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The railway was worked by [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR) as part of its [[Satpura Railway]] network | The railway was worked by [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR) as part of its [[Satpura Railway]] network | ||
<ref>[http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.fr/2013/05/a-tribute-to-satpura-railway-part-i.html | <ref>[http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.fr/2013/05/a-tribute-to-satpura-railway-part-i.html "A Tribute to the Satpura Railway (Part I)"]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
The owner of this private industrial line was the Central India Mining Company. | The owner of this private industrial line was the Central India Mining Company. | ||
Revision as of 05:14, 14 December 2015
The Tumsar-Tirodi Light Railway was, prior to 1916; known as the Tumsar-Katangi Light Railway. The line was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) private line built to carry manganese ore deposits found in the region.
The railway was worked by Bengal-Nagpur Railway(BNR) as part of its Satpura Railway network [1]
The owner of this private industrial line was the Central India Mining Company.
The line was purchased by Government of India(GoI) 1916 and renamed Tumsar-Tirodi Light Railway this line ceased operation in 1929.
References
- ↑ "A Tribute to the Satpura Railway (Part I)"; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015