21 Aug, 2019
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Trams In Cape Town
History
The first of the two networks to be established was a horsecar network, which was opened on 1 May 1863 (1863-05-01). In around 1896, it was converted to electrical operation. From 21 December 1935 (1935-12-21), it was gradually replaced by trolleybuses, which were always referred to by English-speaking locals as "Trackless trams". It was finally closed on 28 January 1939 (1939-01-28).
The other network, opened in November 1901 (1901-11), was an interurban 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 (1930-02-17).
See 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
Notes
- ^ Coates, Peter Ralph (1976). Track and trackless: Omnibuses and trams in the Western Cape (1st ed.). Struik. p. 194. ISBN 0869770632.
- ^ Patton, Brian (13 May 2002). Double Deck Trams of the World Beyond the British Isles. Adam Gordon. p. 59. ISBN 1874422397.
- ^ Jones, David (2005–2011). "Springbok Bus Roots: the Trackless Trams". Springbok Bus Roots. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
Further reading
- Coates, R P (1976). Track and Trackless: Omnibuses and Trams in the Western Cape. Cape Town: Struik. ISBN 0-86977-063-2.
- Gill, Fraser (1961). Cape Trams: From Horse to Diesel. Cape Town: Cape Electric Tramways. OCLC 25942319.
- Pabst, Martin (1989). Tram & Trolley in Africa. Krefeld: Röhr Verlag. ISBN 3-88490-152-4. (in English and German)
- Patton, Brian (2002). Double-Deck Trams of the World: Beyond the British Isles. Brora, Sutherland: Adam Gordon. ISBN 1-874422-39-7.
External links
Media related to Trams in Cape Town at Wikimedia Commons
- Camps Bay Tramways – a description of the line from Cape Town to Camps Bay and Sea Point
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