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Early Railway Experiments and Proposals: Difference between revisions
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<blockquote>In 1842 a proposal was put forward to provide a stone tramway to connect south [[Madras]] to the outlying districts of Santhome and Mylapore. A bridge carrying over the Adyar River named the [[Elphinstone Bridge]] had been constructed about 1840 during the time of Lord Elphinstone, who was governor of Madras from 1837 to 1842. The proposal was to construct a stone tramway on the existing bridge, presumably to convey carts pulled by bullock and extended over existing roads. A short length was constructed but in 1843 the experiment was abandoned. </blockquote> | <blockquote>In 1842 a proposal was put forward to provide a stone tramway to connect south [[Madras]] to the outlying districts of Santhome and Mylapore. A bridge carrying over the Adyar River named the [[Elphinstone Bridge]] had been constructed about 1840 during the time of Lord Elphinstone, who was governor of Madras from 1837 to 1842. The proposal was to construct a stone tramway on the existing bridge, presumably to convey carts pulled by bullock and extended over existing roads. A short length was constructed but in 1843 the experiment was abandoned. </blockquote> | ||
[[Godavari Dam Construction Railway|''' | [[Godavari Dam Construction Railway|'''Godavari Dam Construction Railway, 1845''' - see separate page for details]] | ||
<blockquote>The railway was built for transporting materials for the construction of the Dowlaisweram Anicut at Rajahmundry (which is now located in Andhra Pradesh). This was a dam was built over the Godavari River as part of the scheme to irrigate the Godavari delta around 1845.Work on the project was started in 1845 under the direction of Captain A Cotton and as far as can be ascertained the railway was in use from the start of the project. The project was completed in 1852 and the railway was closed down.</blockquote> | <blockquote>The railway was built for transporting materials for the construction of the Dowlaisweram Anicut at Rajahmundry (which is now located in Andhra Pradesh). This was a dam was built over the Godavari River as part of the scheme to irrigate the Godavari delta around 1845.Work on the project was started in 1845 under the direction of Captain A Cotton and as far as can be ascertained the railway was in use from the start of the project. The project was completed in 1852 and the railway was closed down.</blockquote> | ||