horsecar

Also known as horse-drawn streetcar, horse tram, horse-drawn tram

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.

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Subclass of: tram
Image: Enspand hastsparvagn, museivagn fran 1877.JPG
Said to be same as: wagonway

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Commons category: Horse-drawn trams
source of energy: horse
Commons gallery: Horse-drawn trams

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Contents

Summary
History
Canada
Continental Europe
India
United Kingdom
United States
Elsewhere
Decline
Operational horsecars
See also
References
External links

== 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".

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