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| − | '''Tinnevelly-Tiruchendur Railway''' | + | The '''Tinnevelly-Tiruchendur Railway''' was first proposed in 1908 to be a metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line from [[Tinnevelly]] to the pilgrimage site at [[Tiruchendur]] and to be constructed by the District Board. |
| + | <ref>[http://indpaedia.com/ind/index.php/Tiruchendur] Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908 and Vol 23; page 373</ref> | ||
| − | + | There is no evidence that this MG line was constructed. | |
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| + | In 1926 the following is recorded ‘Messers. Parry and Company’s light Railway runs from Tiruchendur to Tissianvilai touching the port of Kulasekarapatnam, which has shipping connection with Colombo and Tuticorin.’ | ||
| + | <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=SzWvq8EYBwUC&pg=PA133&hl=fr&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=3#v=onepage&q&f=false] | ||
| + | llustrated Guide to the South Indian Railway – 1926; page 133</ref> | ||
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| + | Parry and Co were a long established trading company with diverse business interests including shipping. | ||
| + | <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=8WNEcgMr11kC&pg=PA169&lpg=PA169&dq=Messrs+Parry+and+Company&source=bl&ots=0kZ5weXQL1&sig=laVy5QXRoYB4rRFnumdt4PuuTOA&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5pber5snJAhUCzxoKHb41AuoQ6AEIJzAC#v=onepage&q=Messrs%20Parry%20and%20Company&f=false] | ||
| + | Southern India: Its History, People, Commerce, and Industrial Resources by Arnold Wright page 166</ref> | ||
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| + | ''No further information has been found'' | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 13:43, 7 December 2015
The Tinnevelly-Tiruchendur Railway was first proposed in 1908 to be a metre gauge(MG) line from Tinnevelly to the pilgrimage site at Tiruchendur and to be constructed by the District Board. [1]
There is no evidence that this MG line was constructed.
In 1926 the following is recorded ‘Messers. Parry and Company’s light Railway runs from Tiruchendur to Tissianvilai touching the port of Kulasekarapatnam, which has shipping connection with Colombo and Tuticorin.’ [2]
Parry and Co were a long established trading company with diverse business interests including shipping. [3]
No further information has been found
