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'''Sedashegar Pier Construction Tramway'''


The 'Manchester Cotton Company' built a 30 foot(9 metre) long by 21 foot(2.4 metre) wide pier on the edge of the beach in Sedashegar Bay, This later becazme known as Karwar<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  KA34 page ....</ref>.
The pier was for moving cotton from a factory to ships. A 248 foot (75 metre) tramway of unknown gauge and a single wagon were used during its construction. The Bombay Presidency loaned the equipment<ref name =darvill/>.
==Remark==
The [[Dharwar Light Railway/River link to Karwar Proposal 1858]]
We can only speculate how the cotton was brought from 75 miles inland - by bullock cart or river barges - we will never know!!
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]

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