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St Thomas Mount Tramway Proposal 1836
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St Thomas Mount Tramway Proposal 1836
In 1936 a submission was made from the Government in Madras to the Directors of East India Company in London concerning two projects. One was the project to build a tramway for carrying road materials from Mount St Thomas. [1]. The Madras Gazette of the 4th May 1836 [2] had enquired why this project was taking place.
The reply dated 19th September 1838 dismissed the proposal as a quotation was not attached and as there was no savings to be made. The scheme was discounted out of hand [1].
Further Information
See Early Railway Experiments and Proposals for more information and background.
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 “British Library India Office Records” E/4/951 p. 578 “Proceedings regarding Red Hills Railway”
- ↑ ” Madras Gazette” 4 May 1836, held on Microfiche at the British Library”