With development of the city, public transport became essential. Horse drawn carriages gradually gave way first to trolley cars and eventually to trams and finally, buses.
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Carriages to Trams
Horse drawn carriages gradually gave way first to trolley cars and eventually to trams and finally, buses.
Buses
From 1920s, Indian-owned buses, serviced and run by owners were able to undercut municipal services significantly.
Rikshas
Marshall Campbell introduced the ricksha copied from turn of the century Japan.
Apartheid & Transport
Public transport aimed mainly at white citizens faced financial difficulties. In the 1950s there was a gradual purchase of Indian bus routes.