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Several French cities were equipped with horse-tram networks towards the end of the 19th century. In Paris, Tramways Sud operated horse trams from 1875 to 1901. [5] In Marseille, horse trams operated by Compagnie Générale Française de Tramways entered service in 1876 on a number of routes including the Canebière. [6]
Name of System Location Traction Type Date (From) Date (To) Notes Aubagne tramway: Aubagne: Electric 1 sept 2014 Avignon: Electric 1901 1932 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) New 1.435 metre standard gauge tramway due to be inaugurated on 19 October 2019. Cannes: Electric 1899 1923 Gauge: 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) La Ciotat: Electric ...
The Melbourne tram network is the longest tram system by route length. The New Orleans streetcar system was one of the first in the world and it is the oldest system still in operation. The following is a list of cities that have current tram/streetcar (including heritage trams/heritage streetcars ), or light rail systems as part of their ...
The tramway in Nice. Trams in Nice was the first-generation tramway system serving the city of Nice, France, which operated from 27 February 1879 to 10 January 1953.. The creation of the Compagnie des Tramways de Nice et du Littoral (TNL) was encouraged by the rapid rise in population of Nice and surrounding towns and villages.
The Cape Town and Green Point Tramway Company was formed in September 1862, and began operations on April 1, 1863. Single- and double-deck horse-drawn trams were used. Cape Town's electric tram system initially had ten cars which were built in Philadelphia. Lady Sivewright, the wife of James Sivewright, opened the new system on August 6, 1896.
The network is the oldest light rail system in the city, the first horse tram lines having started operations on 19 May 1872. [4] It includes one of the first electric tramways in the world, with the first electrified tram line starting in 1884.
Location Name of System Gauge mm Traction Type Date (From) Date (To) Notes Douglas: Douglas Bay Horse Tramway: 914 mm (3 ft) : Horse 7 Aug 1876 [3] [4]Winter service withdrawn from November 1927, current operating season early May – late September.
Plan of the Tramway de Fontainebleau in 1940 Place Denecourt (currently Napoléon-Bonaparte) with the tramway in the foreground and the Hôtel de l'Aigle Noir in the background. Tramway de Fontainebleau was the public transit system in Fontainebleau, France from 1896 until 1953. At its greatest extent the network comprised three lines.