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'''John Fowler & Company Ltd''', locomotive builder and light railway supplier,  based in Leeds, UK and from 1891 established 'John Fowler & Company (India) Ltd.' based in Calcutta and later in Bombay.


==Portable Tramway/Railways==
As supplied in approximate chronological order:-
<br>The records give the following as using the 'John Fowler' system.
<br>''This list is not complete''
*[[Rajgarh, Biaora-Sehore Road Construction Tramway]], [[Central India]] Agency [[Public Works Department|PWD]]; 2 miles track, 1865
*[[Sambhar Salt Extraction Tramway]], Sambhar Salts Ltd; experimental line that failed, 1869-86
*[[Amritsar Municipality Conservancy Tramway]], Amritsar Municipality; 5 miles and wagons, gauge 2ft 0in, 1882
*[[Pulta Water Supply Tramway]], Water Supply Department; 14 miles of track, John Fowler locomotives and trucks, gauge 2ft 0in, 1884-86
*[[Nellore District Forestry Tramways]], Madras Presidency Forest Department; track and wagons, gauge 2ft 0in, 1885 onwards
*[[Rangoon Water & Sewerage Department Railway]], Burma, Rangoon Burma Municipal Government water supply tank construction; track, locomotives and trucks, gauge 1ft 8in(508mm), 1886-89
*[[Periyar Dam and Reservoir Construction Tramway]], Government of India for Madras Presidency [[Public Works Department|PWD]]; track and side-tipping trucks, 1889
*[[Burma, Bassien Municipality Tramway]]; track and rolling stock, 1889
*[[Andaman Islands Timber Tramway]] Forest Department; track 1½ miles(2.4km) initially with trucks, later extended withy additional track, locomotive and wagons
*[[Khushalgarh-Kohat-Thal Railway]]; experiments with a section of track, passenger carriage and wagons, and John Fowler built trolleys, 1902
==Further Information==
Refer to individual pages for information and references.
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Service Providers & Contractors]]
[[Category:Railway Locomotive Manufacturers and Repairers‎]]
[[Category:Railway Wagon & Carriage Manufacturer‎]]

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