Mumbai: more than six months after they were launched by the Chairman of the Minister of Uddhav Thackeray but it was closed because of the Kuncian, the electric Victorian carriage made a comeback in South Mumbai on Saturday.
This carriage will now offer a guided tour of Iconic Fort Heritage Precinct on weekends.
The state transportation department in the early 2021 cleaned the proposal to allow the electric Victorian carriage to flow around the Indian gate where the traditional Victoria horse carriage ran for a century.
Waritage Tours will be run by City History Company Khaki Tours.
The tour will start from Kala Ghoda, Lion gate and bring tourists in the carriage to CSMT through the Chowk Hutatma and Dr.
Road and finally end up at Ghoda once again.
“Each tour will last around 40-45 minutes.
Most of MilmaCar remembers Victoria for the joyrides they offer, but they are also an important part of Mumbai transportation inheritance.
For us, they are perfect for city heritage tours.
And we want them to be more than Just as a joyride.
When you add a unique story style of Khaki Tours for them, the trip becomes magical and unforgettable, “said Bharat Gothoskar from Khaki tour.
“The carriage operated with the battery runs at a maximum speed of less than 20 km per hour.
They are environmentally friendly and bring you back to the old city inheritance.
We have binded with Khaki Tours to offer legacy tours to tourists.
Now they have been launched after locking, Regular running apart from the tourist heritage will begin soon, “said a spokesman for Ubo Ridez, a company that operates the carriage.
The carriage weighs almost 650 kg and is equipped with environmentally friendly lithium-ion batteries that provide up 60 to 70 km with one charge.