Have trams operated continuously in Amsterdam since the horse trams? I've noticed a lot of places which had trams and got rid of them eventually brought them back with modern vehicles.
Yes. Some history: On 3 June 1875 the first horse tram line by the AOM, the Amsterdam Omnibus Company (founded in 1872 by Charles Herman Schadd among others) came into use. This connected the Plantage to the Leidseplein. In the last quarter of the 19th century horse trams were built in the main streets of Amsterdam, all neighborhoods within the Singelgracht were connected to the Dam. There were also lines to the then new housing area, so that at the end of the century, fifteen tram lines included the Vondelstraat, Overtoom, Willemsparkweg, Amsteldijk, Linnaeusstraat Weesperzijde, Bilderdijkstraat and Ceintuurbaan.
In the current tram lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 13 the routes of the original horse tram system can be recognised.
As of 1 January 1900 the city of Amsterdam took over this private company and it continued as the City Tram Amsterdam (GTA). From the AOM 242 tram cars, 758 horses and 15 buildings were acquired. Between 1900 and 1906 all except one tram line was electrified. The AOM tram track gauge of 1422 millimeters was converted to standard gauge (1435 mm). In 1906 the tram network consisted of 12 electric trams (1-11 and 13). For this, 229 new railcars were purchased. The former horse drawn trams were converted into trailers. The last horse line was line 12 Nassauplein - Sloterdijk, which was electrified in 1916. In 1921, annexation of the City of Amsterdam of the community of Sloten saw another horse tram acquired with it, which connected Overtoom and Sloten. This line was replaced in 1925 by a bus.
Have trams operated continuously in Amsterdam since the horse trams? I've noticed a lot of places which had trams and got rid of them eventually brought them back with modern vehicles.
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Yes. Some history: On 3 June 1875 the first horse tram line by the AOM, the Amsterdam Omnibus Company (founded in 1872 by Charles Herman Schadd among others) came into use. This connected the Plantage to the Leidseplein. In the last quarter of the 19th century horse trams were built in the main streets of Amsterdam, all neighborhoods within the Singelgracht were connected to the Dam. There were also lines to the then new housing area, so that at the end of the century, fifteen tram lines included the Vondelstraat, Overtoom, Willemsparkweg, Amsteldijk, Linnaeusstraat Weesperzijde, Bilderdijkstraat and Ceintuurbaan.
ReplyDeleteIn the current tram lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 and 13 the routes of the original horse tram system can be recognised.
As of 1 January 1900 the city of Amsterdam took over this private company and it continued as the City Tram Amsterdam (GTA). From the AOM 242 tram cars, 758 horses and 15 buildings were acquired. Between 1900 and 1906 all except one tram line was electrified. The AOM tram track gauge of 1422 millimeters was converted to standard gauge (1435 mm). In 1906 the tram network consisted of 12 electric trams (1-11 and 13). For this, 229 new railcars were purchased. The former horse drawn trams were converted into trailers. The last horse line was line 12 Nassauplein - Sloterdijk, which was electrified in 1916. In 1921, annexation of the City of Amsterdam of the community of Sloten saw another horse tram acquired with it, which connected Overtoom and Sloten. This line was replaced in 1925 by a bus.