Trams in Cape Town

Cape Town, South Africa, has had two tramway networks forming part of its public transport arrangements. Both networks are now long closed.

History
The first of the two networks to be established was a horsecar network, which was opened on May 1, 1863. In around 1896, it was converted to electrical operation. From December 21, 1935, it was gradually replaced by trolleybuses, which were always referred to by English-speaking locals as "Trackless trams". It was finally closed on January 28, 1939.

The other network, opened in November 1901, was an interurban tramway linking Burnside Road in Cape Town with Camps Bay and Sea Point. It was powered by electricity, and was in operation until February 17, 1930.