Mumbai Trains


One of Lucy's ex-teachers, a Kiwi known to her students as Coach Tash has produced an excellent clip on You Tube featuring Mumbai trains.  It really gives you a sense of a key part of life for the people who contribute to the 7.5 million passenger journeys undertaken each day.







As you can see I really have my work cut out in opening the first modern metro line in the City!

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