Editing Transport in Milan (section)

===Trams===
[[File:Tram Milano Colonne.JPG|thumb|A modern "Sirio" tram in Milan, at "Colonne di San Lorenzo" ("St. Lawrence's Columns").]]
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The Tram network comprises [[Azienda Trasporti Milanesi#Tram Lines|17 urban lines]].<ref name=giromilano>{{cite web|title=GiroMilano - Il navigatore ATM per Milano e provincia|url=http://www.atm-mi.it/it/Giromilano/Pagine/default.aspx|publisher=Azienda Trasporti Milanesi|accessdate=16 January 2012}}</ref> The system is more than 170&nbsp;km long and is the biggest network in Italy.

The Milan tram network dates back to 1876, when the first [[Tram#Horse-drawn|horse driven]] tram line began operation. In 1878 the first steam powered tram was launched and by 1901 all the lines were electric powered. In 1910 line numbers were first introduced. At that time the network was already consisting of 30 lines. Until 1917 the tram system was operated by several different companies, however, since that year the municipality took control over the whole network.<ref name="storia">{{cite web|url=http://www.storiadimilano.it/citta/trasporti_pubblici.htm |title=Trasporti pubblici ::: Storia di Milano |publisher=Storiadimilano.it |date= |accessdate=2012-07-25}}</ref>

In the 1920s the famous [[ATM Class 1500|Class 1500 streetcars]] were introduced. Many of them, restored, are still in use today.

Beginning from the late 1950s and until the end of the 1970s the tram network was reduced, being replaced in some areas by the new Metro lines or by bus lines.