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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>; 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>.  
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 miles (15km)<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> and commissioned on February 5, 1921, 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> as the line was in the path of the ‘Lakkavali Reservoir and Irrigation Project on the Bhadra River’<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 KA90  page ....</ref>.


==Remarks==
==Remark==
''The function of the tramway has not been identified.''
The tramway was commissioned by the Mysore State Forest Department and the records state it to be a forest tramway. Tadessa was a station on the [[Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway]] and it is assumed that these two lines were worked together <ref name =darvill/>.


*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<ref name=Admin/>.   
Tadasa is a small township  5miles(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 miles (15km) given in the 1918 Administration Report)<ref name=Admin/> .   


*Hebbe is in the vicinity of Kemmanagundi, in the Baba Budangiri hills, the location of the rich iron ore deposits <ref name=Wiki>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visvesvaraya_Iron_and_Steel_Plant  Wikipedia “Visvesvaraya  Iron and Steel Plant” ]; Retrieved 28 Aug  2016</ref>  and is the terminus of the  Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway.
Hebbe is in the vicinity of Kemmanagundi, in the Baba Budangiri hills, the location of the rich iron ore deposits <ref name=Wiki>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visvesvaraya_Iron_and_Steel_Plant  Wikipedia “Visvesvaraya  Iron and Steel Plant” ]; Retrieved 28 Aug  2016</ref>  and is the terminus of the  Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway.
    
    
*The [[Mysore Iron Works Light Railway|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.  
The [[Mysore Iron Works Light Railway|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.''
It seems most likely the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway was also used 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([[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/> .  
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/> .  
 
==Further Information==
For details and map for tramways in this region see '''[[Tramways in Mysore State]]'''


== References ==
== References ==
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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 9½ miles (15km)[1] and commissioned on February 5, 1921, which was operated until 1949 [2] as the line was in the path of the ‘Lakkavali Reservoir and Irrigation Project on the Bhadra River’[3].

Remark

The tramway was commissioned by the Mysore State Forest Department and the records state it to be a forest tramway. Tadessa was a station on the Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway and it is assumed that these two lines were worked together [3].

Tadasa is a small township 5miles(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 9½ miles (15km) given in the 1918 Administration Report)[1] .

Hebbe is in the vicinity of Kemmanagundi, in the Baba Budangiri hills, the location of the rich iron ore deposits [4] 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 also used to carry the iron ore to the Iron Works.

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] .

Further Information

For details and map for tramways in this region see Tramways in Mysore State

References

  1. 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. 2.0 2.1 Deccan Herald “Will railway line to N R Pura be realised?” 24 Mar 2012; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
  3. 3.0 3.1 “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 KA90 page ....
  4. Wikipedia “Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant” ; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016