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|route= | |route=[[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway]] | ||
|gauge1= | |gauge1= 3feet 6inch(1097mm) | ||
|gauge1details= | |gauge1details= opened 1865 | ||
|gauge2= | |gauge2= Broad Gauge(BG) | ||
|gauge2details= | |gauge2details= Converted to BG c.1870 | ||
|gauge3= | |gauge3= Metre Gauge (MG) | ||
|gauge3details= | |gauge3details= Converted to MG 1878 | ||
|gauge4= | |gauge4= | ||
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The | The '''Indian Tramway Company''' (ITC) was formed in 1862 to build short Tramway lines around Madras, with a 20-year subsidy from the [[Government of India]] but with no Guarantee. | ||
The ITC constructed the ‘[[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway]]’, a 3 feet 6 inches(1067mm) [[Rail_gauge#Unique_rail_Gauges|Rail Gauge line]] which "opened for traffic about 1 Aug 1865" | |||
The ITC | <ref name= Surrender>[https://archive.org/stream/parliamentarypa212commgoog#page/n241/mode/1up “Parliamentary Papers Accounts and Papers Volume 15 of 37” Session 9 February to 21 August 1871 Pages 230-231 ‘Deed of Surrender between Indian Tramway Company and Secretary of State’. <br>Also British Library ‘India Office Records’ L/F/8/11/876 ]; Retrieved 30 Mar 2018</ref>. | ||
<br>The Tramway ran between the towns of [[Arkonam]] and [[Conjeeveram]], a line length of 18.8miles (30.3km) | |||
<br>[[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway|''See separate page ‘Arakkonam-Conjeeveram Tramway’ for further information'']] | |||
[[File:Arakkonam-Conjeeveram Tramway.png|thumb|Arakkonam-Conjeeveram Tramway constructed by Indian Tramway Co.]] | |||
The Record <ref name= Surrender/> shows that this was the only line constructed by the ITC, except for a "provisional contract with the French Government for making a railway from Pondicheri". | |||
From 1 Jan 1868 there was a temporary Guarantee issued by the Government of India of 3% of the paid-up capital of £100,000. | |||
The ITC suffered losses and on 20 Dec 1869 went into voluntary liquidation. | |||
<br>The lines were taken over by the [[Carnatic Railway|‘Carnatic Railway Company’ ]], a new company formed on 1 March 1870 for the purpose. | |||
<br>[[ Carnatic Railway|''See separate page ‘ Carnatic Railway Company’ for further information'']] | |||
==Later History== | |||
In 1872, the [[Carnatic Railway]] merged with the [[Great Southern of India Railway]]. | |||
<br>In 1874, the merged companies were renamed the [[South Indian Railway]](SIR). | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Private Railways]] | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||
[[Category: Guaranteed Railways]] | |||
[[Category:Tramways]] | [[Category:Tramways]] | ||
Revision as of 05:28, 30 March 2018
| Indian Tramway Co. | ||
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| Line of route | ||
| Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway | ||
| Gauge / mileage | ||
| 3feet 6inch(1097mm) | opened 1865 | |
| Broad Gauge(BG) | Converted to BG c.1870 | |
| Metre Gauge (MG) | Converted to MG 1878 | |
| Timeline | ||
| 1862 | Formed without guarantee | |
| 1870 | In liquidation and taken over by the Carnatic Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Presidency | Madras | |
| Stations | ||
| System agency | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
The Indian Tramway Company (ITC) was formed in 1862 to build short Tramway lines around Madras, with a 20-year subsidy from the Government of India but with no Guarantee.
The ITC constructed the ‘Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway’, a 3 feet 6 inches(1067mm) Rail Gauge line which "opened for traffic about 1 Aug 1865"
[1].
The Tramway ran between the towns of Arkonam and Conjeeveram, a line length of 18.8miles (30.3km)
See separate page ‘Arakkonam-Conjeeveram Tramway’ for further information
The Record [1] shows that this was the only line constructed by the ITC, except for a "provisional contract with the French Government for making a railway from Pondicheri".
From 1 Jan 1868 there was a temporary Guarantee issued by the Government of India of 3% of the paid-up capital of £100,000.
The ITC suffered losses and on 20 Dec 1869 went into voluntary liquidation.
The lines were taken over by the ‘Carnatic Railway Company’ , a new company formed on 1 March 1870 for the purpose.
See separate page ‘ Carnatic Railway Company’ for further information
Later History
In 1872, the Carnatic Railway merged with the Great Southern of India Railway.
In 1874, the merged companies were renamed the South Indian Railway(SIR).