List of tram systems by gauge and electrification
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Narrow gauge
Narrow gauge | Country code |
Network | Comment |
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15 in (381 mm) | GB | Claude Lane at Rhyl | 1952–1956 |
2 ft (610 mm) | GB | Claude Lane at Eastbourne | 1956–1969 |
760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) | AT | Trams in Ybbs | 1907 - 1953 |
BA | Trams in Sarajevo | 1885 - 1960, converted to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) in 1960 | |
HR | Trams in Dubrovnik | 1912 - 1970 | |
HR | Trams in Zagreb | 1891 - 1911, converted to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) in 1910 | |
800 mm (2 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | CH | Riffelalp tram | |
2 ft 9 in (838 mm) | GB | Seaton Tramway | 1970– |
900 mm (2 ft 11+7⁄16 in) | PT | Trams in Lisbon | Converted from 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) in 1888 |
AT | Trams in Linz | ||
3 ft (914 mm) | CA | Whitehorse trolley | Heritage streetcar |
PA | Tram in Panama City | 1893 - 1941 | |
ES | Trams in Sóller | Heritage streetcar | |
IM | Manx Electric Railway | Heritage streetcar | |
950 mm (3 ft 1+3⁄8 in) | IT | Trams in Cagliari | 2008 - |
IT | Trams in Chieti | 1905 - 1950 | |
IT | Trams in Messina | 1917 - 1951, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 2011 | |
IT | Trams in Pescara | 1934 - 1960 | |
IT | Trams in Sassari | ||
1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) | sp | Euskotren Tranbia | |
AT | Trams in Gmunden | ||
AT | Trams in Innsbruck | ||
BE | Trams in Antwerp | ||
BE | Trams in Ghent | since 1904, converted from 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (1874 - 1904) | |
BE | De Lijn (Ostende) | ||
CH | Trams in Basel | ||
CH | Trams in Bern | ||
CH | Trams in Biel/Bienne | 1902 - 1948, converted from 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (1877 - 1902) | |
CH | Trams in Geneva | ||
CH | Trams in Zürich | converted from 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), 1890 ? | |
DE | Trams in Aachen | ||
DE | Trams in Altenburg | 1895 - 1920 | |
DE | Trams in Augsburg | ||
DE | Trams in Bamberg | 1897 - 1922 | |
DE | Trams in Bielefeld | ||
DE | Trams in Bochum/Gelsenkirchen | ||
DE | Trams in Brandenburg | ||
DE | Trams in Cottbus | ||
DE | Trams in Darmstadt | ||
DE | Trams in Detmold | 1900 - 1954 | |
DE | Trams in Erfurt | ||
DE | Trams in Essen | ||
DE | Trams in Frankfurt (Oder) | ||
DE | Trams in Freiburg im Breisgau | ||
DE | Trams in Gera | ||
DE | Trams in Görlitz | ||
DE | Trams in Gotha | ||
DE | Trams in Guben | 1904 - 1938 | |
DE | Trams in Halberstadt | ||
DE | Trams in Halle (Saale) | ||
DE | Trams in Hamm | 1898 - 1961 | |
DE | Trams in Heidelberg | ||
DE | Trams in Hof | 1901 - 1922 | |
DE | Trams in Jena | ||
DE | Trams in Jüterbog | 1897 - 1928 | |
DE | Kirnitzschtal Tramway | ||
DE | Trams in Koblenz | 1887 - 1967 | |
DE | Trams in Krefeld | ||
DE | Trams in Landshut | 1902 - 1945 | |
DE | Lockwitztal Tramway | 1906 - 1977 | |
DE | Trams in Mainz | ||
DE | Trams in Marburg | 1903 - 1951 | |
DE | Trams in Mannheim/Ludwigshafen | ||
DE | Trams in Mühlhausen | 1898 - 1969 | |
DE | Trams in Mülheim/Oberhausen | ||
DE | Trams in Münster | 1901 - 1954 | |
