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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 | 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] | |||
[[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.