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The line was constructed shortly before the war of 1914-18 when a line was built from [[Thazi]] on the Rangoon-Mandalay section of BR to Kalaw, a hill station in the hills of the Southern Shan State | The line was constructed shortly before the war of 1914-18 when a line was built from [[Thazi]] on the Rangoon-Mandalay section of BR to Kalaw, a hill station in the hills of the Southern Shan State | ||
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Burma | <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Burma Wikipedia "History of rail transport in Burma"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r019.html | <ref>[http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r019.html "Hill Lines of India"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:00, 13 December 2015
The Southern Shan States Railway was branch of the Burma Railway(BR), 87 miles (139 km) in length.
The line was constructed shortly before the war of 1914-18 when a line was built from Thazi on the Rangoon-Mandalay section of BR to Kalaw, a hill station in the hills of the Southern Shan State [1] [2]
References
- ↑ Wikipedia "History of rail transport in Burma"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
- ↑ "Hill Lines of India"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015