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East India Tramway Company
The "East India Tramway Company" was formed in 1884 to provide a tramway service in
[[Karachi]] (now in Pakistan).


Karachi steam tramway opened 1884; horse drawn 1886; petrol powered 1905
The [[Karachi Steam Tramway]] was opened to the port on April 20, 1885, and was replaced with a horse tramway a year later. In 1909 the horse trams were replaced with distinctive-looking petrol cars. There were 64 of these in service in 1955 when the company celebrated its 70th Anniversary. The petrol trams continued in service until April 30, 1975.


== External Links==
==External Links==
*[http://www.tramz.com/tva/tvx.html  History of TRAMS - Pakistan; by John Rossman]


History of TRAMS in India
http://www.tramz.com/tva/in.html
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[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railways]]

Revision as of 05:32, 18 November 2015

The "East India Tramway Company" was formed in 1884 to provide a tramway service in Karachi (now in Pakistan).

The Karachi Steam Tramway was opened to the port on April 20, 1885, and was replaced with a horse tramway a year later. In 1909 the horse trams were replaced with distinctive-looking petrol cars. There were 64 of these in service in 1955 when the company celebrated its 70th Anniversary. The petrol trams continued in service until April 30, 1975.

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