| 1828 |
First horse-drawn trams, known as streetcars, operated in Baltimore,
USA |
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| 1852 |
Grooved rails, invented by Alphonse Loubat, replaced protruding
street rails |
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| 1879 |
Siemens demonstrated electric tramway traction at Berlin exhibition |
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| 1881 |
First electric tram ran in Berlin, Germany |
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| 1901 |
First tram operated in London by London United Tramways |
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| 1933 |
First trams with streamlined styling operated in Blackpool |
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| 1953 |
Birmingham's last tram ran from Steelhouse Lane to Erdington and
back |
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| 1992 |
Manchester began operation of the first 'second-generation' trams
in the UK |
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| 2004 |
Nottingham began running a tram system using Bombardier Incentro
trams |
