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The '''Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway''' (MLR-ASLR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) "chord" line which ran south-west from [[Arrah]], on the [[Patna]]-[[Moghal]] section of the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR), to [[Sasaram]], on the [[Gaya]]-[[Moghal]] section of the EIR. The 60 mile(96km) line opened in 1911 and was extended a further 25 miles(40km) in 1914 for goods traffic only.
The '''Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway''' (MLR-ASLR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) "chord" line which ran south-west from [[Arrah]], on the [[Patna]]-[[Moghal]] section of the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR), to Sasaram Station on the [[Gaya]]-[[Moghal]] section of the EIR. The 60½ mile(967m) line opened in 1911 and was extended a further 4.6  miles(7.5km) in 1914 for goods traffic only to Tarachandi Hill <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n217/mode/1up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 208]; Retrieved 10 Jun 2020</ref>.
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n216/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 208]; Retrieved 15 Dec 2015</ref>


The Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway Company was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]](MLR), a management company based in [[Calcutta]].
The line was constructed alongside the District Board Road and guaranteed by the District Board of Shahabad. Two large bridges from the [[Howrah]] Ironworks, with sufficient headroom for boats, were constructed over two main canals, involving considerable earthwork in each approach. In 1912 the number of passengers carried was 290,000 and estimated goods conveyed 18,000 tons. The line carried much grain as the country through which it passed was well cultivated and irrigated by canals. Four trains ran daily at its peak in 1913 with 7,300 miles(117,500km) logged that year<ref name=Lalvani>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=q4SlCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA216#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books “The Making of India: The Untold Story of British Enterprise” page 216 by  Kartar Lalvani]; Retrieved 18 Jun 2020</ref>.
 
The Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway Company was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]](MLR), a management company based in [[Calcutta]] [[Martin's Light Railways|'' - see separate page'']].


The railway had remained as a private railway until closed in 1978.   
The railway had remained as a private railway until closed in 1978.   
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways#Arrah-Sasaram_line Wikipedia "Martin Light Railways # Arrah-Sasaram line]; Retrieved 29 Jan 2015</ref>
<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways#Arrah-Sasaram_line Wikipedia "Martin Light Railways # Arrah-Sasaram line]; Retrieved 18 Jun 2020</ref>
 
==Locomotives and Rolling Stock==
Lalvani  recorded that there were 5 Locomotives locos in service, 23 coaches and 51 goods wagons<ref name=Lalvani/>, ''date not specified''.
 
The 2ft 6in/762mm [[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) Locomotives are listed by  Hughes as 2-4-2T with five named as ‘Arrah’, ‘Sasaram’, ‘Commissioner’, ‘Collector’ (renamed ‘Lalbetor’) and  ‘Lieut-Governor’.  An 0-6-0T from 1910 is also listed and in 1920 an additional 2-4-2T<ref name=Hughes>“Indian Narrow Gauge Locomotives 1863-1940”  by Hugh Hughes, published by  ‘The Continental Railway Circle’<ref>


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Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway
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Line of route
Arrah to Sasaram
Gauge / mileage
2' 6" NG 65 miles (1943)
Timeline
1911 Line opened to traffic
1978 Closed
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Arrah, Sasaram
System agency
Worked by Martin's Light Railways
How to interpret this infobox

The Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway (MLR-ASLR) was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) "chord" line which ran south-west from Arrah, on the Patna-Moghal section of the East Indian Railway(EIR), to Sasaram Station on the Gaya-Moghal section of the EIR. The 60½ mile(967m) line opened in 1911 and was extended a further 4.6 miles(7.5km) in 1914 for goods traffic only to Tarachandi Hill [1].

The line was constructed alongside the District Board Road and guaranteed by the District Board of Shahabad. Two large bridges from the Howrah Ironworks, with sufficient headroom for boats, were constructed over two main canals, involving considerable earthwork in each approach. In 1912 the number of passengers carried was 290,000 and estimated goods conveyed 18,000 tons. The line carried much grain as the country through which it passed was well cultivated and irrigated by canals. Four trains ran daily at its peak in 1913 with 7,300 miles(117,500km) logged that year[2].

The Arrah-Sasaram Light Railway Company was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by Martin's Light Railways(MLR), a management company based in Calcutta - see separate page.

The railway had remained as a private railway until closed in 1978. [3]

Locomotives and Rolling Stock

Lalvani recorded that there were 5 Locomotives locos in service, 23 coaches and 51 goods wagons[2], date not specified.

The 2ft 6in/762mm NG) Locomotives are listed by Hughes as 2-4-2T with five named as ‘Arrah’, ‘Sasaram’, ‘Commissioner’, ‘Collector’ (renamed ‘Lalbetor’) and ‘Lieut-Governor’. An 0-6-0T from 1910 is also listed and in 1920 an additional 2-4-2T<ref name=Hughes>“Indian Narrow Gauge Locomotives 1863-1940” by Hugh Hughes, published by ‘The Continental Railway Circle’<ref>

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