DE | Trams in Naumburg (Saale) | ||
DE | Trams in Nordhausen | ||
DE | Trams in Osnabrück | 1906 - 1960 | |
DE | Trams in Paderborn | 1900 - 1963 | |
DE | Trams in Pforzheim | 1911 - 1964 | |
DE | Trams in Pirmasens | 1905 - 1943 | |
DE | Trams in Plauen | ||
DE | Trams in Regensburg | 1903 - 1964 | |
DE | Trams in Riesa | 1889 - 1924 | |
DE | Trams in Schöneiche | ||
DE | Trams in Schweinfurt | 1895 - 1921 | |
DE | Trams in Solingen | 1896 - 1959 | |
DE | Trams in Stendal | 1892 - 1926 | |
DE | Trams in Stralsund | 1900 - 1966 | |
DE | Trams in Sylt | 1888 - 1970 | |
DE | Trams in Ulm | ||
DE | Trams in Warnemünde | 1910 - 1945 | |
DE | Trams in Weimar | 1899 - 1937 | |
DE | Trams in Werder | 1895 - 1926 | |
DE | Trams in Wittenberg | 1888 - 1921 | |
DE | Trams in Worms | 1906 - 1956 | |
DE | Trams in Würzburg | ||
DE | Trams in Zerbst | 1891 - 1928 | |
DE | Trams in Zwickau | ||
EG | Trams in Greater Cairo | ||
ES | Trams in Zaragoza | 1885 - 1976, rebuilt to 1435 mm, since 2011 | |
FI | Trams in Helsinki | ||
FI | Trams in Turku | Originally 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (1890 - 1892), rebuilt to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) (1908–1972) | |
FR | Trams in Angers | 1896 - 1949, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 2011 | |
FR | Trams in Besançon | 1897 - 1952, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 2014 | |
FR | Trams in Blois | 1910 - 1933 | |
FR | Trams in Brest | 1898 - 1944, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 2012 | |
FR | Trams in Colmar | 1902 - 1960 | |
FR | Trams in Dijon | 1895 - 1961, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 2012 | |
FR | Trams in Grenoble | 1892 - 1952, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 1987 | |
FR | Trams in Le Mans | 1897 - 1947, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 2007 | |
FR | Trams in Le Puy | 1896 - 1914 | |
FR | Trams in Lille | converted from 1435 mm, since 2007 | |
FR | Trams in Lourdes | 1899 - 1930 | |
FR | Trams in Montpellier | 1888 - 1949, converted indirectly to 1435 mm, since 2000 | |
FR | Trams in Mulhouse | 1882 - 1960, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 2006 | |
FR | Trams in Pau | 1900 - 1932 | |
FR | Trams in Perpignan | 1900 - 1955 | |
FR | Trams in Poitiers | 1899 - 1947 | |
FR | Trams in Mulhouse | 1882 - 1960, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 2006 | |
FR | Trams in Reims | 1900 - 1939, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 2011 | |
FR | Trams in Saint-Étienne | ||
FR | Trams in Sète | 1901 - 1933 | |
FR | Trams in Strasbourg | 1878 - 1960, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 1994 | |
FR | Trams in Tours | 1900 - 1949, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 2013 | |
FR | Trams in Valenciennes | 1881 - 1966, rebuilt to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), since 2006 | |
HR | Trams in Opatija | 1908 - 1933 | |
HR | Trams in Osijek | ||
HR | Trams in Pula | 1904 - 1934 | |
HR | Trams in Rijeka | 1899 - 1952 | |
HR | Trams in Zagreb | since 1910, converted from 760 mm (2 ft 5+15⁄16 in) (1891 - 1911) | |
HU | Trams in Budapest | 1887 - 1889 only, 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) before and after | |
IT | Trieste–Opicina tramway | 1902–present | |
