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Dispatches from Kolkata

Fading Beauties: Streetcars of Desire Pt. 2

By Sandip Roy
Published April 19, 2023 at 4:40 AM PDT
A parade of old streetcars in Kolkata led by a wooden watering car from 1924.
Sandip Roy
A parade of old streetcars in Kolkata led by a wooden watering car from 1924.

Kolkata’s streets continue to clog with cars. The fate of an already established, cleaner transit option, teeters in the balance.

Dispatches from Kolkata
Sandip Roy
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