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See also page '''[[Howrah Tramways (Light Railways)]]'''

The [[Howrah]] Municipality operated a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) Conservancy Tramway that carried the night soil of [[Howrah]] to a trenching ground at Belgachia <ref name =WB45>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at  http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference:  Entry WB45  page ....</ref>. 

The '''[[Howrah Municipality Conservancy Tramway]]'''. The [[Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway|Sleakhalla line]] operated on the same gauge and followed the same routing within the Municipality and it is thought the company incorporated the line and used it during the night to permit the movement of night soil . The conservancy line ran up the Belgachia Road to a trenching ground that was 1 mile (1.6km) from the [[Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway|Sheakhalla line]]. 

==History==
''The date the tramway became operational is unknown''

Two locomotives dating from 1887 from the 'Howrah Municipality Conservancy Tramway' are known to have become part of the [[Howrah-Amta Light Railway]] and [[Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway]] in 1899 and 1901 respectively. It is unknown if [[Martin's Light Railways]], the operators of these two light railways, had taken over the contract <ref name =WB45/>.

The tramway was reported as operational in 1909 <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=sQ3xRWL-S60C&pg=PA135&lpg=PA135&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books "Bengzal District Gazetteers - Hawrah by L.S.S O'Malley page 135, published 1909]; Retrieved 5 Oct 2017</ref>.

In 1910 the records show the purchase of 28 Conservancy Wagons <ref name =WB45/>, so the system was in use at that time. 

==Further Information==
''Other than above no further information has been found.''

Page '''[[Howrah Tramways (Light Railways)]]''' gives details of the relationship of the tramways in Howah

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