The doodle included geometrical figures and mathematical formulae, scribbled on a partially yellow piece of paper. To celebrate Euler’s birthday yesterday, the doodle was a partly animated one. The train doodle is a slightly less interactive one this time round and slightly inaccurate too, given the fact that the train was actually pulled by three locomotives. The first rail line had come up near Chintadripet Bridge in the then Madras Presidency in 1836 as an experimental line.Īfter the first passenger train was run between Bombay and Thane, the first passenger railway line in north India was opened between Allahabad and Kanpur in 1859. Interestingly, this was only the first time a passenger train was run in India. The journey of the first passenger train in India lasted for a good 57 minutes between Bori Bunder and Thane and had just one halt.Ĭelebrating the 160th anniversary of the first passenger train The train was pulled by three locomotives – Sultan, Sindh and Sahib and had about 400 passengers on board its 14 carriages. The first passenger train in India ran between Bori Bunder in Bombay and Thane on April 16, 1853, signaling a new era in travel and communication in the country. The train is surrounded by open fields and palm trees, trying to bring back the charm of the 19th century. The whole doodle wears a very old-worldly look and resembles a painting more than a drawing. The engine forms the first “O” in “Google”. The doodle is a simple affair, with a steam locomotive pulling a train. A day after Google honoured Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler with a doodle, the search giant has come up with one more to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the first passenger train in India. If you’re a fan of spotting Google Doodles, this is a great week for you.
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