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IN PICS: 150 Years Of Kolkata Tram — A Ride Through The Past

Kolkata is celebrating 150 years of tram services in the city. According to the West Bengal Transport Corporation, the first tram was a horse-drawn car, which rolled on tracks on February 24, 1873.

Kolkata is celebrating 150 years of tram services in the city. According to the West Bengal Transport Corporation, the first tram was a horse-drawn car, which rolled on tracks on February 24, 1873.

A tram decorated as part of the 150th-anniversary celebrations of Calcutta Trams, in Kolkata on February 24, 2023.

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The first tram, a horse-drawn car, rolled on tracks on Kolkata roads on February 24, 1873, according to the West Bengal Transport Corporation | Photo: Twitter/@_CTUA_
The first tram, a horse-drawn car, rolled on tracks on Kolkata roads on February 24, 1873, according to the West Bengal Transport Corporation | Photo: Twitter/@_CTUA_
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An undated photo of trams on a congested Kolkata road during British rule | Photo: Wikimedia Commons
An undated photo of trams on a congested Kolkata road during British rule | Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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An undated photo of a tram on a Kolkata street | Photo: Wikimedia Commons
An undated photo of a tram on a Kolkata street | Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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A 1945 image of commuters entering a tram through its windows | Photo: Wikimedia Commons
A 1945 image of commuters entering a tram through its windows | Photo: Wikimedia Commons
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Trams roll along Chowringhee road in Kolkata in 1944 | Photo: Frank Bond/Wikimedia Commons
Trams roll along Chowringhee road in Kolkata in 1944 | Photo: Frank Bond/Wikimedia Commons
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The heart of erstwhile
The heart of erstwhile "downtown Calcutta”, the intersection of Chowringhee Road and Dharmatolla Street at the Esplanade, in 1945 | Photo: Frank Bond/Wikimedia Commons
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1945: Looking down on the Kolkata end of the Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly river as trams leave for their destinations| Photo: Frank Bond/Wikimedia Commons
1945: Looking down on the Kolkata end of the Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly river as trams leave for their destinations| Photo: Frank Bond/Wikimedia Commons
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A congratulatory message from the West Bengal government during the Calcutta Tramways Company's 100-year celebrations in 1980. Twitter/@_CTUA_
A congratulatory message from the West Bengal government during the Calcutta Tramways Company's 100-year celebrations in 1980. Twitter/@_CTUA_
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People click pictures of historic trams during tram parade moves on road as part of the 150th anniversary of Calcutta trams, on February 26, 2023 | Photo: PTI
People click pictures of historic trams during tram parade moves on road as part of the 150th anniversary of Calcutta trams, on February 26, 2023 | Photo: PTI
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Roberto D'Andrea, a tram conductor from Melbourne, poses for photos aboard a tram, decorated as part of the 150th-anniversary celebrations of Calcutta Trams, in Kolkata on February 24, 2023 | Photo: PTI
Roberto D'Andrea, a tram conductor from Melbourne, poses for photos aboard a tram, decorated as part of the 150th-anniversary celebrations of Calcutta Trams, in Kolkata on February 24, 2023 | Photo: PTI

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