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'''Arakan Light Railway''' | The '''Arakan Light Railway''' was formerly the '''[[Buthiadaung-Maungdaw Tramway Company]]''' which was founded by The Arakan Flotilla Company in March 1913, to construct a 2ft 6in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway between these towns to improve communications in the remote area near Burma's border with what is now Bangladesh. | ||
The consultant was Everard Richard Calthrop (1857-1927) and the specification was based on the [[Barsi Light Railway]] which had opened in 1897. | The consultant was Everard Richard Calthrop (1857-1927) and the specification was based on the [[Barsi Light Railway]] which had opened in 1897. | ||