{"id":687503,"date":"2023-09-19T06:59:52","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T06:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/?p=687503"},"modified":"2023-09-19T06:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T06:56:31","slug":"toot-toot-3a-beirut-the-tramways-of-beirut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/687503\/toot-toot-3a-beirut-the-tramways-of-beirut\/","title":{"rendered":"Toot Toot 3a Beirut: The Tramways Of Beirut"},"content":{"rendered":" <p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><strong>The Beirut tramway, nicknamed &#8220;Abu al-Fakir&#8221; (the poor man\u2019s father), began its unique journey in the twentieth century. We will talk about the evolution of this mode of transportation, which was one of the major electric public transportation methods not only in Lebanon, but across the Middle East.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Discover the details of Beirut&#8217;s tramway and its impact on the lives of the residents of Beirut and their city in a new episode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/tag\/beiruts-collective-memory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beirut&#8217;s Collective Memory<\/a> with our unmatched<\/strong> <strong>narrator, Tarek Kawa<\/strong>!<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/35-\u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u0642-\u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0627\u0635\u0644\u0627\u062a-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>    <p><\/p>    <p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><\/p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLebanonsmuseum%2Fphotos%2Fa.687459354718232%2F1324625537668274%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"507\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>    <p><\/p>    <p>The early tram system of the Beirut tramway was a tram car, but it was pulled by mules and donkeys before the carts became electric.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBeirutHeritage%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02cneCTNnhJ7PqPDd8WYuqa3zXHc1vFgC5MR3jy4EaWgrt3KGkF3Q5hxMSSNuRBV9pl&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"443\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>    <p><\/p>    <p>A Belgian company that arrived in Beirut at the time was given authorization to handle the project of improving the tram system, so long as the state continuously supplied it with electricity and lighting to the streets of Beirut.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGoldenteamTours%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02xcJCg6XJ5gXRAMkh8paup2FScmMzeVSzHxt4cEeqGfTyUg6jHDBSKif8HFxYFEGRl&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"328\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>    <p><\/p>    <p>The railroads expanded their network all throughout Beirut in 1908, connecting it to Furn El Chebbak, which was the border between Beirut and Mount Lebanon. This made it an essential mode of transportation between the two provinces.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBeirutHeritage%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0GyrydyGf3pSUJeYSa2bD2zYc1nbYp3vzDTb4JxSaFwLTyjwVKJZ738VeC3hw6kvKl&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>    <p><\/p>    <p>The main stations played a crucial role in the transport of goods and urban development in the area based on the tramway network. These stations were the Port and the Mar Mikhael area. Over time, many institutions such as schools, hospitals, universities, theaters, cafes, market, and government agencies established themselves near the tramline for ease of transportation.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBeirutHeritage%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02UrydfakPdXhaRPxDXLaHGdSQ3HoYdYkgVN4xM5HoUx9Jk3fuBn1gKi7HiDrSLX9il&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>    <p><\/p>    <p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Over the years, the number of tram cars went from 13 to 52 in 1912, then increased to 112 in 1928 after the mandate, finally reaching 212 in 1934 after a French company claimed ownership of it.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBeirutHeritage%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02jXPwZksQqpHDi8uvEZe5xZet4d2U7GVQJNceM1h5X3xwTc7DwstRduTd1QWJwis4l&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"321\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>    <p><\/p>    <p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Of course, people&#8217;s attitudes towards the tram were different when it first appeared compared to 1934. Initially, the locals were afraid of it, referring to it as the &#8220;devil&#8217;s wheel&#8221; or the &#8220;moving neighborhood&#8221;. During that time, it had two forms: a larger enclosed carriage that could carry 50 passengers and a smaller version for 30 passengers, divided into two sections &#8211; one for women and one for men.