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  1. 1 day ago · Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport. Electric House, Colaba, headquarters of BEST. The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking ( BEST) is a civic transport and electricity provider public body based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was originally set up in 1873 as a tramway company called "Bombay Tramway Company Limited".

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  3. May 10, 2024 · On May 9, Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) completed 150 years of transport service in Mumbai. It startd the journey on May 9, 1874. As per the book 'The BEST Story', horse-pulled 'Shigram' and bullock-drawn 'rekla' were being used for local transportation in Mumbai.

  4. May 9, 2024 · 08 May 2024, 11:55 pm. 2 min read. As the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) marks its 150th anniversary, Mumbai prepares for a grand celebration honouring its iconic transport service. The journey started with horse-drawn tramways on May 9th, 1874, linking Coloba-Paydhnoie, Bori Bunder, and Pydhonie, with the last ...

  5. May 9, 2024 · Mumbai, May 9 (PTI) It moved Mumbai, then Bombay, literally on ‘horse power’, transitioned to buses running on diesel and embraced less-polluting compressed natural gas or CNG before introducing sleek and silent electric vehicles with zero emission. This has been the journey of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) since May ...

  6. May 10, 2024 · Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (BEST) transport service, which began operating horse tram services in Mumbai on May 9, 1874, completed 150 years on May 9. In honour of this ...

  7. May 10, 2024 · In the early 1900s, the BEST Tramways Company was renamed BEST Electric Supply and Tramways Company Limited (BEST), which decades later got the name Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport ...

  8. May 10, 2024 · This service was started with 20 trams and 200 horses! It was in the early 1900s that the BEST Tramways Company was renamed BEST Electric Supply and Tramways Company Limited. Decades later, it was again renamed as Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (BEST). BEST and Mumbai have evolved so much in the last century!

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