A horsecar, horse-drawn tram, horse-drawn streetcar (U.S.), or horse-drawn railway (historical), is an animal-powered (usually horse) tram or streetcar...
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iron in rails, becoming standard for all railways. The first passenger horsecar or tram, Swansea and Mumbles Railway was opened between Swansea and Mumbles...
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Lima Tramway (section Horsecar era)
system. On September 29, 1876, a new proposal for the construction of a Horsecar by Mariano Antonio Borda was approved, with a contract being signed with...
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Green Line E branch (section Horsecar lines)
at other times, using 13 to 17 trains (26 to 34 light rail vehicles). Horsecar service on Centre and South streets in Jamaica Plain began in 1857, followed...
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Trams in Vienna (section Horsecar tramways)
precursor of the Vienna tramway network was the Brigittenauer Eisenbahn, a horsecar tramway. From 1840 to 1842, it led from the Donaukanal to the recreational...
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Streetcars in Los Angeles (redirect from Horsecars in Los Angeles)
Depot Railway, the City Railroad, and the Central Railroad. The last horsecars were converted to electric in 1897. Cable car street railways in Los Angeles...
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The B41 is a bus route that constitutes a public transit line operating in Brooklyn, New York City, running along Flatbush Avenue between Downtown Brooklyn...
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chariot racing, which involved a small vehicle and four horses abreast, to horsecars or trollies, which used two horses to pull a car that was used in cities...
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the contract between the city administration and the horsecar company expired and the entire horsecar street rail system, including track, carriages, horses...
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then common on the well-paved streets of European cities. Running the horsecars on rails allowed for a much smoother ride. There are records of a street...
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incorporated May 25, 1853, and started construction September 1, 1855. The horsecar line opened between West Cedar Street (just east of Charles Street) and...
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wagon curricle dogcart dray ferry float gig governess cart Hansom cab horsecar horse-drawn boat horse-powered boat Experiment (horse-powered boat) howdah...
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to Matanzas. Havana operated a tram system until 1952, which began as a horsecar system, Ferro Carril Urbano de la Habana in 1858, merged with rival coach...
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Throughout history, the transport system of Baku used the now-defunct horsecars, trams and narrow gauge railways. As of 2011[update], 1,000 black cabs...
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transportation was horse-drawn vehicles, such the horse and buggy or the horsecar. Among the earliest clubs was The Bicycle Touring Club, which has operated...
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homes along tree-lined streets. This movement was spurred by the first horsecar line, which was initiated in 1864 along Delaware Avenue. The late 19th...
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used 4 ft 9 in (1,448 mm) The trams in Dresden, authorised in 1872 as horsecars, used 1,440 mm (4 ft 8+11⁄16 in) gauge vehicles. Converted to 600 V DC...
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Heritage railway Heritage streetcar High-speed rail Higher-speed rail Horsecar Inter-city rail Interurban Light rail Maglev Medium-capacity rail system...
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Heritage railway Heritage streetcar High-speed rail Higher-speed rail Horsecar Inter-city rail Interurban Light rail Maglev Medium-capacity rail system...
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Wharf at Oakland Point, the site of today's Port of Oakland. A number of horsecar and cable car lines were constructed in Oakland during the latter half...
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move beyond the central city’s borders. Early suburbs were served by horsecars, but by the late 19th century cable cars and electric streetcars, or trams...
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HouTran (section Original charter & horsecar operation)
Commenced operation 1874 Defunct 1979 Headquarters Houston, Texas Service type Horsecar (1874–1892) Streetcar (1891–1940) Bus (1924–1979) Routes 1 (1874) 24 (1927)...
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and various industries grew around the wharf area called Ocean View. A horsecar ran from Temescal in Oakland to the university campus along what is now...
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final line's closure in 1949. The first such transportation began with horsecars in 1871, and electric streetcar service started in the 1880s. In addition...
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mid-1860s horsecar lines reached to Lynn, Arlington, Watertown, Newton, West Roxbury, and Milton. In 1887 the various Boston-area horsecar companies (except...
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Fiacre Fly Four-in-hand Hackney carriage ‡ Hearse Herdic Horsebus/Omnibus ‡ Horsecar ‡ Jingle Karozzin Kibitka Landau Mail coach ‡ Marathon carriage Park Drag...
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Trams in Biel/Bienne (section Horsecar tramways)
environs for more than 70 years. Opened in 1877, the network operated as a horsecar tramway (Rösslitram) until 1902, when it was electrified and converted...
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(renamed Kitchener) and Waterloo in Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada. Horsecar service began in 1888 under the original Berlin and Waterloo Street Railway...
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transit in Boston began with commuter rail in 1834 and horsecar lines in 1856. The various horsecar companies were consolidated under the West End Street...
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operated electric trams in Fresno, California, from 1903 to 1939. Earlier horsecar tracks were improved and electrified under consolidated ownership which...
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