Pretoska Tramway System (Birth of Krakozhia)

History
The capital's municipality council proposed to the national parliament there plan for a Russian built tramway in Ibklask.

The Ibklask Tramway opened on 6th May 1901 after a 6 month debate in parliament over the issue.

Construction lasted little more than a year and the first of the 5 tram lines was opened 6th May 1901, a second opened 6th months later. The 2 lines had total length of 23 km and track gauge of 1,000 mm.

In the period between 1901 and 1938 large numbers trams and tram making equipment different European producers. By 1938 Karosha started building their own carriages under the supervision of the Pretoska born engineer Ivan Zelev and his wife, Irina. Initially the old French and Russian made under frames and chassis were used for the production, but these were replaced in 1942.