Trams in Port Elizabeth
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 Port Elizabeth horsecar no. 6, ca. 1880s. | |||||||
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| Locale | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||||||
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The Port Elizabeth tramway network formed part of the public transport system in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, for nearly 70 years until the end of the 1940s.
History
[edit]Opened in 14 May 1881, the Port Elizabeth tramway network was operated initially by horsecars.[1] From 16 June 1897, the network was converted to electrical power.[1] It was closed on 17 December 1948.[1]
The tram rails are still visible in a few locations, notably outside the Port Elizabeth Golf course on the approach road to Cape Road.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- 1 2 3 Harradine, Margaret (1997). Port Elizabeth: a social chronicle to the end of 1945 (2nd ed.). Port Elizabeth: E.H. Walton Packaging (Pty) Ltd. ISBN 0-620-19004-3. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- 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.
- Shields, Graham (1979). Port Elizabeth Tramways. Port Elizabeth: G Shields. OCLC 775701810.
External links
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Media related to Trams in Port Elizabeth at Wikimedia Commons
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