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MOVING ON: BERLIN'S ABOAG BEGINS

Today in Berlin: 25 June, 1868

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On this day in 1868 the ABOAG, or Allgemeine Berliner Omnibus AG, first large-scale public transport company in Berlin, was established to replace a multitude of smaller businesses, and to unify the public-transport market.

Pferdeomnibusse (horse-drawn omnibuses) of ABOAG on Alexanderplatz around 1890, photo by Lucien Levy. Image in public domain.
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