. The Street railway journal . FIG. 2.—VIEW AT ALEXANDER PLATZ, SHOWING SPAN WIRE CONSTRUCTION Berlin Industrial Exhibition in 1896, when the managersof the road succeeded in obtaining permission from the cityto introduce electricity, using the overhead trolley on sev-eral of its lines, which were being greatly crowded, due tothe Exposition. The Union Elektricitats Gesellschaft wasasked to furnish fifty motor cars, and to equip several work was pushed vigorously, and when the Exposi-tion was opened on May 1, 1896, a part of the system wasin operation, the remainder being ready by Jun
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 2.—VIEW AT ALEXANDER PLATZ, SHOWING SPAN WIRE CONSTRUCTION Berlin Industrial Exhibition in 1896, when the managersof the road succeeded in obtaining permission from the cityto introduce electricity, using the overhead trolley on sev-eral of its lines, which were being greatly crowded, due tothe Exposition. The Union Elektricitats Gesellschaft wasasked to furnish fifty motor cars, and to equip several work was pushed vigorously, and when the Exposi-tion was opened on May 1, 1896, a part of the system wasin operation, the remainder being ready by June 29 of thesame year. The year 1896 might be called the experimental yearfor the introduction of electricity as a motive power on theBerlin street railways. The overhead system amply met the latter ranking in size after that in Berlin, and well-known on account of its superior equipment and operation. As the use of the overhead trolley was not permitted inthe central and western portion of Berlin, it was decided tointroduce
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