IT | Trams in Bari | 1909 - 1948 | |
IT | Trams in Bergamo | 1887 - 1958 | |
IT | Trams in Bolzano | 1909 - 1948 | |
IT | Trams in Catania | 1905 - 1951 | |
IT | Trams in Civitanova Marche | 1911 - 1955 | |
IT | Trams in Como | 1899 and 1906 - 1952 | |
IT | Trams in Ferrara | 1910 - 1938 | |
IT | Trams in Genona | 1893 - 1966 | |
IT | Trams in Gorizia | 1909 - 1935 | |
IT | Trams in Merano | ||
IT | Trams in Modena | 1881 - 1950 | |
IT | Trams in Padova | 1907 - 1954 | |
IT | Trams in Palermo | 1874 - 1947, converted indirectly to 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), under construction | |
IT | Trams in Perugia | 1899 - 1946 | |
IT | Trams in Pisa | 1912 - 1952 | |
IT | Trams in Reggio Calabria | 1912 - 1928 | |
IT | Trams in Savona | 1912 - 1948 | |
IT | Trams in Sulmona | 1908 - 1943 | |
IT | Trams in Taranto | 1922 - 1950 | |
IT | Trams in Trapani | 1919 - 1952 | |
IT | Trams in Treviso | 1906 - 1938 | |
IT | Trams in Udine | 1887 - 1952 | |
IT | Trams in Venezia | 1907 - 1941 | |
LT | Trams in Klaipeda | 1904 - 1929 and 1950 - 1967 | |
LU | Trams in Esch-sur-Alzette | 1927 - 1956 | |
LU | Trams in Luxemburg | Converted from 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) in 1908, 1874 - 1964, in use | |
LV | Trams in Kemeri | 1912 - 1935 | |
LV | Trams in Liepāja | ||
MC | Trams in Monte Carlo | 1898 - 1932 | |
MD | Trams in Chișinău | 1888 - 1961 | |
NL | Trams in Gronongen | 1880 - 1949 | |
NL | Trams in Haarlem | 1899 - 1957 | |
NO | Trams in Trondheim | ||
PL | Trams in Bielsko-Biała | 1895 - 1971 | |
PL | Trams in Bydgoszcz | ||
PL | Trams in Cieszyn | 1911 - 1921 | |
PL | Trams in Elbląg | ||
PL | Trams in Grudziądz | ||
PL | Trams in Inowroclaw | 1912 - 1962 | |
PL | Trams in Jelenia Góra | converted from 1435 mm in 1900, 1897 - 1969 in use | |
PL | Trams in Kostrzyn nad Odrą | 1903 - 1945 | |
PL | Trams in Legnica | 1898 - 1969 | |
PL | Trams in Łódź | ||
PL | Trams in Olsztyn | 1907 - 1965 | |
PL | Trams in Słupsk | 1905 - 1959 | |
PL | Trams in Toruń | ||
PL | Trams in Wałbrzych | 1898 - 1969 | |
PL | Trams in Zgorzelec | 1897 - 1945 | |
PT | Trams in Coimbra | 1874 - 1980 | |
PT | Trams in Sintra | 1874 - 1980 | |
RO | Trams in Arad | ||
RO | Trams in Iași | ||
RO | Trams in Sibiu | 1905 - 2011 | |
RU | Trams in Kaliningrad | ||
RU | Trams in Pjatigorsk | ||
RU | Trams in Pskow | 1909 - 1944 | |
RU | Trams in Sovetsk, Kaliningrad Oblast | 1900 - 1944 | |
SK | Trams in Bratislava | ||
SR | Trams in Belgrade | ||
TR | Trams in Eskişehir | ||
TR | Istanbul nostalgic tram Public transport in Istanbul |
Heritage streetcar system | |
UA | Trams in Lviv | ||
UA | Trams in Simferopol | ||
UA | Trams in Vinnytsia | ||
UA | Trams in Yevpatoria | ||
UA | Trams in Zhytomyr | ||
1,009 mm (3 ft 3+23⁄32 in) | BG | Trams in Sofia | New lines 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) | EE | Tallinn Tram | Article does not mention the track gauge. |
HK | Hong Kong Tramways | ||
JP | Sapporo Streetcar | ||
US | Trams in Denver[1] | ? - ? , converted to 1435 mm, since 1989 ? ?, See Denver Light Rail. | |
US | Los Angeles Railway | 1901 - 1963 | |
US | San Diego Electric Railway | 1892 - 1898, converted to 1435 mm 1898 – 1949 | |
US | San Francisco cable car system | Part of San Francisco Municipal Railway | |
