Cape Town,
South Africa, has had two tramway networks forming part of its
public transport arrangements. Both networks are now long closed.
History
The first of the two networks to be established was a
horsecar network, which was opened on . In around 1896, it was converted to electrical operation. From , it was gradually replaced by
trolleybuses, which were always referred to by English-speaking locals as "Trackless trams".
[ It was finally closed on .
The other network, opened in , was an interurban tramway linking Burnside Road in Cape Town with ]Camps Bay
Camps Bay (Afrikaans: ''Kampsbaai'') is an affluent suburb of Cape Town, South Africa, and the small bay on the west coast of the Cape Peninsula after which it is named. In summer it attracts many South African and foreign visitors.
History
The ...
and Sea Point. It was powered by electricity, and was in operation until .
See also
* History of Cape Town
* List of town tramway systems in Africa
* Rail transport in South Africa
* Transport in Cape Town
* Trolleybuses in Cape Town
References
Notes
Further reading
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External links
Camps Bay Tramways
– a description of the line from Cape Town to Camps Bay and Sea Point
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Passenger rail transport in South Africa
Tram transport in South Africa
Transport in Cape Town
Cape Town