The Trams of Coimbra

Coimbra, situated about 200 km north of Lisbon and about 115 km south of Porto, is one of the most beautiful cities of Portugal. This site is dedicated to the small tramway system of Coimbra which existed until 1980.

On this site data are given about the history, rolling stock and network development.

This site is made by Pedro Rodrigues Costa (historical research) and Ernst Kers (text, design & webmaster).

Another source are the books "The Tramways of Portugal" written by John Price & Brian King and published by the LRTA. (2nd edition 1972, 3rd edition 1983, 4th edition 1995) Many of the photos used on this site are, apart of originating from the collection of Pedro Costa or the Price & King books, down-sized JPEG files from CD#37 of www.tramway.com.