On rails through the city
Already at the end of the 19th century, people were using electric drive to drive through European cities! In 1881, on the occasion of the International Electricity Exhibition, the first electric tram ran through Paris, other cities followed quickly. Urban rail transport developed especially in Europe and North America, in South America and Africa, trams and subways are rare to this day. Chug around the world with the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (German Digital Library) and discover tramways from Lisbon to Tokyo.