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'''John Fowler & Company Ltd''', locomotive builder and light railway supplier,  based in Leeds, UK and from 1891 established 'John Fowler & Company (India) Ltd.' based in Calcutta and later in Bombay.

==Portable Tramway/Railways== 
As supplied in approximate chronological order <ref name =darvill>“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  WB77 page ....</ref>:-
<br>The records give the following as using the 'John Fowler' system.
<br>''This list is not complete'' 
*[[Rajgarh, Biaora-Sehore Road Construction Tramway]], [[Central India]] Agency [[Public Works Department|PWD]]; 2 miles track, 1865
*[[Sambhar Salt Extraction Tramway]], Sambhar Salts Ltd; experimental line that failed, 1869-86
*[[Amritsar Municipality Conservancy Tramway]], Amritsar Municipality; 5 miles and wagons, gauge 2ft 0in, 1882
*[[Calcutta Water Supply - Pulta & Tallah Tramways]], Water Supply Department; 14 miles of track, John Fowler locomotives and trucks, gauge 2ft 0in, 1884-86
*[[Nellore District Forestry Tramways]], Madras Presidency Forest Department; track and wagons, gauge 2ft 0in, 1885 onwards 
*[[Rangoon Water & Sewerage Department Railway]], Burma, Rangoon Burma Municipal Government water supply tank construction; track, locomotives and trucks, gauge 1ft 8in(508mm), 1886-89
*[[Periyar Dam and Reservoir Construction Tramway]], Government of India for Madras Presidency [[Public Works Department|PWD]]; track and side-tipping trucks, 1889
*[[Burma, Bassien Municipality Tramway]]; track and rolling stock, 1889
*[[Andaman Islands Timber Tramway]] Forest Department; track 1½ miles(2.4km) initially with trucks, later extended withy additional track, locomotive and wagons 
*[[Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway]]; experiments with a section of track, passenger carriage and wagons, and John Fowler built trolleys, 1902

==Further Information==
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== References ==
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[[Category:Railway Wagon & Carriage Manufacturer‎]]