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'''Balaghat District Manganese Mines Railways'''


A manganese mining opera entral Provinces Prospecting Syndicate'. It was renamed in 1924 as the 'Central Provinces Manganese Ore Company'and nationalised after independence. A company operates several mines and the pre-1947 information on railways follows:-
*'''Balaghat Mine'''; [[Balaghat]] was a station on the [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR) 'Jubbulpore-Gondia Extension' which was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line that opened in January 1903 connecting at [[Gondia]] to the BNR broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) mainline <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n14/mode/1up “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 6 (pdf14)]; Retrieved  4 Mar 2017</ref>.
<br>The Balaghat Mine, first working in 1901, located north of [[Balaghat]]  and connected by 3.5km branch to join the BNR NG line  3 km north of [[Balaghat]] station.
<br>The records show that the mine operated 2ft 0in(610mm) NG and 1ft 6in(457mm) track, locomotives and tubs <ref>MP03</ref>.
*'''Tirodi Mines''', Tirodi is a major open-cast manganese source <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOIL_(company) Wikipedia "Manganese Company of India Ltd"]; Retrieved  4 Mar 2017</ref>.
<br>The [[Tumsar-Tirodi Light Railway]], a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line constructed for the ' Central India Mining Company' opened 1 April 1916 and purchased by Government and worked as a branch of the BNR network <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n19/mode/1up/search/Tumsar+Road “Administration Report on Railways 1918” page 11 (pdf19)]; Retrieved 4 Mar 2017</ref>. Connecting at Tumsar Road to the BNR broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) mainline.
<br>The records show there were three mining sites. The East and West Tirodi Mines Records show they had BG sidings in 1929. It is therefore assumed that the [[Tumsar-Tirodi Light Railway]] was upgraded to a BG line before this date <ref>MP03</ref>. The North Tirodi Mine records show similar equipment from before 1932 <ref>MP05</ref>.
*'''Stapatore Mine''', about 8km west from Tirodi
*'''Ramara Mine''',

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