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| − | the '''Kulasekharapatnam Tissainvillai Light Railway'''was established linking the sugar growing area of Tissianvilai(modern day Tisaiyanvilai) to [[Kulasekharapatnam]] at extreme end southern tip of India. | + | the '''Kulasekharapatnam Tissainvillai Light Railway'''was established linking the sugar growing area of Tissianvilai (modern day Tisaiyanvilai) to [[Kulasekharapatnam]] at extreme end southern tip of India. |
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulasekharapatnam Wikipedia "Kulasekharapatnam"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kulasekharapatnam Wikipedia "Kulasekharapatnam"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
Unassisted private 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line to the KPM Sugar factory and to Kulasekharapatnam Port. It first carried goods in 1915-16 | Unassisted private 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line to the KPM Sugar factory and to Kulasekharapatnam Port. It first carried goods in 1915-16 | ||
<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/statistics/1910_excel/ Digital South East Asia Library "Statistical abstract relating to British India from 1910-11 to 1919-20. No. 127.— Quantity of Goods and Minerals Conveyed by the several Railway Systems in India; in thousands of Tons"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/statistics/1910_excel/ Digital South East Asia Library "Statistical abstract relating to British India from 1910-11 to 1919-20. No. 127.— Quantity of Goods and Minerals Conveyed by the several Railway Systems in India; in thousands of Tons"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
| − | and was still operating in 1933. | + | |
| + | The line was originally constructed for the sole use of the East Indian Distilleries and Sugar Factories Ltd of Madras; its mainenance and use for public use was authorised on 14 June 1914. | ||
| + | <ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 249]; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | The line was still operating in 1933. | ||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/timetables/Bradshaw_1933/South_India_NG_Timetables_11.jpg.html IRFCA "Bradshaw 1933 Timetable"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/gallery/Heritage/timetables/Bradshaw_1933/South_India_NG_Timetables_11.jpg.html IRFCA "Bradshaw 1933 Timetable"]; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
Revision as of 06:00, 19 December 2015
the Kulasekharapatnam Tissainvillai Light Railwaywas established linking the sugar growing area of Tissianvilai (modern day Tisaiyanvilai) to Kulasekharapatnam at extreme end southern tip of India. [1]
Unassisted private 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) line to the KPM Sugar factory and to Kulasekharapatnam Port. It first carried goods in 1915-16 [2]
The line was originally constructed for the sole use of the East Indian Distilleries and Sugar Factories Ltd of Madras; its mainenance and use for public use was authorised on 14 June 1914. [3]
The line was still operating in 1933. [4]
References
- ↑ Wikipedia "Kulasekharapatnam"; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
- ↑ Digital South East Asia Library "Statistical abstract relating to British India from 1910-11 to 1919-20. No. 127.— Quantity of Goods and Minerals Conveyed by the several Railway Systems in India; in thousands of Tons"; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 249; Retrieved 18 Dec 2015
- ↑ IRFCA "Bradshaw 1933 Timetable"; Retrieved 12 Dec 2015