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBeirutHeritage%2Fphotos%2Fa.1560411657595898%2F1560413357595728%2F%3Ftype%3D3&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"305\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>    <p><\/p>    <p>Stations were often named after one of two things, either after someone the company knows or has worked for, or after a household name. One of the first stations was named Al-Noueiri station after Abdelkader El-Noueiri, who was one of the first people to work on the tramway project. Another station was named Graham station, located near the American University of Beirut. It was named after Dr. Graham, a lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine who also had a clinic in the area, and by the way Dr. Graham gave the tramway drivers one majidiyyeh (Ottoman currency) a day to announce his name aloud every time they reached the station.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBeirutHeritage%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0VKxEgs4tNNVmk6q1ohxao8EHL2dWs2WXqHTxgEv1iB9SnYwFDwd6NViKgNxcouLrl&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"498\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>    <p><\/p>    <p>The ticket prices following the mandate were around <strong>1-1.5 piastres<\/strong> before they witnessed an increase to 5 pilasters for second class, which consisted of wooden seating, and <strong>10 piastres<\/strong> for first class, which was more comfortable woven straw seats.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The last option was the third rank where the people stood or hung at the back of the tram for free. Students had their own special cheaper pass, politicians and VIPs used to get free passes.<\/p>    <p> <\/p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FOmarAlZ3ini%2Fphotos%2Fa.531383010217073%2F737173839637988%2F%3Ftype%3D3&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"319\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>    <p><\/p>    <p class=\"has-text-align-left\">One of the strange things during the mandate is that the French state appointed a doctor for every tramway carriage to ensure that people do not have contagious diseases. Unfortunately in May 1964, the Lebanese government issued a decision to cancel the Beirut tramway.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p><\/p>    <p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Join us in a new episode to learn more and more about the hidden stories of Beirut.<\/p>    <p><\/p>    <div style=\"border-style: dotted;\"> <h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h--collectivememory\" style=\"text-align:center;padding:30px 15px 15px 15px;background-color:#fff4bf;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">\u0639\u0646\u062f\u0643\u0646 \u0642\u0635\u0635 \u0623\u0648 \u0623\u064a \u062a\u0639\u0644\u064a\u0642\u0627\u062a \u062d\u0627\u0628\u064a\u0646 \u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631\u0643\u0648\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u064a\u0627\u0647\u0627\u061f \u0628\u0639\u062a\u0648\u0644\u0646\u0627 \u0628\u0631\u064a\u062f \u0625\u0644\u0643\u062a\u0631\u0648\u0646\u064a<br><br><a href=\"mailto:collective-memory@beirut.com\" style=\"display: table; font-family: sans-serif; text-decoration: none; margin: 1em auto; color: #fff; font-size: 0.9em; padding: 1em 2em 1em 2em; border-radius: 2em; font-weight: bold; background: #dc5a2d no-repeat 1.5em center; background-size: 1.6em;\">collective-memory@beirut.com<\/a><\/h4><\/div>    <div style=\"border-style: dotted;\"> <h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background has-medium-font-size\" id=\"h-\u0644\u0644\u0627\u0646\u0636\u0645\u0627\u0645-\u0644\u0644\u0645\u062c\u0645\u0648\u0639\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0627\u062a\u0633\u0627\u0628-\u064a\u0644\u064a-\u0627\u0646\u0637\u0644\u0642-\u0645\u0646\u0647\u0627-\u0647\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u0631\u0648\u0639-\u0648\u0644\u0645\u062a\u0627\u0628\u0639\u0629-\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0632\u064a\u062f-\u0645\u0646-\u0642\u0635\u0635-\u0628\u064a\u0631\u0648\u062a-\u0627\u0644\u062d\u0644\u0648\u0629join-group-on-whatsapp\" style=\"text-align:center;padding:30px 15px 15px 15px;background-color:#26d4661c;font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><br>To join the WhatsApp group that started it all and to tune in to more beautiful Beirut stories, click here<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/JQSLbIYKVsE8EPkAHsHuQs\" style=\"display: table; font-family: sans-serif; text-decoration: none; margin: 1em auto; color: #fff; font-size: 0.9em; padding: 1em 2em 1em 3.5em; border-radius: 2em; font-weight: bold; background: #25d366 url('https:\/\/tochat.be\/click-to-chat-directory\/css\/whatsapp.svg') no-repeat 1.5em center; background-size: 1.6em;\">Join Group on WhatsApp<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"text-align:center;padding:15px 75px 15px 75px;background-color:#26d4661c;font-style:normal;\">Sharing these stories would not have been possible without the work of following historians and researchers. 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