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The Tram System of Tallinn is the only tram system in Estonia. [3] Together with the four-route trolleybus network (), the four tram lines (currently allocated into five routes), [4] with a total length of 19.7 km (12.2 miles), are arranged in a roughly cross-shaped layout, providing a backbone for the public transport network in the Estonian capital.
The first electric trams went on the line in 1920, which were built locally in Tallinn using German and Swedish equipment. The use of trams as public transport was very popular during the period of the independent Republic of Estonia before World War II and the German and Soviet occupations. In 1939, the Tallinn tram carried more than 143 ...
Upper Douglas Cable Tramway: 914 mm (3 ft) Cable 15 Aug 1896 19 Aug 1929 [5] Winter service withdrawn from 1927. Douglas – Keristal – Port Soderick: Douglas Southern Electric Tramway (Marine Drive Tramway) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) Electric 1896 15 Sep 1939 Opened to Keristal 7 August 1896, completed 1897. Operation suspended c.1914 ...
The first line was electrified on October 28, 1925. The first electric trams were built by Dvigatel, Ltd., in Tallinn before World War II and for some years after that, the last one in 1954. In the 1920s and 1930s gas-powered trams were also used. Since 1955 to 1988 German-built trams were used. In total, there were 20 LOWA T54-B54 trams (in ...
Estonian-built electric trams were also used, with some gas-powered trams having been used in the 1920s and 1930s. The last part of the system to be electrified was the spur to Kopli in 1951, which was also converted to double track at the time, and was connected to the rest of the network in 1953. From 1955 to 1988, German-built trams were used.
The most common vehicle type currently in use in Germany is the articulated tram, either in its high floor or low floor variant. Articulated trams are tram cars that consist of several sections held together by flexible joints. Like articulated buses, they have an increased passenger capacity. These trams can be up to forty metres in length ...
Hamburg is the only major German city with only a U-Bahn (Hamburg U-Bahn), but no extant tram or light rail system. The Hamburg tram network was one of oldest and largest in Germany and largest closed system. Hamburg-Harburg: Electric 30 Sep 1899 24 Sep 1975 Alt-Rahlstedt – Volksdorf: Electric 30 Oct 1906 15 Apr 1923
Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS (TLT) is a transportation company owned by the city of Tallinn, Estonia. TLT is a result of the merger of Tallinn Bus Company (Tallinna Autobussikoondis) and Tallinn Tram and Trolleybus Company (Tallinna Trammi- ja Trollibussikoondis) in July 2012. The company provides bus, trolleybus, and tram services in Tallinn.