The Streetcar of DongA University

The Streetcar of Dong-A University Busan, Korea

( Update: 2011. 4. 10 )

Before ( 2010.12.19 )

After ( 2011. 1 ~ 4 )

Length 14m, height 3.2m ( except Bügel), Width 2.4m

LA cablecars were imported to Korea on 1956

The Los Angeles Railway 1450

TYPE	GP&L 860-899 number series ( No. 893 )
BUILT	1927
Company	Cincinnati Car Company
	It was built by Cincinnati Car Company in 1927 as part of company order #2960.
	This would mean the car was originally in the GP&L 860-899 number series.
Import	1952 - Atlanta streetcars, 1956 - LA cablecars
	1952, The 40 Atlanta streetcars were imported to Korea.
	1956, The 53 LA cablecars were imported to Korea.
Run in Busan	1952. 6.19 ~ 1968. 5.19
	After May 19, 1968, the street car didn't service any more,
	so the president of Dong-A university asked one streetcar to the streetcar company for education.
Donation	1969. 2. 23 ( to Dong-A University )
	Korea Electric Power Corporation made a donation.
1st Repair	1980
	The streetcar was damaged a lot such as corrosion of metal, rot of wood, breaking the window,
	theft of parts and so on, because there was no storage facility.
	Dong-A university repaired the streetcar on a large-scale like a change of wood on the roof and inside,
	the iron plate in the front and the back, reinforcement the iron plate on the side and painting.
	After this work, the university prepared storage facility to avoid rain.
2nd Repair	2011. 1. 10 ~ 4. 10
	Dong-A university museum relocated to new place with the streetcar in 2009. Now the streetcar is repairing.