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The '''Madras Tramway Proposals''', 1857, are given in the [[India Office Records]] as detailed below. No further information has been found to establish if any experiments were conducted. There is no evidence that such proposals were adopted.  
The '''[[Madras Tramway Proposals]]''' were put forward by the Madras Government  in 1857 for ‘experiments for using tramways instead of common roads were being carried out in the Madras Territories and may be used in the Punjab’ <ref>British Library IOR/E/4/843 p1238 “Roads, Madras, tramways suggested as substitutes for common roads” </ref>.  


See [[Early Railway Experiments and Proposals]] for more information.  
It would appear that Madras were experiencing problems in crossing unstable ground and river neds and were developing solutions using temporary tracks.


In a letter dated 29th April 1857 it was suggested that experiments for using tramways instead of common roads were being carried out in the Madras Territories and may be used in the Punjab. <ref>IOR/E/4/843 p1239 letter dated 29th April 1857 British Library</ref>
==Further  Information==
See page '''[[Tramroads, Riverbed Crossings]]'''


The first tramway in Madras was many years later with the formation of '''The [[Madras Electric Tramway Co Ltd]]''' formed in 1892. The construction of the first track commenced in 1894 and the first tramway section opened for use in May 1895.
See also '''[[Early Railway Experiments and Proposals]] ''' for more information and background.  


==Records==
==Note==
An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this tramway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2  “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue”  - Search];  Retrieved  25 Oct 2016</ref>
Not to be confused with first tramway in Madras which was many years later in 1892 with the formation  of '''The [[Madras Electric Tramway Co Ltd]]'''. The construction of the first track commenced in 1894 and the first tramway section opened for use in May 1895.
gives the following: -
*Z/E/4/29/M167; “Madras, Tramways suggested as substitutes for common roads”; 1857
*Z/E/4/29/T372; “Tramways, Madras, suggested as substitutes for common roads “; 1857
*Z/E/4/29/R935; “Roads, Madras, tramways suggested as substitutes for common roads”; 1857




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Latest revision as of 06:14, 14 February 2017

The Madras Tramway Proposals were put forward by the Madras Government in 1857 for ‘experiments for using tramways instead of common roads were being carried out in the Madras Territories and may be used in the Punjab’ [1].

It would appear that Madras were experiencing problems in crossing unstable ground and river neds and were developing solutions using temporary tracks.

Further Information

See page Tramroads, Riverbed Crossings

See also Early Railway Experiments and Proposals for more information and background.

Note

Not to be confused with first tramway in Madras which was many years later in 1892 with the formation of The Madras Electric Tramway Co Ltd. The construction of the first track commenced in 1894 and the first tramway section opened for use in May 1895.


References

  1. ↑ British Library IOR/E/4/843 p1238 “Roads, Madras, tramways suggested as substitutes for common roads”
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