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Tramway Of The City Of Berlin
The tramway of the city of Berlin (SSB), also known as Städtische Straßenbahnen in Berlin, was the first municipal tram company within the boundaries of Berlin at the time. In order to counter the monopoly position of the private company Große Berliner Straßenbahn (GBS), the Berlin City Council decided in October 1900 to operate streetcars on its own account in future. The first lines went into operation on July 1, 1908 and were then rapidly expanded. On December 1, 1910, the municipal streetcars took over operation on the so-called ''Flachbahn'', which had previously been operated by the Hochbahngesellschaft. The expansion of the network was provisionally completed with the opening of the Lindentunnel in December 1916. After the formation of the unified municipality of Greater Berlin, the municipal streetcars and the Berlin Electric Trams were merged with the Große Berliner Straßenbahn to form the Berliner Straßenbahn on December 13, 1920. At this time, the SSB had a route le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tram
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some include segments on segregated Right-of-way (property access), right-of-way. The tramlines or tram networks operated as public transport are called tramways or simply trams/streetcars. Because of their close similarities, trams are commonly included in the wider term ''light rail'', which also includes systems separated from other traffic. Tram vehicles are usually lighter and shorter than Main line (railway), main line and rapid transit trains. Most trams use electrical power, usually fed by a Pantograph (transport), pantograph sliding on an overhead line; older systems may use a trolley pole or a bow collector. In some cases, a contact shoe on a third rail is used. If necessary, they may have dual power systems—electricity in city stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
