The Victor Harbor Horse Drawn Tram is located in the city of Victor Harbor, South Australia, Australia. Victor Harbor is a city on the coast of the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia, Australia. ... Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 11  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $59,819 (5th)  - Product per capita  $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  1,558,200 (5th)  - Density  1. ...

The tramway links the visitor information centre in downtown Victor Harbor with the nearby Granite Island, running for much of its route over a 630 meter wooden causeway. It is one of the very few horse-drawn tram routes remaining in public transit service anywhere in the world, and provides service every day throughout the year. A CLRV Streetcar in the City of Toronto. ... Granite Island (35°33′S 138°37′E) is a small island next to Victor Harbor, South Australia, not far from South Australias Capital city, Adelaide. ... The Hindenburgdamm rail causeway across the Wadden Sea to the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany In modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway elevated by a bank, usually across a broad body of water or wetland. ...

The service was originally introduced in 1894 and ran until 1956, when the cars were disposed of. Service recommenced in 1985 with replica tram cars. There are four tramcars, each hauled by one of 14 Clydesdale horses. 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clydesdale draft horse at the Maryland State Fair The Clydesdale is a breed of draft horse derived from the very hard-working farm horses of Clydesdale (now Lanarkshire), Scotland and named for that region. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ...

See also

• Douglas Horse Tram, another horse drawn tramway on the Isle of Man
• List of light-rail/tram systems

The Douglas Horse Tram is a horse-drawn tramway located in the town of Douglas on the Isle of Man. ... The following is a list of cities that have tram / light-rail systems as part of their public transport system. ...

External link

• City of Victor Harbor's pages on the tram