File:First electric tram- Siemens 1881 in Lichterfelde.jpg
Summary
The world’s first electric tram, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross-Lichterfelde_Tramway" class="extiw" title="en:Gross-Lichterfelde Tramway">Groß-Lichterfelde Tramway</a>, began operation in 1881 in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichterfelde_(Berlin)" class="extiw" title="en:Lichterfelde (Berlin)">Lichterfelde</a> neighborhood of Berlin, Germany and was produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_von_Siemens" class="extiw" title="en:Werner von Siemens">Werner von Siemens</a>. Direct current was supplied through the rails. The tram car is 5m long by 2m wide and weighs 4.8 tonnes. It travels at a maximum speed of 40 kilometres per hour and carries 20 people at a time. In the first three months of operation the tram had already carried 12,000 passengers.
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| current | 22:47, 3 January 2017 | | 1,135 × 682 (139 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | The world’s first electric tram, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross-Lichterfelde_Tramway" class="extiw" title="en:Gross-Lichterfelde Tramway">Groß-Lichterfelde Tramway</a>, began operation in 1881 in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichterfelde_(Berlin)" class="extiw" title="en:Lichterfelde (Berlin)">Lichterfelde</a> neighborhood of Berlin, Germany and was produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_von_Siemens" class="extiw" title="en:Werner von Siemens">Werner von Siemens</a>. Direct current was supplied through the rails. The tram car is 5m long by 2m wide and weighs 4.8 tonnes. It travels at a maximum speed of 40 kilometres per hour and carries 20 people at a time. In the first three months of operation the tram had already carried 12,000 passengers. |
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