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'''Sone Causeway Construction Railway'''
The Sone Causeway was built as part of the Grand Trunk Road in the Rohtas District, which had been constructed over the River Sone (''see Spelling Note'') between 1860 and 1863 (resuming the work that had been suspended since 1857)<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 BR20 page 119</ref>.
The [[Public Works Department]] Engineer of the project constructed a 'rough and temporary tramway' based on the non-standard 4 ft 0in gauge (''see Gauge Note''). The rails were made from spare angle iron, the sleepers from common jungle wood and the trucks, with solid hard wood wheels, were wood framed with a few rough planks. The trucks were drawn by a pair of bullocks with a rough yoke 8 feet long, which allowed the animals to walk outside the sleepers <ref name =darvill/>.
The 1862 report stated the line had been working for three months across the loose sand of the Sone riverbed and was a 'decided success'. It is assumed that the system was lifted when the project was finished. However it is interesting to note that this unusal 4ft gauge was adopted on the [[Sone Canal Construction Railway/Tramway]] some five years later <ref name =darvill/>.
'''Spelling Note - River Sone'''
The spelling used is as given in the various contemporary reports. However there are variants:-
*“History of the East Indian Railway", Huddlestone, 1906", states ‘River Soane’ <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/historyeastindi00huddgoog#page/n57/mode/1up/search/soane Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone, page 35, pdf page 57]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>
*"Grace’s Guide", quoting a 1856 report, uses the spelling ‘River Soane’ <ref name=Grace>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Soane_Bridge Grace’s Guide “Soane Bridge” ]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>
*"[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]" names the river as The ‘River Son’ as a tributary of the River Ganges <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_060.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 54. ]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>. ''We normally take the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] as the definitive spelling but, in this instance, it is clear that other contemporary sources are more representative.''
*”Wikipedia” uses the spelling ‘Son River’ with alternative ‘Sone River’ <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_River Wikipedia “Son River”. ]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>.
'''Gauge Note'''
The 4ft 0in Gauge specified is most unusual and we have classfied this as a [[Rail_gauge#Unique rail Gauges|Unique Rail Gauge]]. The only other example of this gauge is the [[Nalhati-Azimganj Railway]], the original name for the [[Indian Branch Railway]].
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
The Sone Causeway was built as part of the Grand Trunk Road in the Rohtas District, which had been constructed over the River Sone (''see Spelling Note'') between 1860 and 1863 (resuming the work that had been suspended since 1857)<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 BR20 page 119</ref>.
The [[Public Works Department]] Engineer of the project constructed a 'rough and temporary tramway' based on the non-standard 4 ft 0in gauge (''see Gauge Note''). The rails were made from spare angle iron, the sleepers from common jungle wood and the trucks, with solid hard wood wheels, were wood framed with a few rough planks. The trucks were drawn by a pair of bullocks with a rough yoke 8 feet long, which allowed the animals to walk outside the sleepers <ref name =darvill/>.
The 1862 report stated the line had been working for three months across the loose sand of the Sone riverbed and was a 'decided success'. It is assumed that the system was lifted when the project was finished. However it is interesting to note that this unusal 4ft gauge was adopted on the [[Sone Canal Construction Railway/Tramway]] some five years later <ref name =darvill/>.
'''Spelling Note - River Sone'''
The spelling used is as given in the various contemporary reports. However there are variants:-
*“History of the East Indian Railway", Huddlestone, 1906", states ‘River Soane’ <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/historyeastindi00huddgoog#page/n57/mode/1up/search/soane Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone, page 35, pdf page 57]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>
*"Grace’s Guide", quoting a 1856 report, uses the spelling ‘River Soane’ <ref name=Grace>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Soane_Bridge Grace’s Guide “Soane Bridge” ]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>
*"[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]" names the river as The ‘River Son’ as a tributary of the River Ganges <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_060.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 54. ]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>. ''We normally take the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] as the definitive spelling but, in this instance, it is clear that other contemporary sources are more representative.''
*”Wikipedia” uses the spelling ‘Son River’ with alternative ‘Sone River’ <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_River Wikipedia “Son River”. ]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>.
'''Gauge Note'''
The 4ft 0in Gauge specified is most unusual and we have classfied this as a [[Rail_gauge#Unique rail Gauges|Unique Rail Gauge]]. The only other example of this gauge is the [[Nalhati-Azimganj Railway]], the original name for the [[Indian Branch Railway]].
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
