India's oldest — and only — streetcar system is on its last legs
by editors@theworld.org (Sandip Roy) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6RATF)
When Kolkata celebrated the 150-year-old tram system's anniversary last year, it was limping along. Last month, the city announced it would end tram service, aside from a very small heritage loop. The tram does have a small but loyal band of supporters that want to keep it alive. They're making a last-ditch effort to get the city to reconsider. We're bringing back this story from reporter Sandip Roy who hopped aboard a Kolkata tram last year.