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'''Assam Tea Industry Tramways'''
'''Assam Tea Industry Tramways'''


The first commercial production of tea in Assam was with the establishment of a Tea Garden at Chabua in 1837 and by 1840 the 'Assam Company Limited' was comercially producing tea for which 'Kilburn & Co' were the Managing Agent.
*See page '''[[Tea Plantation]]''' concerning tea production and providing further information sources.
 
*See page '''[[Assam Tea Industry]]''' for specific information on the tea production in Assam.
 


Tramways were mainly used for bringing leaf from the gardens for processing at the factory, these were narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])2ft 6in/762mm or 2ft/610mm tracks. Some of them linked the factory to the nearest mainline station or river ghat and used to convey the processed tea out for onward shipment and for bring in coal, supplies and equipment.
The following table is based on Simon Darvill's book “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia”.  
The following table is based on Simon Darvill's book “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia”.  
<br>Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7, available at  http://irsshop.co.uk/India , which gives considerably more information than given here.  
<br>Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7, available at  http://irsshop.co.uk/India , which gives considerably more information than given here.  
<br>The table that follows has been provided by the author and the 'Entry' and 'Page' refers to the information given in that book. See Footnotes [..] at end of table.
<br>The table that follows has been provided by the author and the 'Entry' and 'Page' refers to the information given in that book.  
 
<br>See Footnotes [..] at end of table.


==Company Names A-B==
==Company Names A-B==

Revision as of 09:26, 23 February 2017

Assam Tea Industry Tramways

  • See page Tea Plantation concerning tea production and providing further information sources.


The following table is based on Simon Darvill's book “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia”.
Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7, available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India , which gives considerably more information than given here.
The table that follows has been provided by the author and the 'Entry' and 'Page' refers to the information given in that book.
See Footnotes [..] at end of table.

Company Names A-B

Company Garden(s) Managing Agent District Gauge Length Date in use Motive Power Book Entry/Page
Amalgamated Tea Estates Co Ltd Tarajan Finlay, Muir & Co Dibrugarh ? 1½ miles ? ? AS
Anglo American Direct Tea Trading Co Ltd Nahor Rani and Khagrijan Finlay, Muir & Co Dibrugarh ? 5 miles [1] ? ? AS
Assam Co Ltd Cherido Kilburn & Co Sibsagar 2ft 0in ? ? Petrol loco [2] AS
Assam Co Ltd Gelakey Kilburn & Co Sibsagar 2ft 0in ? ? Petrol loco [3] AS
Assam Co Ltd Lakmijan Kilburn & Co Sibsagar 2ft 0in ? ? Petrol loco [4] AS
Assam Co Ltd Mackaypore Kilburn & Co Sibsagar 2ft 0in ? ? Petrol loco [5] AS
Assam Co Ltd [6] Tingalibam Kilburn & Co Sibsagar 2ft 0in ? ? Diesel loco [7] AS
Assam Frontier Tea Co Hilika Shaw, Wallace & Co Ltd Tinsukia Metre 2½ miles ? Steam & Diesel[8] AS
Assam Frontier Tea Co Talap and Dangori Shaw, Wallace & Co Ltd Tinsukia ? 4 miles ? ? AS
Assam Frontier Tea Co Hapjan Parabat and Balimara Shaw, Wallace & Co Ltd Dibrugarh ? 6 miles ? ? AS
Assam Frontier Tea Co Longsaol Shaw, Wallace & Co Ltd Tinsukia ? 1½ miles ? ? AS
Babu Dhorjonarain Das Havela ? Tinsukia ? 7½ miles[9] ? ? AS
Baghjan Tea Co Ltd - Barry & Co/Macneill & Barry Ltd Tinsukia ? ? <1923 to 1934 Human [10] AS
Balijan Tea Co Balijan ? Dibrugarh ? [11] ? ? AS
Bargang Tea Co Bargang, Ketela Williamson, Magor & Co Sonitpur ? 2 miles [12] ? Petrol loco[13] AS
Bazalone Tea Co Ltd ? Octavius Steel Co Ltd Tinsukia 2ft 0in ? ? Diesel loco [14] AS
Bhubandhar Tea Co Ltd ? Macneill & Co/Macneill & Barry Ltd Cachar ? Over ¾ mile <1923 to 1946 ? AS
Bishnauth Tea Co Ltd Diplonga and Pratapgarh WIlliamsom, Magor & Co Sonitpur ? 9 miles [15] ? ? AS
Bordubi Tea Co Ltd Bordubi, Phillobari Williamson Magor & Co Dibrugarh 2ft 0in ? ? Diesel loco [16] AS
British Indian Tea Co Ltd Mancotta, Rhea and Sessa Balmer, Lawrie & Co Ltd Dibrugarh 2ft 0in ? ? Petrol loco [17] AS
Budla Beta Tea Co Ltd Bokpara Shaw Wallace & Co Ltd Dibrugarh 2ft 0in ? ? Diesel loco [18] AS
Budla Beta Tea Co Ltd Kharjan Shaw Wallace & Co Ltd Dibrugarh 2ft 6in ? ? Diesel loco [19] AS
Budla Beta Tea Co Ltd Pengaree, Kanjikoah and Kharjan Shaw Wallace & Co Ltd Dibrugarh [20] ? ? [20] AS
Bukhial Tea Estate Ltd ? Barry & Co/Macneill & Barry Ltd Dibrugarh ? 2½ miles 1929 to ? Loco AS
Bukhial Tea Estate Ltd Sopella Barry & Co/Macneill & Barry Ltd Golaghat ? ? <1925 to 1937 ? AS
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Company Names C-D

