Tram

This article is about a passenger vehicle from At Attin. You may be looking for the subtram.

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"Please remain seated as the tram is mo—"

―A pilot droid before being bullied by an unruly passenger^[1]

A tram was a passenger vehicle employing repulsorlift technology for hover-based movement. Unlike typical repulsorlift vehicles, it featured a unique guidance rod system, embedded in a road-based track.^[1] Trams were typically operated by RX-series pilot droids.^[2]

Trams were designed with a single, unpartitioned car with an accordion joint, accommodating flexibility in motion. Their interior contained double seats arranged around a gangway, with a bench seat at the rear. In addition, they were equipped with large panoramic viewports and automatic sliding doors for ease of access. Passengers were generally required to remain seated when the tram was in motion.^[1]

In the New Republic Era, trams were utilized on the planet At Attin,^[1] an isolated Jewel of the Old Republic.^[3] In addition, At Attin residents could use school trams, which connected a city with its suburbs, sharing traffic roads with other vehicles or using dedicated underpasses to deliver students to At Attin Middle School Gamma. Young tram commuters were notorious for disobeying the pilot's commands, with some unruly minors sticking gum to the back of^[1] his^[4] head.^[1] Before departure, younglings would wait for their school trams at designated locations and at specific times. Running late for a tram could mean having to cover the tram's distance on one's own, an incident that happened to the human^[1] schoolboy^[5] Wim, who^[1] around 9 ABY^[6] attempted to get to school by hoverbike instead, using a non-standard detour through the woods.^[1]

Behind the scenes

"We didn't want to go so obvious as to turn it yellow. But there are very similar form languages in there and that was very specific because we didn't want to turn it into a subway car. It's a school bus, but our Star Wars version."

―Doug Chiang^[7]

Trams first appeared in the live-action television series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, making their in-universe debut in "This Could Be a Real Adventure,"^[1] the pilot episode that was aired on Disney+ on December 2, 2024.^[8] Before the two-episode premiere took place, trams were presented in several promotional clips and videos,^[9]^[10]^[11] including the two trailers that were released on August 10, 2024 and November 1, 2024, respectively.^[12]^[13]

According to co-production designer Doug Chiang, school trams presented in Star Wars: Skeleton Crew were a "Star Wars version" of American school buses. Even so, the creators decided not to introduce yellow trams so as not to make the school-bus–reference too explicit.^[7] In addition, sound editor David W. Collins—a huge fan of Star Tours and Disney theme parks—mixed a sound of one of entertainment rides, which can be heard in "This Could Be a Huge Adventure" when the school tram pulls up.^[14]