Pakistan’s Century-Old Horse-Drawn Train

In 1903, a famous social activist named Ganga Ram established a unique mode of transport in his village in Faisalabad, Pakistan. It was a tram on a pair of narrow railway tracks pulled by horses. At the time of its construction, the Ghoda Train (literally horse train) was not even that unusual. Horse-drawn railways were used all over the west in the early 19th century, but they were gradually replaced by steam locomotives. But Ganga Ram’s horse train remained in used for decades, long after the country had gained independence.

The Ghoda Train connects two villages—Buchiana and Gangapur—the latter named after Rai Bahadur Sir Ganga Ram, an engineer, architect and philanthropist, who turned this barren land into a thriving agricultural hub through groundbreaking irrigation techniques.

Source: amusingplanet.com