<page_title> Trams in Zürich </page_title> <section_title> Many companies </section_title> <table> <cell> Zürcher Strassenbahn Gesellschaft [de] <col_header> Company </col_header> </cell> <cell> The private company that opened Zürich's first tramway, using horse-drawn standard gauge (1,435 mm or 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in gauge) trams. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
The trams were operated by the Zürcher Strassenbahn Gesellschaft (ZStG), a private company, and were of standard gauge (1,435 mm or 4 ft 8 ¹⁄₂ in gauge) and horse-drawn.