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[[File:MandalayTrams(1904)№22.jpg|thumb|Electric street cars used in Mandalay]] 

The '''[[Tram]]s in [[Mandalay]]''' were owned and operated by the '''Mandalay Electric Company''', which was incorporated in [[London]] in October 1902 with a capital of [[GBP|£]] 200,000. 

== History ==
[[File:The street railway review (1891) (14575123748).jpg|thumb|Car barns of the Mandalay Electric Company]]

The construction began in December 1902 by [[Dick, Kerr & Co.]], and the first car was moved electrically on 17 June 1904. From the center at [[Zegyo Market|Zegyo bazar]] the tramway radiated in the following three branches:<ref name="SRR">[http:/upwiki/wikipedia/commons/archive/2/28/20151009184428!The_street_railway_review_%281891%29_%2814575123748%29.jpg Electric Tramway in Mandalay.] Street Railway Review, 20 November 1904. Page 913.</ref>

* To the shore, where the steamers embarked their passengers
* To the [[Mahamuni Buddha Temple|Arakan Pagoda]]
* To the Court House

[[File:MandalayTrams(1904)Generator.jpg|thumb|Interior of the generator room]]

The track had a gauge of {{Track gauge|3 ft 6 in|lk=on}} and a length of {{convert|7|mi|km}}, electrified double track throughout. The rails were {{convert|6|in|mm|0}} high with a {{convert|1.5|in|mm|adj=on}} groove, laid at {{convert|45|ft|m|2|adj=on}} lengths. The rails were double spiked onto [[hardwood]] [[Railroad tie|sleepers]], which had been laid on a [[Track ballast|ballast]] bed.

The rolling stock consisted of 24 electric motor cars. These were of the single deck, open, cross bench type, built by the [[United Electric Car Company|Electric Railway & Tramway Carriage Works]] in [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[Lancashire]]. The car bodies were {{convert|24|ft|4.5|in|mm}} in length and about {{convert|6|ft|mm|sigfig=3}} wide and provided seats for 48 passengers. The [[bogie]]s were made by [[Brush Traction|Brush]] and their wheels driven by two Dick, Kerr & Co. standard 25B [[traction motor]]s, each capable of delivering approximately {{convert|28|hp|kW|abbr=on}} and could be braked in emergency by specially arranged [[resistor]]s. The roof frames were composed entirely of [[teak]], covered by [[cotton]] laid in a wet coat of white [[paint]]. They had electric headlights with 100 V.<ref name="SRR"/>

The power house with three [[Babcock & Wilcox]] water tube boilers with a working pressure of {{convert|160|psi|kPa}} was built in 78th street alongside the necessary offices, car sheds and repair shops.<ref name="SRR"/>

The track and [[overhead line|overhead cables]] were severely damaged during the [[Airstrike|air raid]] of 3 April 1942<ref>Michael D. Leigh: [https://books.google.com/books?id=t_YqAwAAQBAJ&dq=Electric+Tramway+in+Mandalay&pg=PA161 The Evacuation of Civilians from Burma: Analysing the 1942 Colonial Disaster.] A&C Black, 24 April 2014. Page 161.</ref> and subsequently were dismantled.

== References ==
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{{Rail transport in Myanmar}}
[[Category:Tram transport in Myanmar]]
[[Category:3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Myanmar]]
[[Category:Mandalay]]
[[Category:Defunct town tramway systems by city]]