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Trams operated in Edinburgh from 1871 to 1956, and resumed in 2014. The first systems were horse-drawn, while cable-haulage appeared in the city in 1888. Electric trams first ran on systems in neighbouring Musselburgh (1904) and Leith (1905), meeting the Edinburgh cable-trams at Joppa and Pilrig respectively. Electrification meant cable trams last ran in 1923, with through running now possible to Leith and as far east as Port Seton. The various systems were operated by different private and municipal entities over the years; the Edinburgh and Leith systems had been merged under Edinburgh Corporation by 1920, but it wasn't until 1928, after the partial closure of Musselburgh line, that all trams operating in Edinburgh were in the sole control of the corporation. The last electric trams ran in 1956, but electric trams returned in 2014 with the opening of Edinburgh Trams. Many of the trams from the horse/cable/first electric era were built in Shrubhill Works. Two trams have been preserved, a horse tram and an electric tram, built by Shrubhill in 1885 and 1948 respectively. A 1903 Dick Kerr cable-tram has also been purchased for preservation. Remnants of the cable-tram system can be seen in Waterloo Place and Henderson Row, and of the Musselburgh line at Morrison's Haven. ==Timeline== * 6 November 1871: first horse tram service (Edinburgh Street Tramways)〔Lost Edinburgh: Edinburgh Trams 1871-1956, ''The Scotsman'', 30 April 2013〕 * January 1988: first cable trams service (Edinburgh Northern Tramways).〔CANMORE database, "25 February 2009: Princes Street Trams, Edinburgh"〕 * 20 June 1922: cable/electric boundary at Pilrig eliminated.〔Lost Edinburgh: Edinburgh Trams 1871-1956, ''The Scotsman'', 30 April 2013〕 * 16 November 1956: last electric tram〔Lost Edinburgh: Edinburgh Trams 1871-1956, ''The Scotsman'', 30 April 2013〕 * 31 May 2014: first new electric tram service begins〔Edinburgh Trams finally in service, Rail Technology Magazine, 1 June 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trams in Edinburgh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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