Trams in Cape Town
Double-deck trams, cnr Adderley Street
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Cape Town, South Africa, has had two tramway networks forming part of its public transport arrangements. Both networks are now long closed.
History
The first of the two networks to be established was a horsecar network, which was opened on 1 May 1863 . In around 1896, it was converted to electrical operation. From 21 December 1935 , it was gradually replaced by trolleybuses, which were always referred to by English-speaking locals as "Trackless trams".[3] It was finally closed on 28 January 1939 .
The other network, opened in November 1901interurban tramway linking Burnside Road in Cape Town with Camps Bay and Sea Point. It was powered by electricity, and was in operation until 17 February 1930 .
, was anSee also
- History of Cape Town
- List of town tramway systems in Africa
- Rail transport in South Africa
- Transport in Cape Town
- Trolleybuses in Cape Town
References
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Further reading
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Camps Bay Tramways – a description of the line from Cape Town to Camps Bay and Sea Point
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