Company Garden(s) Managing Agent District Gauge Length Date in use Motive Power Book Entry/Page
Chabua Tea Co Ltd Chabua Finlay, Muir & Co Dibrugarh Metre 6 miles ? ? AS
Chargola Tea Association Ltd Chargola, Lilachila, Bidyannagar, Anipur, Kalachara, Balichara and Maguachara Finlay, Muir & Co Karimganj ? 10 miles ? ? AS
Consolidated Tea & Lands Co. Ltd Amatailchara and Hugli Finlay, Muir & Co Cachar ? 2 miles ? ? AS
Consolidated Tea & Lands Co Ltd Sindurkhan, Rajghat, Burmachara, Puttiachara, Fuskuri, Lakhaichara, Kalighat, Phulchara, Kakiachara and Jagchara Finlay, Muir & Co Cachar ? 10 miles [21] ? ? AS
Cossipore Tea Co Ltd Pollarbund, Felixstowe and Bhadri Macneill & Co/ Macneill & Barry Ltd Cachar ? Over 1¼ miles 1906 to 1946 Hand worked AS
Daimukhia Tea Estate ? James Warren Co Ltd Tinsukia 2ft 0in ? ? Diesel loco [22] AS
Deamoolie Tea Co Ltd Deamoolie and Rupai James Warren Co Ltd Tinsukia 2ft 0in 9 miles ? Diesel loco [23] AS
Dekhari Tea Co Ltd Dekhari The Planters’ Stores and Agency Co Ltd Dibrugarh ? 5 miles [24] ? ? AS
Derby Tea Co Ltd Derby Octavius Steel & Co Ltd Cachar ? c.5 miles ? ? AS
Digulturrung Tea Estate ? Barry & Co/Macneill & Barry Ltd Tinsukia ? ? <1929 to 1939 Internal Comb.loco AS
Diju Tea Co Ltd Diju ? Lakhimpur ? 3 miles ? ? AS
Dikhari Syndicate Ltd Naoholia ? Dibrugarh ? [26] ? ? AS
Dilkhoosh Tea Estate ? Macneill & Co/ Macneill & Barry Ltd Cachar ? 1½ miles >1936 to 1944 ? AS
Dinjan Tea Co Ltd ? Macneill & Co/ Macneill & Barry Ltd Tinsukia 2ft 0in ? 1916 to 1962 Loco [27] AS
Dirai Tea Company Ltd Pithagooti Barry & Co/Macneill & Barry Ltd Dibrugarh ? 2 miles plus <1937 to 1962 ? AS
Doyapore Tea Co Ltd ? Macneill & Co/ Macneill & Barry Ltd Cachar ? ? 1930's to '37 ? AS
Dudpatli Tea Co Ltd Dudpatli, Macneill & Co/ Macneill & Barry Ltd Cachar ? [28] 1905 to 1923 ? AS
Dudpatli Tea Co Ltd Haticherra Macneill & Co/ Macneill & Barry Ltd Cachar ? [28] 1910 to 1946 Hand worked AS
Dudpatli Tea Co Ltd Kanaikuri, Hatticherra, Chhota, Singa, Alipur and Narainpur Macneill & Co/ Macneill & Barry Ltd Cachar [29] ? ? AS
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