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Majorca Railways & Tramways
Page 2: Sóller Tramway
This is one of a series of pages devoted to postcards and photographs of Majorca railways and tramways. This page covers the Sóller Tramway. The tramway is also operated by the
Ferrocarril de Sóller
as their 'Seccion Puerto'.
The tramway opened in 1913, linking the Sóller Railway (FS) station at Sóller with the Port of Sóller 4.8 km away. Reportedly (according to Valero & de la Cruz), government grant rules changed requiring a new railway to be over 30 km long to receive financial assistance. The Palma-Sóller railway was only 27 km long, so it was extended to the Port to increase its total length to more than 30 km. It seems bizarre that a tramway incorporated in such a way should survive and be busier than ever.
Initially three motor trams were acquired (Nos.1-3) using Brill 21E trucks and two Siemens 35 hp motors at 600 volts DC. They were joined by two matching trailers, originally Nos. 7 and 8, but later 5 and 6. These are generally used in winter and evenings. Four open 'jardinera' trailers were obtained and numbered 8-11. They were originally Palma horse trams dating from around 1890. A fourth motor tram No.4 was obtained from Bilbao in 1959, with a matching trailer No.7. More recently, a number of 2- and 4-axle cars have been obtained from Lisbon, of which five 2-axle cars have been re-gauged and numbered 20-24. As with all railways and tramways on Majorca, the gauge is 3 feet, supposedly because some cheap British colonial engines were available for this gauge. Most railways were relaid to metre gauge in the 1980s, but the Sóller Railway and Tramway retain their unusual (for Spain) 3 feet gauge.
Contact:-
www.trendesoller.com
Sections on this Page:-
Trams 1,2 & 3
Tram 4 (ex-Bilbao)
ex-Lisbon Trams 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24
Trailers 5 & 6 (enclosed trailers)
Trailers 8,9,10 & 11 ('Jardinera' open trailers)
Associated Pages:-
Majorca Railways - Page 1
- Palma-Sóller Railway
Majorca Railways - Page 2
- Sóller Tramway
- this page!
Majorca Railways - Page 3
- Other Railways
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References:-
Today's Railways:
Issue Nos.63, 64 & 122 plus other news articles
The Railways and Tramways of Majorca
by Giles Barnabe:
Plateway Press 1993
Prodigioso Tren de Sóller
by Manuel Maristany & Josep Miquele:
Reserva Anticipada 1997
Ferrocarriles de Sóller y Mallorca
by Jose Maria Valero & Eustaquio de la Cruz:
ALDABA Ediciones 1997
www.trendesoller.com
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Sóller Tramway
Trams 1-3 (1913)
Triangle Postals card 410.4 of tram No.1
Photo: © Jordi Puig
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Tram No.1 on the Sóller Tramway, with trailer No.8
Photo: © Copyright Ian Boyle, 1st August 1995
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Tram No.1 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: © Copyright Ian Boyle, 1st August 1995
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Tram No.1 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: © Copyright Ian Boyle, 1st August 1995
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Triangle Postals card 463.4 of tram No.2 in winter, pulling enclosed trailer No.5 or 6
Photo: © Ricard Pia
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Triangle Postals card 463.4 of tram No.2 in winter, pulling enclosed trailer No.5 or 6
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Triangle Postals card 592.5 of tram No.2
Photo: © Ricard Pia
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FISA-Escudo de Orio card EL070 of tram No.2
Photo: Joan Oliva
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Triangle Postals card 4330 of tram No.2
Photo: © Jaime Serrat
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Triangle Postals card 4330 of tram No.2
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Postales el Mar card 633 of tram Nos.2 and 22
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Postales el Mar card 633 of tram Nos.2 and 22
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Tram No.2 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.2 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.2 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.2 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.2 pulling trailers 8 and 9
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.2 pulling trailers 8 and 9
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Triangle Postals card 592.5 of tram No.3
Photo: © Ricard Pia
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Postales el Mar card 356 of tram No.3 (lower)
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Tram No.3 pulling trailers 10 and 11
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.3 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.3 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.3 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.3 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.3 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.3 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.3 pulling trailers 10 and 11
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram No.3 on the Sóller Tramway
Photo: ©2006 Copyright Ian Boyle, 16th August 2006
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Tram 4 (ex-Bilbao)
FISA-Escudo de Oro card 3255 of tram No.4
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Trailers Nos.5 & 6
Triangle Postals card 463.4 of enclosed trailer No.5 or 6 being pulled by tram No.2 in winter
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ex-Lisbon Trams 20-24
A number of 2- and 4-axle cars have been obtained from Lisbon, of which five 2-axle cars have been re-gauged and numbered 20-24. Converted cars were 716, 718, 725, 729 and 729 in Lisbon. 2-axle cars 704 and 734 remain unconverted, as do 4-axle cars 334 and 807.