0
Hard to say as the "Trolley car" came out in various styles, some horse drawn, in various parts of the world, so it is hard to pin point exact time and sole inventor (If there was one) for the trolley car.
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 14y agoThe man who invented the Trolley Car was named Elbert R. Robinson. He Made it in 1483.
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoThe inventor was Elbert R. Robinson
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoFrank J. Sprague
Wiki User
∙ 11y agoAndrew Smith Hallidie
Wiki User
∙ 8y agoGranville T Woods
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How did the electric transit affect Americans lives?
Charles Van De Poele invented the idea of trolley poles pushing upward against the trolley wire with the first electric transit.
What did Elbert T Robinson invent?
Elbert T. Robinson invented the electric trolley.
Is a trolley car a cable car?
No. Trolley cars are powered by an electric cable, and have electric motors. Cable cars, such as the ones in San Francisco, have a steel cable that moves in a slot in the street. The cable car has a "grip" that clamps onto the cable, and the car is pulled along until the "grip" is released.
When was Electric City Trolley Museum created?
Electric City Trolley Museum was created in 1999.
Has the electric car been invented?
Yes, the electric car was invented a long time ago. The first electric car came about in 1899. It slowly evolved from there into what the modern car is now.
The first electric trolley in south Carolina was in?
Columbia installed the first electric trolley line in South Carolina in 1893. Richmond, Virginia installed the first ever electric trolley in 1887.
Who invented the electric streetcar?
In 1874, New York City installed an electric streetcar system designed by Stephen Dudley Field. The system was dangerous and ineffective, but it was a sign of things to come. Eugene Cowles got the first patent for an electric trolley in the United States in 1881. Dr. Werner von Siemens first ran an electric trolleybus, the Elektromote, near Berlin, Germany, on April 29, 1882. Dr. Joseph R. Finney operated an experimental trolley car near Pittsburgh, PA in the summer of 1882. John Joseph Wright invented an electric streetcar in Canada in 1883. In 1885, John C. Henry set up the first overhead-wire electric transit system in Kansas City, MO, the first regular service in the United States. Charles van Depoele set up trolley lines in several North American cities by 1887. In 1888, a trolley system designed by Frank Sprague began operating in Richmond, Virginia. Sprague's system became the model for electric street railways all over the US. In 1893, Elbert R Robinson, an African American inventor, received a patent for an electric railway trolley. Hard to say as the "Trolley car" came out in various styles, some horse drawn, in various parts of the world, so it is hard to pin point exact time and sole inventor (If there was one) for the trolley car. Well alot of people invented it but mostly it was John Joseph Wright
What did Elbert R. Robinson invent?
Elbert R. Robinson invented the electric railway trolley, for which he received a patent in 1893.
Who patented the electric railway trolley in 1983?
Nobody, but Elbert R Robinson, an African American inventor, received a patent for an improved electric railway trolley in 1893. This was not the first electric railway trolley.
Where was the first electric trolley installed in South Carolina?
Columbia installed the first electric trolley line in South Carolina in 1893. Richmond, Virginia installed the first ever electric trolley in 1887.
What are the release dates for Armour's Electric Trolley - 1897?
Armour's Electric Trolley - 1897 was released on: USA: July 1897
How Robert Anderson invented the the car?
He did not. He invented the electric motor car, which is a different matter.
