Trondheim Sporvei

Trondheim Sporvei
Type	Municipally owned
Founded	1921
Headquarters	Trondheim, Norway
Area served	Trondheim, Norway
Industry	Transport
Products	Tram operation
Parent	City of Trondheim

Trondheim Sporvei was a municipally owned tram operator in Trondheim, Norway that existed between 1921 and 1974. The company operated the municipal parts of the Trondheim Tramway until it was merged with A/S Graakalbanen and Trondheim Bilruter to create Trondheim Trafikkselskap. That company has become part of Nettbuss.

History

The tramway in Trondheim was started as a horsecar service in 1893 and in 1901 the city council established Trondhjems Elektricitetsværk og Sporvei to electrify and operate the tramway. In 1921 the two companies were split, with Trondheim Energiverk, the other half of the company specialising as a power company.

Trondheim Sporvei operated three lines, including the original Ilalinjen and also built Elgeseterlinjen (1913), Ladelinjen (1901 and 1958) and Singsakerlinjen (1923), but not Gråkallbanen, that was run by the private A/S Graakalbanen. In 1966 though the city bought Graakalbanen and merged it with Trondheim Sporvei in 1971. In the later years Trondheim Sporvei also operated some buses, including the ones used on the closed Line 3. The company's buses were painted red.