British Electric Traction Company
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The British Electric Traction Company was a company in Mumbai
which used to generate electricity in Mumbai since 1882. It had a 1,100 hp (820 kW) generator and serviced 107 consumers by 1905. The company was bought over by the Bombay Electric Supply & Tramways Company Limited
the same year.
See also British Electric Traction
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Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
which used to generate electricity in Mumbai since 1882. It had a 1,100 hp (820 kW) generator and serviced 107 consumers by 1905. The company was bought over by the Bombay Electric Supply & Tramways Company Limited
Bombay Electric Supply & Tramways Company Limited
Bombay Electric Supply & Tramways Company Limited was a sole provider of electric supply, electric tram service and buses in the Mumbaicity from 1905 to till 1947 when it was municipalised to form the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking...
the same year.
See also British Electric Traction
British Electric Traction
British Electric Traction Company Limited, renamed BET plc in 1985, was a large British industrial conglomerate. It was once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index but was acquired by Rentokil in 1996, and the merged company is now known as Rentokil Initial.- Early history :The company was founded as...
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