▁" me chan ised " ▁means ▁of ▁transport ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁Sp lo š na ▁mal o ž ele z ni š ka ▁dru ž ba ▁() ▁was ▁officially ▁established . ▁Without ▁special ▁ceremony ▁tram way ▁officially ▁started ▁to ▁operate ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁On ▁the ▁first ▁day ▁they ▁sold ▁ 6 , 4 0 0 ▁tick ets . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁very ▁small , ▁because ▁only ▁ 1 3 ▁motor ised ▁units ▁with ▁ 1 ▁tra iler ▁and ▁a ▁car ▁used ▁for ▁sal ting ▁roads ▁in ▁winter ▁were ▁in ▁stock , ▁ 6 4 ▁people ▁were ▁employed . ▁In ▁each ▁tram ▁there ▁was ▁room ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁people ▁( 1 6 ▁seats ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁standing ), ▁they ▁could ▁reach ▁spe eds ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁kilometres ▁per ▁hour . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁the ▁L jub lj ana ▁tram ▁travel led ▁about ▁ 1 3 6 , 0 0 0 ▁kilometres ▁and ▁transport ed ▁ 3 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁passengers . ▁Sp lo š na ▁mal o ž ele z ni š ka ▁dru ž ba ▁which ▁was ▁man aging ▁tr ams ▁in ▁L jub lj ana ▁was ▁an ▁Aust rian ▁private ▁limited ▁company ▁under ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁foreign ▁invest or ▁company ▁S iem ens ▁& ▁H als ke . ▁After ▁the ▁exp iry ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁of ▁operation , ▁the ▁city