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Freight branches

There existed also a number of branch lines and sidings, which normally were used only by freight trams. The following overview is probably not complete and not all lines existed at the same moment.
  1. São Pedro da Cova, mines. Opened in 1917, original the whole line from Rio Tinto was used by coal trams only. There existed passes for travelling on the coal trams. In 1918 most of the line was also used by the trams of line 10/, but from the terminus of this line the coal line to the mines continued until the closure of the Massarelos power plant in the 1950’s.
  2. São Pedro da Cova, Delfim da Silva. Coal merchant (1920)
  3. São Pedro da Cova, Manoel de Sousa Matos. Coal merchant (1920)
  4. Rua Silva Tapada – Monte Aventino. Since 1916 coal was also transported from the mines in São Pedro da Cova to Monte Aventino by a rope way, from where it was transported by tram to Massarelos or other customers.
  5. Branch line from Boavista via Rua de 5 de Outobro to the factory of A Constructora (not electric)
  6. Branch line Coats & Clark VN de Gaia - March 1908, 700 m from S.Ovídio. March 1939 raised.
  7. Avenida da Boavista, G & G Graham & Companhia, next to Rua Azevedo Coutinho (1912)
  8. Boavista, Empresa de Combustiveis, Lda. Rua de Agramonte (1930)
  9. Boavista, Companhia Manufactura de Artefactos de Malha, Avenida da França (1930)
  10. Restauração, Fabrica de Moagem do Corpo Santo. (1910)
  11. Rua da Piedade into Fabrica União Fabril Portuense (1910)
  12. Branch line from Rua da Rainha (S.Mamede) via Travessa de Valle Formosa and Rua de S.Diniz to the Fabrica Portuguesa da Refinação, 305 m (1911)
  13. From Rua Formosa into Alexandre Braga, ramal de serviço de Empresa Geral de Transportes (1924)
  14. From Rua Formosa into Sa da Bandeira next to Mercado do Bolhão. (1892), no tramline yet in this part of Sa da Bandeira)
  15. Branch line to the fish-market at Cordoaria (not electric)
  16. From Estrada Real no.3 (Amial / Vale Formoso?) via Rua Delfim Maia to Igreja de Paranhos.
  17. From Rua do Bomfim via Campo 24 de Agosto to Rua Santos Pouzada, linha de serviço para descarga de carvão e outras mercadorias. (1919)
  18. Matosinhos. from Rua Brito Capelo into the Fabrica de Conservas on the corner with Avenida de Meneres (1899)
  19. Matosinhos, from Rua Brito Capelo (Rua Castelo do Queijo) into the Armazems Bento José Pereira da Cunha just before the crossing with the PPF line. (1899)
  20. Matosinhos, from Rua Brito Capelo via Avenida Meneres to the Fabrica de Brandão Gomes & Ca. Also a connection from the line in Rua Roberto Ivens to this branch line. This Fabrica was between Rua Teixeira de Melo, Rua Carlos de Carvalho and the linha para padreiras de S.Gens. (on the site of Gist-brocades)
  21. Pedreira da Arrábida (1933)
  22. Rua do Oura, Fábrica da Gaz.
  23. Estação São Bento, Rua da Madeira. (1913)
  24. Estação de Campanha.
  25. Boavista, Estação PPF. (1909)
  26. Miragaia, Alfândega.
  27. Cais das Pedras / Monchique.
  28. Leixões, molhe Norte from Castelo da Leça.
  29. Leixões, molhe Sul from Rua Brito Capelo via Rua Godinho.
  30. Siding for loading of sand at A Cantareira.
  31. Rua da Piedade, parallel to track of line 16 (1925)
  32. Rua da Piedade into Julio Diniz for constructing of Julio Diniz (1930)
  33. Rua Formosa, deposito de materiaes do Coliseu (1940)
  34. Line for sand at Castelo da Foz (existed 1930-1935)
  35. From Avenida da Boavista into Rua Seralves, Ramal para transporte de entulho destinodos á construcção a Avenida do Gama (1925)
  36. From Praça da Liberdade into Rua Laranjal for removal of debris of the demolition of buildings in the future Avenida dos Aliados area. (1917)
  37. Boavista / Julio Diniz corner Western side, dump of ashes from Massarelos (1930)
  38. Matosinhos, Circunvalação into Avenida Norton de Matos dump of ashes from Massarelos (1920)
  39. From Avenida do Brasil via Rua do Padrão to Rua de Gondarem connecting with the old steamtram line, dump of ashes from Massarelos (1917)
  40. Rua Dom Pedro V, dump of ashes from Massarelos
  41. From Avenida da Boavista via the old steamtram line to the deposito de material e via da CCFP just after the Rua Serralves. (1938?)
  42. From Rua de Ameal via Rua da Telheira to substation no.2 at Largo da Telheira.
  43. From line to São Pedro da Cova to substation St.Eulalia. (1928)
  44. Rua do Castelo do Queijo into substation no.1. (1910)
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