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 . In around 1896, it was converted to electrical operation. From , it was gradually replaced by trolleybuses, which were always referred to by English-speaking locals as "Trackless trams". It was finally closed on .
The other network, opened in , 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 .
See also
History of Cape Town List of town tramway systems in Africa Rail transport in South Africa Transport in Cape Town Trolleybuses in Cape Town
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Camps Bay Tramways – a description of the line from Cape Town to Camps Bay and Sea Point