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| − | '''Dwara-Therria Light Railway''' | + | The '''Dwara-Therria Light Railway''' opened in about 1902 to carry limestone. The 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line was authorised to run from Dwara Bazar north-eastwards to Therria Ghat, a station on the [[Cherra-Companyganj Railway]]. |
| − | + | The main traffic was to be limestone. The promoter died in 1904 and the company building the line went into liquidation in 1909. On closure the locomotives and rolling stock were acquired by the [[Dehri-Rohtas Light Railway]]. | |
| + | <ref>“Indian / South-Asian Industrial Locos / Tramways and Light Rail”, Paragraph 1.5. by Simon Darvill. First edition 2000; Revised August 2004</ref> | ||
| − | + | == References == | |
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Latest revision as of 10:44, 3 February 2016
The Dwara-Therria Light Railway opened in about 1902 to carry limestone. The 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line was authorised to run from Dwara Bazar north-eastwards to Therria Ghat, a station on the Cherra-Companyganj Railway.
The main traffic was to be limestone. The promoter died in 1904 and the company building the line went into liquidation in 1909. On closure the locomotives and rolling stock were acquired by the Dehri-Rohtas Light Railway. [1]
References
- ↑ “Indian / South-Asian Industrial Locos / Tramways and Light Rail”, Paragraph 1.5. by Simon Darvill. First edition 2000; Revised August 2004
