The first electric tram line was launched in Moscow on April 6, 1899. The length of Moscow tram lines today is over 180 kilometers.
Moscow tram: 115 years of service
The first electic tram line was launched in Moscow 115 years ago
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In late 19th century street-cars in Moscow worked on steam power
© Fotokhronika TASS/Reproduction A tram used in the barricades in Moscow during the revolution of 1905
© Fotokhronika TASS People waiting at a tram stop, 1910
© Fotokhronika TASS/Reproduction A view of Moscow in the 1930's
© ITAR-TASS/Archive A view of Moscow in the 1930's
© Fotokhronika TASS/Reproduction Trams in Moscow in 1954
© Fotokhronika TASS/Reproduction A trams in Moscow in 1967
© V.Semyanov/Fotokhronika TASS/Archive Passengers on a tram in 1979
© Anatoly Morkovkin/Fotokhronika TASS/Archive A Moscow tram in 1982
© Fotokhronika TASS/Boris Kavashkin/Yuri Lizunov A Moscow tram during a demonstration in 1994
© ITAR-TASS/Alexei Antonov/Valery Khristoforov/Archive A tram seen on the outskirts of Moascow in 2005
© ITAR-TASS/Boris Kavashkin New-generation trams were introduced in Moscow in 2006
© ITAR-TASS/Mikhail Fomichev Nevertheless, older models still function. Photo: Moscow tram in 2009
© ITAR-TASS/Yuri Mashkov