Louis Mékarski

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Mékarski tram in Paris in 1900

Louis Mékarski (in Polish Ludwik Mękarski) (1843, Clermont-Ferrand,^[1] France — 1923) was a French engineer and inventor of Polish origin. In the 1870s he invented the so-called Mekarski system of compressed-air powered trams which was used in several cities of France and USA as alternative to horse-powered and steam-powered trams.

In Nantes there is a street Rue Louis Mékarski.

References

↑ Archives Nantes - Le Tramway Nantais, page 19 (fr)

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Name	Mekarski, Louis
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Date of birth	1843
Place of birth	Clermont-Ferrand, France
Date of death	1923
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