Special Postal envelop to commemorate 75 years of Electric Traction in India
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Right side of the envelop
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Back of the envelop
Excerpts from "History of Bombay Suburban Railways" by Dr. A.K.
Arora
The inaugural ceremony of the first electric train in India was performed on
3rd February 1925 in the fore noon by Sir Leslie Wilson, then the Governor of
Bombay amidst the presence of the Chief Commissioner for Railways, Mr. Hadow the
member of Railway Board, Justice M.R. Jaykar and other distinguished ladies and
gents. India became the 24th nation in the world and 3rd in Asia to inaugurate
Railway electrification, even before the USSR, Belgium, Denmark, etc.
The Governor and Lady Wilson traveled in the inaugural train while other
train followed with card ticket holders.
Mr. McLean, the agent (for GIP Railway) thought that in a year's time or in
1927, Poona could be reached in 3 hours.
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