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'''Singri | The '''Singri-Panchnoi River Tramway''' was a privately owned narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line that ran northwards from [[Singri Ghat]] on the Brahmaputra River to to the environs of [[Hugrajuli]]. The line opened in 1919 to transport tea down to the Singri Ghat. | ||
<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HUXrVyUk0RAC&pg=PA532&lpg=PA532&dq=Singri-Panchnoi+River+Tramway&source=bl&ots=Xffatfvt5b&sig=qwecpiEk0SkgBUnU_Vfi7rU7DkM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3rs8VdegHqeP7AbiTA&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Singri-Panchnoi%20River%20Tramway&f=false Google Books "The Brahmaputra Basin Water Resources" by Vijay Singh, Nayan Sharma, C. Shekhar P. Ojha. Section 27.12]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
The line was owned by the Singri Panchnoi River Tramway Co Ltd. | |||
<ref>[http://search.lma.gov.uk/LMA_DOC/CLC_B_123.PDF London Metropolitan Archives - Inchcape Group CLC/B/123 Page 287"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | |||
In 1934 the tramway was operating a scheduled service from Singri Ghat to [[Hugrajuli]] and [[Panchoi]], a distance of 20 miles(32km), a journey time of 2 hrs 42 mins | |||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/timetables/Bradshaw_1934/1934+Bradshaw_+page+314b.jpg.html "1934 Bradshaw Timetable", page 314b. Reproduced by IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club'']; Retrieved 13 Feb 2016</ref> | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Tramways]] | [[Category:Tramways]] | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category: Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:05, 13 February 2016
The Singri-Panchnoi River Tramway was a privately owned narrow gauge(NG) line that ran northwards from Singri Ghat on the Brahmaputra River to to the environs of Hugrajuli. The line opened in 1919 to transport tea down to the Singri Ghat. [1]
The line was owned by the Singri Panchnoi River Tramway Co Ltd. [2]
In 1934 the tramway was operating a scheduled service from Singri Ghat to Hugrajuli and Panchoi, a distance of 20 miles(32km), a journey time of 2 hrs 42 mins [3]
References
- ↑ Google Books "The Brahmaputra Basin Water Resources" by Vijay Singh, Nayan Sharma, C. Shekhar P. Ojha. Section 27.12; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ London Metropolitan Archives - Inchcape Group CLC/B/123 Page 287"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ "1934 Bradshaw Timetable", page 314b. Reproduced by IRFCA Indian Railways Fan Club; Retrieved 13 Feb 2016
