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The “Brünner Damf - Tramway” Company, Brno Steam Tramway, was established in 1884 and launched the operation of a steam-powered tramline between Pisárky and Královo Pole on 24th May 1884. This was joined that same year by another line between Václavská and Ústřední hřbitov. Fifteen locomotives and 31 tow vehicles were gradually put into operation. A new company was founded in 1886, this time under the name of “Brünner Local Eisenbahn Gesellschaft” (Brno Local Railway Company). Steam-powered transport remained even after the electrification of passenger transport, although the number of steam locomotives fell to four. These were used in freight siding transport, but could be employed in passenger transport if the electricity supply was cut off or to help cope with increased traffic demands on Sundays and public holidays. The last of the steam locomotives, Caroline (now an exhibit at the Technical Museum in Brno), drew rail freight wagons through the streets of the city until February 1926, when it was transferred to the Zbrojovka siding, connected directly to the Czechoslovak rail network. This ended the first stage of steam operation on the tracks of street transport in Brno. The second stage came during the 1940s after the local Brno - Líšeň track became part of the Brno Electric Tramways Company.
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