (Claudio Serra)
Oct. 2021: URBAN TROLLEYBUSES IN TURIN, ITALY (Antonio Accattatis)
Nov. 2021: TRAM-TRAIN IN LUGANO, SWITZERLAND (Giovanni Mantovani)
Nov. 2021 & Jan 2022: TRAMWAYS OF RUSSIA (Michael Russell)
Nov. 2021: THE SWAN SONG OF THE TRAMWAY 1930-1945 (Roberto Cambursano)
Dec. 2021: THE MUSEUM-RAILWAY BLONAY-CHAMBY, SWITZERLAND (Martin Gut)
Feb. 2022: PCC, THE AMAZING STREAMLINED STREETCAR (Tony Schill)
Feb. 2022: TRAMS AND TROLLEYBUSES OF UKRAINE (Lars F. Richter)
Mar. 2022: TRAMS BEYOND THE IRON CURTAIN, DDR 1974 (Alan Murray-Rust)
Mar. 2022: GLASGOW'S TRAMWAYS AND ITS TRAMCARS, U.K. (Hugh Mc.Aulay)
Mar. 2022: THE GENOA-CASELLA RAILWAY, ITALY (Claudio Serra)
Apr. 2022: THE ISLE OF MAN TRANSPORT SYSTEM (Jan Longworth)
May 2022: TROLLEYBUSES AROUND TURIN, ITALY (Giovanni Zampa)
May 2022: URBAN TRAMWAYS HISTORY IN TURIN, ITALY (Antonio Accattatis)
May 2022: TRAMWAYS AT COLD WAR TIMES 1945-1975 (Roberto Cambursano)
Jun. 2022: NANCY: FROM TRAM-ON-TYRES TO TROLLEYBUS, FRANCE (Pierre Debano)
Jun. 2022: TIMISOARA'S TRAMWAYS 1869-1990, ROMANIA (Silviu Danescu)
Sep. 2022: TURIN TRAMCARS OUT OF THEIR INLAND NETWORK, ITALY (Luca Giannitti)
Oct. 2022: TRAMWAYS IN HONG KONG, CHINA (Corrado Borazzo)
Oct. 2022: TURIN INTERURBAN TRAMWAYS, ITALY (Antonio Accattatis)
Nov. 2022: TRAMWAYS IN SOUTH TYROL, ITALY (Mario Forni)
Nov. 2022: BLACKPOOL'S TRAMWAYS, U.K. (Michael Russell)
Dec. 2022: PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (Martin Gut)
Dec. 2022: TRAMWAYS OF JAPAN (Jack May)
Jan. 2023: THE MONOPHASE INTERURBANS OF THE MARITIME ALPS, FRANCE (José Banaudo)
Feb. 2023: WORK TRAMS AROUND THE WORLD (Lars Richter)
Feb. 2023: TRAM DEVELOPMENTS IN ROME, ITALY (Giovanni Mantovani)
Mar. 2023: THE TRAM IN ART (Tommaso Garosci)
Mar. 2023: TROLLEYBUSES IN LIGURIA, ITALY (Claudio Serra)
Apr. 2023: TORONTO'S STREETCAR HERITAGE, CANADA (Ted Wickson)
Apr. 2023: 150 YEARS OF TRAMS IN BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (Luc Koenot)
May 2023: TRAMWAYS OF THE MERSEY AREA, U.K. (Charles Roberts)
May 2023: TRAMWAYS OF PORTUGAL 1975-2001 (Alan Murray-Rust)
May 2023: THE TRAMWAY'S RENAISSANCE: 1975-2000 (Roberto Cambursano)
Jun. 2023: WELLINGTON TRANSIT HISTORY, NEW ZEALAND (Mike Mellor)
Jun. 2023: TRAMWAYS IN KRAKOW, POLAND (Jakub Taczanowski)
Sep. 2023: TWO-AXLE TRAMS IN WESTERN GERMANY (Stefan Mink)
Oct. 2023: TRAMWAYS IN GRENOBLE, FRANCE (Corrado Borazzo)
Oct. 2023: AMSTERDAM'S TRAMWAYS, NETHERLANDS (Ralph Munzenmayer)
Nov. 2023: THE TROLLEYBUSES OF NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, U.K. (Hugh McAulay)
Nov. 2023: TRAM PRESERVATION IN SPAIN (Inaki Barron de Angoiti)
Dec. 2023: THE PORTO TRAM MUSEUM, PORTUGAL (Francisca Andrade)
Dec. 2023: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN RAIL TRANSIT IN CALIFORNIA (Jack May)
Jan. 2024: TRAMWAYS OF EGYPT (Michael Russell)
Feb. 2024: TRAMWAYS IN KOLKATA, INDIA (Lars F. Richter)
Feb. 2024: FUNICULARS AND RACK-RAILWAYS IN THE MARITIME ALPS, FRANCE (José Banaudo)
Mar. 2024: TRAMS AND TROLLEYBUSES IN CZECHIA (Alan Murray-Rust)
Mar. 2024: ALBERTO LAVIOSA: THE "GUIDOVIA DELLA GUARDIA" AND OTHER PROGRESS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTS, ITALY (Claudio Serra)
Apr. 2024: HISTORY OF THE POLISH TRAMWAYS (Jakub Taczanowski)
Apr. 2024: THE NATIONAL TRAMWAY MUSEUM, CRICH, U.K. (Mike Ballinger)
May 2024: TRAMWAYS OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA (Tony Weston)
May 2024: PITTSBURGH STREETCAR CITY, U.S.A. - PART ONE (Tony Schill)
Jun. 2024: TRANGUAIS DE BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (Marcela Luque)
Jun. 2024: THE ZURICH TRAM MUSEUM, SWITZERLAND (Martin Gut)