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The '''Duyinzeik-Thaton (Burma) Tramway''' was a steam tramway, built in 1883 that was still in apparently in operation in 1921. Sometimes described as the Thaton- Duyinzeik Llight Railway , the 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line was originally built and worked by Mr. George Dawson of Rangoon. From Thaton, the railway extended 8 miles east alongside a public road through jungle to Duyinzaik, connecting with a daily launch service also operated by Mr. Dawson to Moulmein <ref>[http://janfordsworld.blogspot.fr/2015/06/thaton-duyinzaik-railway.html “The Thaton-Duyinzac Railway” by Jan Ford]; Retrieved 17 Aug 2016</ref>.


The Imperial Gazetteer of India  states 'The capital cost of construction up to the end of 1895, the last year for which capital and revenue accounts were submitted, was nearly 4½ lakhs. By an agreement entered into between Government and the original owner {Mr George Dawson} in January 1884, a subsidy of Rs.1,000 per mile was paid for three years after the date of opening on condition that a proper service be maintained, and for ten years Government kept up all the bridges on the line. From December 1900 the tramway passed into the hands of the [[Irrawaddy Flotilla Company]]. The receipts amounted in 1903 to Rs.32,000. In all 34,362 persons travelled by tramway in that year' <ref name=Gaz9-185>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V09_191.gif
Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 9, p. 185-186; 1908]; Retrieved 17 Aug 2016</ref>.
The [Imperial Gazetteer of India]]  in 1908 states ‘The tramway , 8 miles long, built in 1883, runs along a metalled road from Thaton, the district headquarters on the west bank of the Donthami river, whence a steam-launch plies on weekdays to Moulmein.  The tramway plays an important part in the carriage of paddy <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V23_343.gif
Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 23, p. 336 and 337]; Retrieved 17 Aug 2016</ref>. 
The  “Burma: A Handbook of Practical Information “ by Sir J G Scott confirms the tramway was still in operation in 1921 ‘In the Salween basin there are launches running daily from Moulmein to Duyinzeik in conjunction with a steam tramway from there to Thaton <ref>[ https://ia800200.us.archive.org/5/items/cu31924023503208/cu31924023503208.pdf “Burma. A Handbook of Practical Information “ by Sir J G Scott, KCIE, 1921, page 310.Reproduced by Forgotten Books  as a pdf file, page 381]; Retrieved 17 Aug 2016</ref>.
There is an unconfirmed report that the four NG steam locomotives that worked this line were transferred to the [[Madaya Light Railway]] on the ‘closure of the line’. However the 1921 statement mentioned above is in contradiction.
''This is the total information found''
== References ==
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[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Railways]]

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