The Tram-EM competition is a team competition where each team consists of one female tram driver, one male tram driver and one team supervisor. The competition is open to European
public transport agencies, who may submit one team each. The championship is split into two rounds, with each driver taking the controls once. Each round consists of 6 disciplines. The disciplines could be stopping at a target, emergency braking, measuring side clearance during a curve, stopping exactly at a tram stop, speed estimation with a hidden
speedometer, precision driving past a gate, "tram
billiards," or "tram
bowling." The skill at each discipline, in addition to the time to complete each discipline, influences the score. The event includes a team procession, practice rounds, social events for drivers, competition, and award ceremony. The competitions have long been tied-in to public celebrations of the hosting transit agency, such as the 140th anniversary of the
Dresden tram network, the 10th anniversary of the
Barcelona tram network, and the 150th anniversary of the
Viennese tram network. The goal of the competition is to give tram operators an international platform to share experience. == Events ==