There is a thread about Mexico City metro, so I think it will be best to open a separate thread about Mexico City tram.
Mexico City tram network was one of the largest in North America, and largest in Mexico. It opened first as horse tram and finally as electric tram in 15/1/1900, so 113 years ago. Networks expanded gradually, with both single & double decker trams, also had funeral trams.
Mexico City's tramway system reached its peak in the 1920s. In 1925 it had 321 passenger motor cars, 20 single-truck passenger trailers, 82 double-truck passenger trailers, 43 freight motor cars, 60 freight trailers, 29 funeral motor cars, 27 funeral trailers and four "special" cars running on 348.61 km of track, covering 93 routes. The company had 4,012 employees.
Closing of the network began in 1930s, even before construction of metro started. Like many developing countries, when metro system opened and started to expand, tram system started collapsing bit by bit. I heard, since sixties, traffic congestion was getting worse day by day, and number of motor vehicles increased rapidly, by un-controlling of authority, most roads were started getting jam. Many started saying guilty to tram, but none of them thought to control motor vehicles like cars. Finally transport authority decided to replace the tram network mostly by metro. When the metro construction started; all but two tram routes have closed.
Thankfully, it is still present, and not only that, it has modernised very very much, like a light rail style. Finally it came to only one route, comparing the gigantic network.
I cant find any details route by route map of the full tram network, on its peak time. Please post a details map of Mexico City tramway network, before its starting decline from sixties.
POST AS MANY AS PHOTOS OF MEXICO CITY TRAM PHOTO HERE.
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Full tram map, as in 1925.
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Early tram
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Early photo of present line
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Latest rolling stock
Mexico City tram network was one of the largest in North America, and largest in Mexico. It opened first as horse tram and finally as electric tram in 15/1/1900, so 113 years ago. Networks expanded gradually, with both single & double decker trams, also had funeral trams.
Mexico City's tramway system reached its peak in the 1920s. In 1925 it had 321 passenger motor cars, 20 single-truck passenger trailers, 82 double-truck passenger trailers, 43 freight motor cars, 60 freight trailers, 29 funeral motor cars, 27 funeral trailers and four "special" cars running on 348.61 km of track, covering 93 routes. The company had 4,012 employees.
Closing of the network began in 1930s, even before construction of metro started. Like many developing countries, when metro system opened and started to expand, tram system started collapsing bit by bit. I heard, since sixties, traffic congestion was getting worse day by day, and number of motor vehicles increased rapidly, by un-controlling of authority, most roads were started getting jam. Many started saying guilty to tram, but none of them thought to control motor vehicles like cars. Finally transport authority decided to replace the tram network mostly by metro. When the metro construction started; all but two tram routes have closed.
Thankfully, it is still present, and not only that, it has modernised very very much, like a light rail style. Finally it came to only one route, comparing the gigantic network.
I cant find any details route by route map of the full tram network, on its peak time. Please post a details map of Mexico City tramway network, before its starting decline from sixties.
POST AS MANY AS PHOTOS OF MEXICO CITY TRAM PHOTO HERE.
Full tram map, as in 1925.
Early tram
Early photo of present line
Latest rolling stock