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Opened on 2 February 1891, the network was operated initially by horsecars. [1] From 14 February 1906, it was converted to electrical power. [2]Beginning on 26 August 1936, the trams were gradually supplemented by the Johannesburg trolleybus system, which was opened on that day.
This is a list of cities that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system. Due to excessive size, the original list has been divided into separate articles, based on geographical locations. Africa; Asia (exclusive of India,Japan) India; Japan
This is a list of cities and towns in North America that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system. The use of the diamond (♦) symbol indicates where there were (or are) two or more independent tram systems operating concurrently within a single metropolitan area.
The fees are determined according to a zonal system with the fee increasing with every zone crossed. and are ranged from R7/$0.5 a maximum of R40/$3.5 (e.g. park station to Midrand, 8 zones crossed, a total of 30 km) Fees are paid with cash/hard money or a pre-loaded card (cheaper than cash) similar to a subway system, with discounts to scholars and pensioners.
4 (1 heritage tram line) 38 131 2023 27 Manchester: United Kingdom 103 km (64 mi) 99 8 44.3 120 2020 [25] 28 Arad: Romania 100.17 km (62.24 mi) 118 16 43.3 138 2014 29 Portland: United States 97 km (60 mi) [26] 94 5 38.4 145 2023 30 Gothenburg: Sweden 160 km (99 mi) 132 13 (1 heritage tram line) [27] 140 [28] 263 [29] 2018 31 Denver: United States
Location Name of System Traction Type Date (From) Date (To) Notes Franschhoek: Franschhoek Wine Tram Diesel (Since 1904) 2012 Present Two double deck trams and one single deck tram operate on the 27km Paarl-Franschhoek branch line Cape Town – Urban Trams in Cape Town. Horse 1 May 1863 ? Electric 6 Aug 1896 28 Jan 1939 ♦ Suburban tramway
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 Toronto Transit Commission maintains the most extensive system in the Americas (in terms of total track length, number of cars, and ridership).. Streetcars or trolley(car)s (American English for the European word tram) were once the chief mode of public transit in hundreds of North American cities and towns.