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Trams in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa, has had two tramway networks forming part of its public transport arrangements. Both networks are now long closed.
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". It was finally closed on 28 January 1939.
The other network, opened in November 1901, 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.
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Trams in Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa, has had two tramway networks forming part of its public transport arrangements. Both networks are now long closed.
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". It was finally closed on 28 January 1939.
The other network, opened in November 1901, 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.
Media related to Trams in Cape Town at Wikimedia Commons
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