Check out century-old black and white photos of erstwhile Bombay's trams
While preserving the remains of over five-decade-old tram tracks found underneath Dr DN Road at Hutatma Chowk in South Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) will be affixing several immemorial and classic photographs of trams at their museum. The 100-metre tracks, which were discovered on Saturday near Flora Fountain, were removed and have been moved to be preserved at the BEST museum at Wadala for public display. "This is been done to showcase the past glory of transport network in Mumbai," BEST Public Relation Officer, Hanumant Gophane said.
While preserving the remains of over five-decade-old tram tracks found underneath Dr DN Road at Hutatma Chowk in South Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) will be affixing several immemorial and classic photographs of trams at their museum. The 100-metre tracks, which were discovered on Saturday near Flora Fountain, were removed and have been moved to be preserved at the BEST museum at Wadala for public display. "This is been done to showcase the past glory of transport network in Mumbai," BEST Public Relation Officer, Hanumant Gophane said.
Text: Kunal Chonkar, iamin.in. Images: BEST Archives