▁of ▁Sp ie ▁Ener trans ▁but ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁Al st om ▁when ▁Sp ie ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Am ec . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 2   km ▁of ▁A PS ▁tram way ▁in ▁the ▁three - line ▁network ▁of ▁ 4 3 . 3   km ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Bor de aux ▁Cit ad is ▁tr ams ▁use ▁p ant ograph s ▁and ▁electric ▁overhead ▁lines ▁in ▁out lying ▁areas . ▁ ▁Before ▁use ▁in ▁Bor de aux , ▁A PS ▁was ▁tested ▁and ▁proved ▁vi able ▁on ▁a ▁short ▁section ▁of ▁reserved - track ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁city ▁of ▁Marse ille . ▁Nevertheless , ▁Bor de aux ▁has ▁experienced ▁problems , ▁with ▁A PS ▁being ▁so ▁temper amental ▁that , ▁at ▁one ▁stage , ▁the ▁Mayor ▁issued ▁an ▁ult imat um ▁that ▁if ▁reli ability ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁guaranteed , ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁with ▁overhead ▁w ires . ▁ ▁Problem s ▁have ▁included ▁water - logging , ▁when ▁the ▁water ▁does ▁not ▁d rain ▁quickly ▁enough ▁after ▁heavy ▁rain . ▁ ▁In ▁other ▁cities ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁two ▁new ▁French ▁tram ▁systems ▁would ▁be ▁using ▁A PS ▁over ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁networks . ▁These ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁Ang ers ▁and ▁Re ims , ▁with ▁both ▁systems ▁opening ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁A ▁couple ▁of ▁months ▁later , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Or lé ans ▁would ▁use ▁A PS ▁on