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There is a reference in a letter of 24 June 1857 to an ‘aledged ‘alleged failure’ on the tramway from [[Dholera]] to Khumbanda (Khoombunder) in the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) see ‘Records’ below.

Dholera is a town in Gujarat, India. Dholera is was an ancient port-city in Gulf of Khambhat. The nearest broad gauge connection is Bhavnagar (34 km) to the south of Dholera<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dholera Wikipedia “Dholera” ]; Retrieved 25 Jan 15 Feb 2017</ref>.

The location of Khumbanda (or alternative spelling Khoombunder) has not been identified. It appears most likely that this town is situated at the head of the Bhader Creek which leads directly to the sea. The records show that there was ‘a tramway of unknown gauge which was laid for 4½ miles(7.2km) from the head of a creek to a cotton godown (warehouse) at Dholera.’ It was used for transporting cotton bales and opened on 15 May 1851 <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 GJ02 page 146</ref>. A close examination on Goggle Earth indicate the remains of a trackway from Dholera running southeasterly direction towards the Bhader Creek, this trackway runs alongside a more recent road <ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dholera,+Gujarat+382455,+Inde/@22.199193,72.2872504,13z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x395f2451ff4100f9:0xaa2cd52f20110ead!8m2!3d22.2498636!4d72.1934421 Google Maps and Google Earth "Dholerta, Gujarat3]; Retrieved 15 Feb 2017</ref>.