It would appear that Madras were experiencing problems in crossing unstable ground and river beds and were developing solutions using temporary tracks.

In 1936 a submission was made from the Government in Madras to the Directors of East India Company in London concerning two projects.

In 1842 a proposal was put forward to provide a stone tramway to connect south Madras to the outlying districts of Santhome and Mylapore.

By 1842 a letter to the Court of Directors of the East India Company requested payment of Rs1817.15 for the construction of the tramway.

The construction of the first track commenced in 1894 and the first tramway section opened for use in May 1895. it was the first electric tram system in India.

On 31 May 1900 the ‘Electrical Construction Company’ as contactor-turned-operator bought out other shareholders and placed William Thom as Manager.

Trams in Madras (Chennai) were operated between the docks and the inland areas, carrying goods and passengers.

On July 29, 1949, the company had submitted a petition to the Minister for Public Works, complaining about the increased charges, and pointing out how it had been carrying one lakh citizens of Madras daily at cheap rates for years.

The letter also pointed out how the company had begun to work at a loss, was unable to pay any dividend and how its financial condition had deteriorated progressively.

[9] so due to uncontrollable losses on 12 April 1953, Madras Electric Tramways co. was closed and to cater one lakh public needs, additionally 50 Busses were operated by the government[4] and finally the tram tracks were not dismantled, later they were being vanished by successful laying and replacement of roads.