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The tramway, a discreet yet essential player in urban history, emerges from the mists of the past. A silent witness to the lives and streets of the "fiery city," it glides through the ages, carrying us along the rails to tell us our own story. The book opens like a bridge stretched between nostalgia and renewal: from the first carefully drawn lines of the 19th century to today’s convoys — silent, elegant, almost dreamlike. Let us walk in the footsteps of the pioneering companies, driven by industrial ambition and the transformations of a city in full effervescence. The 1960s mark a withdrawal: quiet farewells, discreet dismantling, hopes put on hold. Then come the 1970s, full of fervor and new ideas. Underground metro, elevated monorail… bold dreams, sincerely imagined, yet tucked away in the drawers of history. After so many years of waiting, the time of renewal has finally arrived: the tram is back. Construction, trials, dry runs… leading to April 28, 2025 — the inauguration, the celebration, the crowd. Liège welcomes back its tram, a loyal companion of memory. This book is a heartfelt tribute to a mode of transport that connects people as much as places. An invitation to urban wandering, where images of yesterday and today converse, and where the quiet witnesses of time are etched into the stones and into our memories. A memory in motion, a gaze turned toward tomorrow.