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'''Oude Province Tramway and Railway Proposal, 1855-57 
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The British Library [[India Office Records]] IOR/E/4/844 <ref>British Library IOR/E/4/844, “Oude: Tramways, proposal to establish in” p.859</ref> gives the following information concerning the use of tramways and railways in [[Oude|Oude Province]] in the years 1855-57.

*[[Henry Yule|Captain Henry Yule]] had reported in 1855 regarding the use of tramways and railways on the Oude Province, This had been adopted by The Lieutenant Governor of the N W Provinces in Public Works Directive No 7 paragraphs 42 & 43  in 1856.

*Dispatch, No 5 dated 28th January 1857 was forward for consideration the projects of two Companies for the introduction of Railways in the province of Oude.

*Later in early 1857 the following ‘Letters of Intent’ were received from: -
**a). Letters from Mr R Yates; dated 10th March 1857, and letter dated 11th April 1857
**b). Letters from Mr W Andrews; dated 7th and 29th April 1857 and Dated 20th May 1857
**c). Letters from Miss Sutton and Omrnarmey;  dated 6th February 1857 and 3rd March 1857
**d). Letters from Hyde Clarke Esq.; dated 24th January, 11th March and 11th April 1857.

*These were sent for comment upon. One of these was for tramways, which was against the recommendation of [[Henry Yule|Captain Henry Yule]].  Others were in favour of the extension into the province of Rohilkhand  <ref<[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohilkhand Wikipedia “Rohilkhand” ]; Retrieved  27 Feb 2017</ref>, however it was questioned as to the effect this would have on the population of the district and have an effect on the [[East Indian Railway]] Company already operating there.

'''Conclusion'''
<br>There is no evidence that these proposals were specifically acted upon. 


==Further Information==
For more information and background:-

See '''[[Early Railway Experiments and Proposals]]'''

== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
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[[Category:Early Railway Experiments and Proposals]]