Geldersche Stoomtramweg Maatschappij
The Geldersche Stoomtramweg Maatschappij was a 750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge steam tram that operated over 56 kilometres (35 mi) between Arnhem, Doetinchem and Gendringen in the Netherlands, with a short section extending to Isselburg in Germany. It was built in 1881 and was closed around 1957. Several other tramways were amalgamated into the Geldersche Stoomtramweg Maatschappij. The Geldersch-Westfaalsche Stoomtram-Maatschappij was taken over in 1920, The Geldersch Overijsselsche Stoomtram Maatschappij, originally a 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge line, was amalgamated in 1934, when the GOSM gauge was reduced to 750 mm. The Tramweg Maatschappij Zutphen-Emmerik was also taken over in 1934, and the Tramweg Maatschappij De Graafschap in 1939.[1]
See also[]
- Narrow-gauge railways in the Netherlands
References[]
- ^ Baddeley, G.E. 1980, The Continental Steam Tram, LRTA, London
External links[]
- Steam trams in the Netherlands
- 750 mm gauge railways in the Netherlands
- 750 mm gauge railways in Germany
- History of Gelderland
- History of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Europe rail transport stubs