Trams in Jakarta

Trams in Jakarta
Operation
Locale	Jakarta, Indonesia
Status	Closed
Horsecar era: 1869 (1869)–1883 (1883) Status Closed Operator(s) Bataviasche Tramweg-Maatschappij Track gauge 1188 mm Propulsion system(s) Horses
Steam tram era: 1883 (1883)–1933 (1933) Status Closed Operator(s) Dummler & Co. Track gauge 1188 mm Propulsion system(s) Steam
Electric tram era: 1899 (1899)–1962 (1962) Status Closed Lines 6 Owner(s) Bataviasche Verkeers Maatschappij, Indonesian government Operator(s) Bataviasche Verkeers Maatschappij, Pengangkutan Penumpang Djakarta Track gauge 1188 mm Propulsion system(s) Electric Depot(s) Kramat
Overview

The Jakarta tram system was a transport system in Jakarta, Indonesia. Its first-generation tram network first operated as a horse tram system, and was eventually converted to electric trams in the early twentieth century.

Rolling stock

The list provide only steam-tram rolling stock of Batavia until the year 1924. The list is sorted by its year.

Type	Manufacturer	Year	Quantity	NITM number	Seats capacity	Standing capacity	Picture	Remarks
Trailer	Bonnefond	1869	unknown	unknown	40	unknown		Horse-drawn (3-4 horses), 1188mm gauge
Fireless locomotive	Hohenzollern	1882-1883	21	1-21	not applicable	not applicable		1188mm gauge
Fireless locomotive	Hohenzollern	1884-1907	13	22-34	not applicable	not applicable		1188mm gauge
Steam locomotive	Hohenzollern	1921	17	51-67	not applicable	not applicable		1067mm gauge
Trailer type A	Beynes	1882	14	1-14	16	16		Became BVM A1-A14
Trailer type B	Beynes	1882	14	51-64	26	16		52 & 55 became type A 80 & 81 in 1925. 23 survivors became BVM B101-B123
Trailer type A	Beynes	1882-1889	9	91-99	24	16
Trailer type B	Beynes	1882-1889	7	101-107	34	16		Became BVM AB201-AB207
Trailer type B	Beynes	1883	2	151, 152	40	16		Became BVM AB208, AB209
Trailer type AB	Beynes	1884	2	202, 202	40	16
Trailer type c\C	Beynes	1887-1897	14	251-264	40	28		Became BVM AB208, AB209
Trailer type AB	Beynes	1897	2	211, 212	40	16
Trailer type AB	NITM	1904	6	221-226	40	20		Became BVM AB253, AB254, AB256, C505, C506, C508
Pikolanwagen	Werkspoor	1904-1924	28	1-28	not applicable	not applicable		23 survivors became P1-P23
Trailer type C	NITM	1908-1810	7	271-277	40	28		274, 275 & 277 became type AB 231-233 in 1928. Later became 501, 507 & 508.
Trailer type AB	Werkspoor	1922-1923	21	301-321	36	28		Became BVM AB301-AB318, C422-C424
Trailer type C	Werkspoor	1922-1923	21	401-421	42	53		Became BVM C401-C421

Gallery

• 
  A horse tram passing Batavia's Amsterdam Gate in 1880.
• 
  The steam tram in front of the Postspaarbank showing trams for three divided social classes.
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  An electric tram in the Kramat – Tanah Abang tram route.
• The overflowing tram in Jakarta year 1946.
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  The remains of the former Jakarta tram tracks in Glodok.

See also

• Transport in Jakarta

Cited works

• Dick, Howard; Rimmer, Peter J. (2003). Cities, Transport and Communications - The Integration of Southeast Asia since 1850. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781349390229.
• Duparc, H.J.A. (1972). Trams en Tramlijnen: De Elektrische Stadstrams op Java. Rotterdam: Wyt. ISBN 9789060075821.
• Merrillees, Scott (2015). Jakarta: Portraits of a Capital 1950-1980. Jakarta: Equinox Publishing. ISBN 9786028397308.
• Sulaeman, Adriansyah Yasin (2017). Trem Batavia, Mutiara Transportasi Jakarta Yang Terlupakan [Batavian Tram, The Forgotten Pearl of Jakarta's Transportation]. Breda: Issuu.
• Teeuwen, Dirk (2010). "From horsepower to electrification - Tramways in Batavia-Jakarta 1869-1962" (PDF). Rendez-vous Batavia. Indonesia-Dutch Colonial Heritage. Retrieved April 22, 2017.