the Sóller tram began after the inauguration of the Palma to Sóller railway line.
On October 4, 1913, the first electric tram line in Mallorca was inaugurated, which ran between Sóller and Puerto de Sóller.
On October 4, 1913, the first electric tram line in Mallorca was inaugurated, which ran between Sóller and Puerto de Sóller.
The construction of the Sóller tram began after the inauguration of the Palma-Sóller railway line. The project for this line was designed and directed by Pedro Garau, and 4,868 meters of track were laid. The iron bridge over the Torrent Major, built by the Terrestrial and Maritime Machinist, stands out.
Initially the tram had a power station located in the Sóller station. The station was powered by a 65 horsepower internal combustion engine that was powered by a Siemens-Schuckert dynamo, providing a direct current of 600 volts.
Although the Sóller tram was designed to transport passengers, it was also used to transport goods to the port. The fresh fish was transported from the Port to Sóller in a small isothermal car and the coal was transported to the old military submarine base in the Port of Sóller and to the “El Gas” factory in trailers; Mines and torpedoes from Caubet magazine were also transported.
The three motorized trams, numbered 1 to 3, and their trailers 5 and 6 are the originals, dating from 1912, commissioned from Carde & Escoriaza in Zaragoza. The 'planter' open trailers were acquired from Palma's trams in 1954.
The Sóller tram also has five motorized trams from Lisbon, numbered 20-24 and calibrated to suit the 914mm track gauge.