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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Calcutta Tramways Company Limited (CTC) is a West Bengal state government undertaken company that runs trams in Kolkata and buses in and around Kolkata. The Kolkata tram is the oldest operating electric tram of Asia, running since 1902. Horse drawn trams in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India - Life size Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Calcutta Tramways Company Limited (CTC) is a West Bengal state government undertaken company that runs trams in Kolkata and buses in and around Kolkata. The Kolkata tram is the oldest operating electric tram of Asia, running since 1902. Horse drawn trams in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India - Life size model at City Centre arcade 1945 CTC trams, S TYPE trams, which are still running1873An attempt was made to run a 2.4-mile (3.9 km) tramway service between Sealdah and Armenian Ghat Street on 24 February. The service was not adequately patronised and was wound up on Nov 20.1880The Calcutta Tramway Co. Ltd was formed and registered in London on 22 December. Metre-gauge horse-drawn tram tracks were laid between Sealdah to Armenian Ghat via Bowbazar Street, Dalhousie Sq. and Strand Road. The route was inaugurated by the Viceroy Lord Ripon on 1 November.1882Steam locomotives were deployed experimentally to haul tramcars. By the end of the nineteenth century the Company owned 166 tramcars 1000 horses, 7 steam locomotives and 19 miles of tram tracks.1900Electrification of the Tramways and simultaneous reconstruction of tracks to in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) was started.190227 March 1902, the first electric tramcar in Asia ran from Esplanade to Kidderpore, and on 14 June that year, Esplanade to Kalighat.1903Kalighat line extended to Tollygunje, Esplanade to Belgachhia (via Bidhan Sarani, Shyambazar), and Esplanade to Shialdaha station route (via Binay Badal Dinesh Bag, Rajib Gandhi Sarani, Books, , Tram-Transport-in-India~~Books-LLC, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<