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.
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History edit
Opened in 14 May 1881horsecars.[1] From 16 June 1897 , the network was converted to electrical power.[1] It was closed on 17 December 1948 .[1]
, the Port Elizabeth tramway network was operated initially by
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References edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c 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 edit
Media related to Trams in Port Elizabeth at Wikimedia Commons
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