horsecar
Sign in to savethumb|300px|right| The first horsecar in Manchester, New Hampshire, dating from 1877, and on display A horsecar, horse-drawn tram, horse-drawn streetcar (U.S.), or horse-drawn railway (historical), is a tram or streetcar pulled by a horse.
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- Summary
- History
- Canada
- Continental Europe
- India
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Elsewhere
- Decline
- Operational horsecars
- See also
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thumb|300px|right| The first horsecar in Manchester, New Hampshire, dating from 1877, and on display A horsecar, horse-drawn tram, horse-drawn streetcar (U.S.), or horse-drawn railway (historical), is a tram or streetcar pulled by a horse.
== Summary == thumb|The Swansea and Mumbles Railway ran the world's first passenger tram service in 1807 The horse-drawn tram (horsecar) is an early form of public rail transport, that first ran on public streets in the 1830s, using the newly improved iron or steel rail or 'tramway'. When it arrived in Europe it was termed the "Americain Railway".