Changes

The '''Tanjore District Board Railway'''was the first District Board Railway, opened in 1900 and was worked by the [[South Indian Railway]](SIR).

Formed 1900 by raising The Tanjore District Board raised funds to construct feeder lines; worked by SIR(qv) See also for the construction of a railway 103 miles in length and the first section '''[[Mayavaram Mutupet Railway]] ''' opened with a section of 31 miles (50km) in 1890 and completed in 1894.

The line was owned by Tanjore District Board Railway became the pattern of District Board Railways and worked was shortly followed by the South Indian Kistna District Board which opened the [[Bezwada-Masulipatam Railway]] in 1908.Later followed by [[Podanur-Pollachi Railway]](Coimbature D.B); [[Tenali-Repalle Railway]] (SIRGuntur D.B.).<ref name=name>[http://archive.org/stream/roorkeetreatiseo030592mbp/roorkeetreatiseo030592mbp_djvu.txt] Roorkee Treatise On Civil Engineering Section IX. Chapter 1 Section 15 </ref>

{{WorkAlso the '''[[Nidamangalam-in-Progress-Rly}}Mannargudi Railway]]''' was opened by the Tanjore District Board, date unknown.<ref name=name/>. == References ==<references />