List of town tramway systems in Central America
This is a list of cities and towns in Central America that have, or once had, town tramway (urban tramway, or streetcar) systems as part of their public transport system.
Costa Rica
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartago | Animal | ? | ? | ||
| Diesel | ? | ? | |||
| Guácimo | Animal | ? | ? | ||
| Diesel | ? | ? | |||
| Limón | Animal | ? | ? | ||
| Penshurst | Animal | ? | ? | ||
| San José | Animal | ? | ? | ||
| Electric | 9 April 1899 | 1 August 1950 |
El Salvador
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Salvador | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Accumulator (storage battery) | ? | ? | |||
| ♦ San Salvador - Santa Tecla | Accumulator (storage battery) | 15 October 1920 | 1925 (?) | ||
| Sonsonate | Horse | ? | ? |
Guatemala
| Name of system | Location | Traction type | Date (from) | Date (to) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Nueva Guatemala de la Asunción / Guatemala City | Horse | ? | 1917 | ||
| Petrol (gasoline) | 1918 | ? | |||
| Ferrocarril de los Altos | San Felipe - Quetzaltenango | Electric | 30 March 1930 | September 1933 |
Honduras
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Cortés | Petrol (gasoline) | ? | ? |
Nicaragua
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefields | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Corinto | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Granada | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Rivas | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| San Juan del Norte | Horse | ? | ? | Now San Juan de Nicaragua. |
Panama
| Name of System | Location | Traction Type | Date (From) | Date (To) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colón | Horse | ? | ? | ||
| Accumulator (storage battery) | Construction started ca. 1910, not completed. | ||||
| United Electric Tramways (1893–ca. 1900) Panama Tramways (1913–1917) | Ciudad de Panamá (Panama City) | Electric | 1 October 1893 1 August 1913 | ca. 1900 31 May 1941 | [1] |
See also
- List of town tramway systems in Africa
- List of town tramway systems in Asia
- List of town tramway systems in Europe
- List of town tramway systems in North America
- List of town tramway systems in Oceania
- List of town tramway systems in South America
- List of town tramway systems
- List of tram and light rail transit systems
- List of metro systems
- List of trolleybus systems
References
Inline citations
- ^ Morrison, Allen (1 February 2008). "The Tramways of Panama City". tramz.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
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