Colombo tram
The Colombo tram operated from 1898 to 1960 and was electrified from the start.
history
The Colombo Electric Tram Car and Lighting Company Ltd began operating in September 1898 under the management of the Boustead brothers in the central and northern part of Colombo , the capital of Ceylon and present-day Sri Lanka . There were about ten stops on the route from Maradana Station to Punchi Borella. For more than half a century, the tram shaped Colombo's cityscape and carried thousands of passengers.
The rail network had a gauge of 1067 millimeters (3 feet 6 inches ) and was equipped with grooved rails throughout .
After a 1929 strike, the Colombo Municipal Council took over . In 1940 the rail network was twelve kilometers long. Later operations were gradually shut down and finally stopped in 1960.
vehicles
There were a total of 52 tram cars, including open summer cars called "Toastrack" and closed cars with a central entrance. Both types had pantographs .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c The Rail Routes of Sri Lanka.
- ↑ a b www.skyscrapercity.com / ... Sunday Times article from February 21, 2009. Retrieved December 5, 2015.