Fans of India's tram system hail it as the "glory" of Kolkata and an integral part of how the megacity grew, but the 151-year-old network is under threat.
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00:00Whenever I sit in Tram, I can see the city through a different view, point of view.
00:05Because these wooden frames have a different taste of vision.
00:10I can see the detail of the city through this Tram because it's very nostalgic, it's very
00:16old, and it very beautifully mixes with the surroundings, wherever it goes.
00:36This is compressor switch, we should raise this up first, then the compressor motor will
00:41start sucking in air.
00:50This is the only city in India which has the Tramways, and if this is removed, then this
00:56glory of not only the city, the country will be lost.
01:02That the investment you require is minimum, service life of the Trams is 50, 60, 70, 80
01:09years life, in contrast to 5 to 10 years for buses, state transport buses.
01:16And for Tramways, the operational running cost and everything is minimum.
01:21Spare parts may be expensive, but they are so durable, that in the long run, these are
01:27all economically sound.
01:52Whenever I think about it, I really feel sad about it, that I'm riding these Trams and
01:58one day they all will be scrapped.
02:01But the next time I think that we can be the change, we can do something, so let's not
02:06lose hope, and let's fight for it.
02:08We can make something better out of it, instead of scrapping it.