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'''Singareni Collieries Light Railway'''

Coal was discovered in the area around Yellandu in the Khammam district in 1871. The Hyderabad (Deccan) Co Ltd obtained mining rights in 1886 <ref name =darvill>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled 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 AP24 pages 67-68</ref>.  

A 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) mines locomotive was in operation by 1889 but the extent and the development of the light railway network has not been determined, by 1910 the railway the output had risen to 470,000 tons of coal per annum. There are records of other NG locomotives being in service from 1902-1919, but these details are not complete < ref name =darvill/>.   

The broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) [[Singareni Coal Fields Railway]] opened 1888 and became the [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]] 'NGSR Mineral Branch'. A line from [[Dornakal]] Junction to Singareni Coalfields, 16 miles(26km) ) <ref name=Admin_p.98>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n107/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 98 (pdf107)]; Retrieved  1 Feb 2017</ref>

The 'Singareni Collieries Company Limited' was formed in 1923 and bears the same name today <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singareni_Collieries_Company Wikipedia "Singareni Collieries Company"]; Retrieved  1 Feb 2017</ref>.
 
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