Electric Tramways
Urban rail transit powered by overhead or conduit electricity, reshaping commuting, street design, and metropolitan growth.
Core metadata
- ID: electric_tramways
- Era: Industrial
- First known date: 1881 (exact)
- Region: Lichterfelde, Berlin, Germany
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Electric Motor (electric_motor)
- Industrial Urbanization (industrial_urbanization)
- Railroads (railroads)
Dependents
- Electric Traction Motors (electric_traction_motors)
- Electric Subway Systems (urban_electric_subways)
- Urban Mass Transit Networks (urban_mass_transit_networks)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- The first electric trams! (Deutschlandmuseum, 2026, museum) • Supports: node
Locator: Deutschlandmuseum states that Siemens & Halske opened the Electric Railway in Lichterfelde on May 16, 1881, considered the first electrically operated tram line in the world. - Werner von Siemens on Electric Trolleys in Berlin-Lichterfelde (German History in Documents and Images, 2026, review) • Supports: node
Locator: GHDI presents Siemens's 1881 letter describing the opening of the first electric tramway in Berlin-Lichterfelde.
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 75%
- Prerequisite sources: 2
- expert_inference: 2
- textbook: 1
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Motor (electric_motor) | required | 90% | textbook | Electric tramways require electric traction motors to convert supplied electricity into rail vehicle motion. |
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| Railroads (railroads) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Railroads provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Industrial Urbanization (industrial_urbanization) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Industrial Urbanization provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. | No sources recorded. |
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