List of town tramway systems in Brazil

This is a list of town tramway systems in Brazil by "Estado". It includes all tram systems, past and present.

Alagoas

Ceará

Maranhão

*Note for Campanha: Morrison (1989, page 87) [http://www.tramz.com/br/tto/6MG.html] describes conflicting information on whether the tramway was electrified, and when it closed.
*Note for Mar de Espanha: Morrison (1989, page 79) [http://www.tramz.com/br/tto/6MG.html] states that one source (dated 1889) mentions a tramway in this town, but no other information could be located.

Pará

Pernambuco

*Barra do Piraí - Peschkes (Part 1, 1980, page 45) lists a tramway (using animal traction) in this town. Morrison (1989, page 120) states that an 1888 government report describes three concessions for tramway construction, and a 1922 publication includes two photographs showing track and overhead wire in streets. However, he adds that a visit to the city "failed to produce any information about the existence of a passenger tramway."
*Note for Mendes: Tramway extended from Humberto Antunes railway station. Electric traction (for goods) and petrol traction (for passengers), ca. 1912 - 1952. Unconnected line extended from Mendes railway station, horse traction, 1900 - 1932.
*Note for Niterói: Niterói tramway undertaking extended to São Gonçalo from 25 Aug 1910 (electric traction). São Gonçalo tramway absorbed by Niterói undertaking from 1921.
*Notes for Rio de Janeiro: Period of no tramway operation following closure of first line (to Tijuca, in 1866) and opening of the second line (to Largo do Machado) on 9 Oct 1868 (later extended to Jardim Botânico). Tijuca line reopened (by a new undertaking) on 19 Jan 1870. First tramway line in Zona Norte opened 29 Nov 1873.
**Experiments with accumulator (storage battery) traction on 2 Jul 1887 and 16 Jul 1887.
**Electric traction inaugurated in Zona Sul on 8 Oct 1892, and in Zona Norte on 1 Jul 1905. Last line in Zona Norte closed 21 May 1963. Only one line (in Zona Sul) remained in operation after 17 May 1965.
**Alto da Boa Vista line [http://www.tramz.com/br/rj/ab/v.html] retained as tourist line, but operation suspended because of storm damage 10 Jan 1966 - May 1966. Operation again suspended because of storm daage, 22 Jan 1967 - Mar 1967. Following a period of intermittent operation, the line was declared closed on 21 Dec 1967.
*Note for Santa Cruz: Connected Santa Cruz and Itaguaí (1880 - 1907, replaced by railway branch), and Santa Cruz and Sepetiba (27 Jun 1884 - 1911).

Rio Grande do Norte

ão Paulo

References

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ee also

*List of town tramway systems
*List of town tramway systems in Central and South America
*List of light-rail transit systems
*List of rapid transit systems
*List of trolleybus systems