Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking transport service, which began operating horse tram services in Mumbai on May 9, 1874, completed 150 years on May 9. In honour of this milestone, BEST is hosting an exhibition at the BEST Museum, showcasing its journey from the inception of horse tram services in 1874 to the present day. The first horse trams …
I have two framed pictures on my bedroom wall, always placed together. An old print of the iconic Rajabai Tower of Bombay and a Calcutta tram moving across a colonial era building, taken by the well-known photographer, Jagdish Agarwal. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, you could even do a tour of Calcutta’s historical spots by tram, a whimsical …
