mapy-i-podróże: Leeds Corporation Tramways

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Leeds Corporation Tramways formerly served the city of Leeds, England. The original trams were horse-drawn, but the city introduced Britain's first overhead-powered electric trams in 1891, and by 1901, electrification had been completed. The tramway opened on 29 October 1891.

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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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The National Tramway Museum in Crich, Derbyshire, has a large and diverse collection of heritage tramcars, and aims to illustrate the complete development of the traditional British Tramcar. Where it is not possible to show this, tramcars from places as far away as Berlin, the Hague, Douglas, Halle, Howth, Johannesburg, New York City, Porto, Prague and Sydney have been acquired to show this. The majority of the trams at Crich are double-deck trams built between 1900 and 1930, and several have open tops. There are a few trams in the collection that were built after the Second World War, and these give an idea of how the British Tram Industry may have developed if services had not declined. T…

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Glasgow Corporation Tramways were formerly one of the largest urban tramway systems in Europe. Over 1,000 municipally owned trams served the city of Glasgow, Scotland, with over 100 route miles (160 route kilometres) by 1922. The system closed in 1962 and was the last city tramway in Great Britain (prior to the construction of new systems in the 1990s).

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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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Southampton Corporation Tramways were in operation from 1879 to 1949. They were initially horse-drawn, but latterly powered by electricity.