Trams in Hamburg
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The Hamburg tramway network (German: Straßenbahnnetz Hamburg) once formed part of the public transport system in the city and federal state of Hamburg, Germany. Opened in 1866, the network lasted until 1978.
Overview
[edit]Hamburg's first tram service was with horsecars, beginning on 16 August 1866.[2] Operation of steam-powered trams began on 13 May 1878 and continued until 1897, while horsecar service continued on some lines (with the last one surviving until 1922).[2]
Electric tram service was introduced on 5 March 1894 and continued until 1978, with the system closing on 1 October 1978.[2]
Proposed 21st century system
[edit]A similar style of transport, light rail, was to have been provided by the Hamburg Stadtbahn project, but following the Hamburg state election, 2011, the newly elected First Mayor of Hamburg, Olaf Scholz, announced that that project would not be going ahead.
See also
[edit]- List of town tramway systems in Germany
- Trams in Germany
- Hamburg U-Bahn
- Hamburg S-Bahn
- Transport in Hamburg
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ de:Straßenbahn Wuppertal#Wuppertaler Stadtwerke AG
- ^ a b c Tramway & Light Railway Atlas – Germany 1996. London: Light Rail Transit Association. 1995. p. 262. ISBN 0-948106-18-2.
Further reading
[edit]- Höltge, Dieter; Kochems, Michael (2008). Straßen- und Stadtbahnen in Deutschland [Tramways and Stadtbahnen in Germany] (in German). Vol. 11: Hamburg. Freiburg: EK-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-88255-392-5.
External links
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