Of course, many other cities and towns in Poland – or which were formerly included within Poland’s borders – also boast vast tram networks. Lviv, now in Ukraine, established horse-drawn trams in 1880.

Despite being older models, the Vevey manufactured trams are less energy-intensive than Lviv’s Communist-era fleet. The donations are part of a broader foreign aid flow from the Alpine country ...

Switzerland is donating decommissioned trams to Lviv and Vinnytsia, two cities in Ukraine struggling with ageing tram fleets ...