Nashik (NEWS DHAMAKA 2020)
Trams
In Nashik (Then Nasik) Were Built In 1889 As 2 Ft 6 In (762 Mm) Narrow Gauge(NEWS
DHAMAKA 2020). The Consulting Engineer Was Everard Calthrop, Later Known With
The Barsi Light Railway(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
Originally,
The Tram Used Two Carriages Pulled By Four Horses(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). It Ran
From The Present Old Municipal Corporation Building On Main Road To The Nasik
Road Railway Station, A Distance Of 8 To 10 Kilometres (5(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).0
To 6(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).2 Mi)(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
The
Stretch Between Nashik And Nashik Road Was Jungle-Covered, And The Only Mode Of
Transport From The Station To The City Was Horse-Drawn Carriage Or One Of Two
Taxis(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). The Tram Ceased Operations Between 1931 And 1933(NEWS
DHAMAKA 2020).
Chennai (NEWS DHAMAKA 2020)
Trams
In Chennai (Then Madras) Operated Between The Docks And The Inland Areas,
Carrying Goods And Passengers(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). When The System Began On 7 May
1895, It Was India's First Electric Tram System(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
The
Original Conduit System Was Replaced By A Conventional Overhead Wire System
After A Series Of Destructive Monsoons(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). The Trams Could
Carry Heavy Loads And Were Popular, With Thousands Of Riders Daily(NEWS DHAMAKA
2020).
The
Route Included Mount Road, Parry's Corner, Poonamallee Road And The Ripon
Building(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). At Its Height In 1921, 97 Cars Ran On 24
Kilometres (15 Mi) Of Track(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). The Tram Company Went Bankrupt
About 1950, And The System Closed On 12 April 1953(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
Kanpur (NEWS DHAMAKA 2020)
In
June 1907, Trams Were Introduced In Kanpur (Then Cawnpore)(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). There
Were 4 Miles (6(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).4 Km) Of Track And 20 Single-Deck Open Trams(NEWS
DHAMAKA 2020). The Single-Track Line Connected The Railway Station With Sirsaya
Ghat On The Banks Of The Ganges(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). Photographs Of Cawnpore Trams
Are Rare(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
The
Introductory Stock Was Electric-Traction Single-Coach; Single-Coach Trams Were
Also Used In Delhi, Mumbai And Chennai(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). The Service Was
Discontinued On 16 May 1933(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
Kochi (NEWS DHAMAKA 2020)
The
Cochin State Forest Tramway Was A 1,000 Mm (3 Ft 3 3⁄8 In) Metre Gauge Forest
Tramway Running From The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary In Palakkad District
To Chalakudy In Thrissur District(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
Operating
From 1907 To 1963, It Served The Then Cochin Region (Now Kochi Region) And
Brought Teak And Rosewood From Forests For Global Shipment(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
Delhi (NEWS DHAMAKA 2020)
A Tram In Delhi
Trams
In Delhi Began Operation On 6 March 1908(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). At Its Zenith In
1921, There Were 24 Open Cars On 15 Kilometres (9(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).3 Mi) Of
Track(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
Jama
Masjid, Chandni Chowk, Chawri Bazaar, Katra Badiyan, Lal Kuan And Fatehpuri Were
Linked With Sabzi Mandi, Sadar Bazar, Paharganj, Ajmeri Gate, Bara Hindu Rao And
Tis Hazari(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). The System Closed In 1963 Due To Urban
Congestion(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
Patna(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020)
Patna
Had Horse-Drawn Trams As Urban Transport[18] The Tram In Patna Ran In The
Populated Area Of Ashok Rajpath, From Patna City To Bankipore, With Its Western
Terminus At Sabzibagh (Opposite The Pirbahore Police Station)(NEWS DHAMAKA
2020).
It
Was Discontinued In 1903 Due To Low Ridership, And Plans To Extend The Route
Westward Never Materialised(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
Bhavnagar
(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020)
Bhavnagar
Had A 2 Ft 6 In (762 Mm) Narrow-Gauge Tram Built By Bhavnagar State(NEWS
DHAMAKA 2020). The First Section Was Built In 1926 From Bhavnagar South To Talaja,
And Was Extended To Mahuva In 1938(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
The
Total Length Of The Tramway Was 67(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).5 Miles (108(NEWS DHAMAKA
2020).6 Km)(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). The Tramway Used Small 4-8-0 Locomotives Later
Classified As T-Class(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). In 1947 The Tramway Was Taken Over By
The Saurashtra Railway, And Later By The Western Railway(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). It
Was Closed During The 1960s(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
Power Supply(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020)
The
Trams Have A Direct Current Power Supply From Overhead Lines, Which Replaced
The Original Conduit After A Series Of Monsoons(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). Power Is
Obtained From A Trolley Pole, A Current Collector Mounted On Top Of The Tram(NEWS
DHAMAKA 2020).
The
Track Rails Are The Return Path For The DC Current(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020). DC Power
Is Supplied By Mercury-Arc Rectifier (Converter) Stations, Located Throughout
The City(NEWS DHAMAKA 2020).
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