transport: Trams in Belgrade

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The Belgrade tram system is a 1000 mm gauge network that in 2021 had 12 routes running on 43.5 kilometres (27.0 mi) of (at least mostly) double track in the city of Belgrade, Serbia. It is operated with 231 trams, including ČKD Tatra KT4, CAF Urbos, and Duewag Be 4/6 trams. The first tram line was introduced on 14 October 1892. In the late 2000s, complete reconstruction of the system commenced.

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A tram, also known as a tramcar, streetcar or trolley is a form of urban rail transit in which vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks laid on or parallel to public streets, or operate in segregated right-of-ways. Trams are a type of light rail and are generally the smallest-scale form of such rail transit; they operate in mixed traffic with other motor vehicles, provide lower local-scale capacity, and operate with limited signal-priority. However, their larger vehicle size and steel wheels allow for greater capacity and improved energy efficiency in comparison to diesel or electric buses. Their units are typically capable of forming motor coache…

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The history of trams, streetcars, or trolleys spans multiple centuries, and closely coincides with the history of rail transport. It began as a form of local freight rail, with horse-drawn carriages used in the mining industry in quarries; its first use as public transport began as the horse car tramway system of the Swansea and Mumbles Railway in Wales, United Kingdom, initially opening in 1807 and running on grade-separated tracks. The first street-running tramway system, the new York and Harlem Railraod's Fourth Avenue Line, was opened in New York City, New York, United States in 1832, becoming the first tramway in North America; New Orleans, Louisiana followed suit, opening their own tr…

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Harrison, Caroline Lavinia Scott (01 October 1832–25 October 1892), first wife of Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901), the twenty-third president of the United States