July 10 In Swedish History

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  One of Stockholm's (and thus Sweden's) first horsecars (horse-drawn trams) from 1877. The very first ones were put in traffic on July 10, 1877. Source: Stockholm Tramway Museum.

• July 10 In Swedish History

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  A second generation tram was only partly open - not the best solution for everyone on the tram. Source: Stockholm Tramway Museum.

• 1877: Stockholm’s first tramway opens when Stockholms Nya Spårvägs AB (a company that existed between 1876-1917) puts its first horse-drawn cars in traffic. These horsecars were replaced by regular trams after 1905. After they were introduced in Stockholm, they came to Göteborg in 1879 and Malmö in 1887.

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  Street Tram in Stockholm, Line 7, Norrmalms Torg to Skansen, Djurgården.

• We've covered aspects of the Stockholm tram system in Leif Rosqvist's Walkabout tours of Stockholm, for instance here: Walkabout Tour of Stockholm I ... walk in the city of my youth - The street tram can take you from the shopping districts to Djurgården and Skansen Open Air Museum.

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  Stockholm's underground metro stations are also works of art.

• (The Tunnelbana or T-Bana system is Stockholm’s modern and extensive metro system that first opened in 1950. Today it has 100 stations in use - 47 underground and 53 above ground. It is also known for being "the world's longest art gallery" with more than 90 of its stations decorated with sculptures, mosaics, paintings, installations, engravings and reliefs by over 150 different artists.)