US | Trams in Tacoma | 1900 ? - 1938, resurrected as 1435 mm, in 2003 | |
1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in) | DE | Trams in Braunschweig | |
DE | Trams in Kiel | 1881 - 1985 | |
DE | Trams in Lübeck | 1881 - 1959 | |
BR | Santa Teresa Tramway | ||
4 ft (1,219 mm)[2] | GB | Accrington Steam Tramways Company, Accrington Corporation Tramways, Haslingden Corporation Tramways, Rossendale Valley Tramways and Rawtenstall Corporation Tramways | 1886 - 1932 |
GB | Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company | 1885 - 1932 | |
GB | Blackburn and Over Darwen Tramways Company, Blackburn Corporation Tramways and Darwen Corporation Tramways | 1887 - 1949 | |
GB | Bradford Tramways Company, Bradford and Shelf Tramway Company and Bradford Corporation Tramways | 1882 - 1950 | |
GB | Burnley Corporation Tramways, Nelson Corporation Tramways and Colne and Trawden Light Railway Company | 1881 - 1935 | |
GB | Keighley Tramways Company (horse) | 1889 - 1904 | |
1,350 mm (4 ft 5+5⁄32 in)[3] | BR | Santos tramways[4] | Closed 1971[5] |
4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) | JP | Toden Arakawa Line | |
JP | Tōkyū Setagaya Line | ||
JP | Hakodate City Tram | ||
4 ft 7+3⁄4 in (1,416 mm) | GB | Glasgow_Corporation_Tramways | 1872 - 1962 |
GB | Huddersfield_Corporation_Tramways | 1882 - 1940 |
Standard gauge
Broad gauge
See also
References
- ^ a b Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (1 January 2000). The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-4014-2. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
Worst of all, not all city systems were built to the standard American and European gauge of 4'-8+1⁄2". Pittsburgh and most other Pennsylvania cities used 5'-2+1⁄2", which became known as the Pennsylvania trolley gauge. Cincinnati used 5'-2+1⁄2", Philadelphia 5'-2+1⁄4", Columbus 5'-2", Altoona 5'-3", Louisville and Camden 5'-0", Canton and Pueblo 4'-0", Denver, Tacoma, and Los Angeles 3'-6", Toronto an odd 4'-10+7⁄8", and Baltimore a vast 5'-4+1⁄2".
- ^ Bett & Gillham (1962). Great British Tramway Networks. London: The Light Railway Transport League. pp. 36–38.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Railroad Gauge Width". Паровоз ИС. Российский железнодорожный портал. Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
- ^ The Tramways of Santos (São Paulo state), Brazil Allen Morrison. June 2006. Retrieved 2010-09-18
- ^ Morrison, Allen (1989). The Tramways of Brazil: A 130-Year Survey. New York: Bonde Press. pp. 134–138. ISBN 0-9622348-1-8.
- ^ a b Cornwall Street Railway
External links
- Hilton, George W.; Due, John Fitzgerald (1 January 2000). The Electric Interurban Railways in America. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-4014-2. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
Worst of all, not all city systems were built to the standard American and European gauge of 4'-8+1⁄2". Pittsburgh and most other Pennsylvania cities used 5'-2+1⁄2", which became known as the Pennsylvania trolley gauge. Cincinnati used 5'-2+1⁄2", Philadelphia 5'-2+1⁄4", Columbus 5'-2", Altoona 5'-3", Louisville and Camden 5'-0", Canton and Pueblo 4'-0", Denver, Tacoma, and Los Angeles 3'-6", Toronto an odd 4'-10+7⁄8", and Baltimore a vast 5'-4+1⁄2".