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| − | The '''Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway''' , owned and worked by [[Mysore State Railway]], was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line. It was sanctioned for construction in August 1917 with a recorded length of 10 miles (16km)<ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n258/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 250]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref> | + | The '''Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway''' , owned and worked by [[Mysore State Railway]], was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line. It was sanctioned for construction in August 1917 with a recorded length of 10 miles (16km) <ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n258/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 250]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref>; commissioned on February 5, 1921 and which was operated until 1949 <ref name=deccan>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/236916/will-railway-line-n-r.html Deccan Herald “Will railway line to N R Pura be realised?” 24 Mar 2012]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref>. |
==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
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''It seems most likely the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway was constructed to carry the iron ore to the Iron Works.'' | ''It seems most likely the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway was constructed to carry the iron ore to the Iron Works.'' | ||
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| − | The Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway worked in conjunuction with the [[Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway]] , a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line | + | The Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway worked in conjunuction with the [[Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway]] , a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, also owned and worked by [[Mysore State Railway]]; opened in May 1917 <ref name=Admin/>; still operating in 1948 but closed shortly after <ref name=deccan/> . |
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 29 August 2016
The Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway , owned and worked by Mysore State Railway, was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) line. It was sanctioned for construction in August 1917 with a recorded length of 10 miles (16km) [1]; commissioned on February 5, 1921 and which was operated until 1949 [2].
Remarks
The function of the tramway has not been identified.
- Tadasa is a small township 5 miles(8km) north of Bhadravati and Hebbe is a remote area in the hills 12 miles(19km) south; these distances do not add up to the 10 miles(16km) given in the 1918 Administation Report[1].
- Hebbe is in the vicinity of Kemmanagundi, in the Baba Budangiri hills, the location of the rich iron ore deposits [3] and is the terminus of the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway.
- The Mysore Iron Works at Bhadravati was planned in 1915-16 and commenced operations in 1921 using the iron ore from the region of Hebbe / Kemmanagundi.
It seems most likely the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway was constructed to carry the iron ore to the Iron Works.
Associated Tramway
The Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway worked in conjunuction with the Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway , a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) line, also owned and worked by Mysore State Railway; opened in May 1917 [1]; still operating in 1948 but closed shortly after [2] .
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 250; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Deccan Herald “Will railway line to N R Pura be realised?” 24 Mar 2012; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
- ↑ Wikipedia “Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant” ; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
