Ganga Ram, Tram way.

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The horse drawn Tramway was introduced by Sir Ganga Ram in the subcontinent. It was a local mass transit system- a light tram consisting of four trolleys, hooked to one another and drawn by a medium sized pony . It connected Sir Ganga Ram’s Gangapur Village with Buchiana Railway Station ( District Nankana Sahib) A JNW- Section. It trotted over two feet wide and two miles long track and carry forty passengers seated on wooden benches. A shed and stable were also built in the middle of the village . It provided a ready means of transport for men and material.

The tram (commonly known as Anokhi Sawari) was started in 1905 at the wish of Sir Ganga Ram’s daughter and it worked till 1990 when a road parallel to track rendered it useless. The operation of the tram was supervised by the “cooperative society” of Gangapur and the operation of tram was given to a contractor in an auction on yearly basis. Fair was very cheap and each trip of the tram corresponded with the arrival of train at Buchiana Station. A public bell was given before departure . In case two trams crossed enroute, passengers were transshipped and ponies exchanged. The experiment of Tram was first of its kind in the subcontinent.

The trolley displayed at Golra Heritage Point is the replica of the one displayed at Buchiana. The Task of conversation of this cultural heritage has been completed with an attempt to educate the general public of its historical significance and as a tribute to Sir Ganag Ram for whom Mr Pyarey Lal Bedi, his biographer remarked very aptly, “he was true son of the soil and few have loved Mother Earth more than he did”.
( Text by Mr. ashafq Ali Tabassam DCO-Rawalpindi, Pakistan Railways)

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