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History: The 'Tranvía de Tarragona' company, was created in 1883 to put forward the project to build a horse tramway to link the lower city and the harbour with the old town. The first project was launched in 1881, and permits the knowledge of the route the type of the tramcars and other characteristics. The line started at carrer del Mar (Sea st.) and finished in the Baixada de la Peixateria (Fish shop st), along Apodaca, Unió, Rambla Nova streets and pça. de la Font ( Fountain sq ), with a branch to Barcelona railway station, about 2 km in all. A prolongation to the cathedral was projected but never realised.
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The company was always in red numbers due to a shortage of patronage. The branch to the station closed very soon. In 1896 there were only 6 cars. No vehicle nor other parts of the system were kept, except the depot for the fire brigade and now demolished.
Tramcar
prototype. 1881.
Description: The fleet was composed of 12 tramcars, built by S. Baucells works in Barcelona, of a small design ( 3,4 m long, 1,7 m width and 2,2 m high). Each car needed 2 or 3 mules, from an amount of 30. Track was buried and laid with 'Vignole' type, and there were some turning plates.
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TYPE: B=trailer
2=axle number d=double-ended
Tramcar model.
Basic bibliography:
GONZÀLEZ
MASIP, A.: El tramvia de Tarragona. Author's edition. Barcelona, 2001.
In catalan. Resumen en español. Abstract in english.
ISBN:84-699-5153-X
© Albert Gonzàlez Masip