List of Town Tramway Systems in Germany - Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia)

Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia)

Name of System Location Traction
Type
Date (From) Date (To) Notes
Aachen Horse 26 December 1880 10 September 1897
Caustic soda (Natronsmotor) June 1884 March 1885
Electric 15 July 1895 29 September 1974
♦ Eschweiler Electric 1897 6 October 1969
♦ Stolberg Electric 1898 8 January 1967
Bad Salzuflen Horse 1 July 1909 1924
♦ Bad Salzuflen - Schötmar Horse 15 June 1912 1915
Bielefeld Electric 20 December 1900
Düren Steam 1 April 1893 1913
Electric 20 November 1913 30 June 1965
Dürener Kreisbahn ♦ Düren - Nörvenich - Besenich Electric 6 October 1908 30 April 1963 Nörvenich - Besenich closed 31 January 1960. Düren - Nörvenich closed 30 April 1963.
Gummersbach Electric 1 October 1915 4 October 1953
Herford Steam 10 August 1900 10 May 1932
Electric 26 June 1930 22 April 1966
Kleve Electric 1 October 1911 31 March 1962
Minden (in Westfalen) Steam 7 September 1893 7 December 1920
Electric 9 December 1920 29 December 1959
Münster (in Westfalen) Electric 14 July 1901 25 November 1954
Paderborn Electric 11 November 1900 27 September 1963
♦ Detmold Electric 1 March 1900 15 August 1954 Separate undertaking to 1920.
Plettenberg Steam 25 May 1896 1 January 1959
Rees - Empel Steam 5 September 1897 1914
Electric 28 February 1915 30 April 1966
♦ Wesel - Rees - Emmerich (am Rhein) Electric 25 May 1914 30 April 1966
Siegen Electric 14 November 1904 31 August 1958
♦ Siegen - Kreuztal Electric 14 November 1904 29 May 1952

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