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First or record · 24.08.1888

Tallinn's first horse tram leaves Vanaturu kael

Trams have run in Tallinn since 1888. On 24 August that year a horse tram line opened from Vanaturu kael, along Viru Street and Narva Road, to Kadriorg, then a popular summer resort. Before that, holidaymakers mostly hired cabmen to get there. Christian Rotermann had asked for a concession to build a horse railway as early as 1878, but the permit went to three local barons: Nikolai Fersen, John Girard de Soucanton and Arved Rosen. On 22 September 1888 a second line followed, from the Russian market along Tartu Road. In 1899 the owners sold the business to a Belgian company, Tramways de Réval. The pin marks the starting point of the first line.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

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Trammid sõidavad Tallinnas alates 1888. aastast. Sama aasta 24. augustil avati hobutrammiliin Vanaturu kaelast mööda Viru tänavat ja Narva maanteed Kadriorgu, mis oli tollal populaarne suvituspiirkond. Varem kasutasid suvitajad sinna sõiduks enamasti voorimehi. Christian Rotermann oli palunud hoburaudtee kontsessiooni juba 1878. aastal, kuid loa said kolm kohalikku parunit, Nikolai Fersen, John Girard de Soucanton ja Arved Rosen. 22. septembril 1888 pandi käiku teine liin Vene turult mööda Tartu maanteed. 1899. aastal müüsid omanikud ettevõtte Belgia aktsiaseltsile Tramways de Réval. Kaardinõel märgib esimese liini alguspunkti.

Map of the area around Tallinn's first horse tram leaves Vanaturu kael
59.43665° N, 24.74640° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: Estonian Wikipedia: Tallinna tramm. ↗

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