Tram in Malta

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Maltese tram route network
Opening ceremony 1905
Tram in Floriana, Valletta before 1929

The tram in Malta was electrically operated and ran since February 23, 1905. The legal carrier was a company founded in 1903. It was a meter-gauge network. The vehicles were driven with double-deck cars that were open to the sides and on the upper deck.

The tram initially ran on two lines, which was later supplemented by a third:

  1. Valletta - Marsa - Paola - Cospicua
  2. Valletta - Ħamrun - Qormi - Żebbuġ
  3. Valletta - Ħamrun - Birkirkara

An originally planned extension of the line to Mosta does not seem to have been built.

Some of the routes ran parallel to the Valletta – Mdina railway line , which probably ruined both transport systems after the advent of automobiles and buses . The tram service was stopped after the bankruptcy of the company on December 15, 1929 and the infrastructure was later dismantled.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joseph Bonnici & Michael Cassar, The Malta railway . Malta 1992. p. 82.
  2. ^ A b Karl Baedeker: Italie Méridionale, Sicilie, Sardaigne, Malte, Tunis, Corfou. 14th edition Leipzig 1907.
  3. ^ A b Karl Baedeker: Lower Italy, Sicily, Malta, Tripoli, Corfu. Guide for travelers . 16th edition Leipzig 1929.
  4. ^ Joseph Bonnici & Michael Cassar, The Malta railway . Malta 1992. p. 97.