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| Keywords: First electric tram- Siemens 1881 in Lichterfelde.jpg Erste elektrische StraĆenbahn von Siemens Halske die Bahn Lichterfelde Kadettenanstalt The world s first electric tram the GroĆ-Lichterfelde Tramway began operation in 1881 in the Lichterfelde neighborhood of Berlin Germany and was produced by Werner von Siemens Direct current was supplied through the rails The tram car is 5m long by 2m wide and weighs 4 8 tonnes It travels at a maximum speed of 40 kilometres per hour and carries 20 people at a time In the first three months of operation the tram had already carried 12 000 passengers cite book The Siemens Tram from Past to Present http //www siemens pl/upload/images/TS-Siemens_lekkie 20pojazdy_historia pdf page 1 pdf English Siemens corporation 2009-01-07 1882 Author degraded but less cropped version of same image at thumb 2 File 1882 Strab jpg PD-old Trams in Berlin-Lichterfelde Siemens trams History of electrical engineering Werner von Siemens 1882 in tram transport in Germany Black and white photographs of trams Tram drivers History of Berlin-Lichterfelde Electrically-powered rail transport until 1900 | ||||
