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The line  was constructed shortly before the war of 1914-18 when a line was built from [[Thazi]] on the Rangoon-Mandalay section of BR to Kalaw, a hill station in the hills of the Southern Shan State
The line  was constructed shortly before the war of 1914-18 when a line was built from [[Thazi]] on the Rangoon-Mandalay section of BR to Kalaw, a hill station in the hills of the Southern Shan State
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Burma]Wikipedia -History of rail transport in Burma</ref>
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rail_transport_in_Burma Wikipedia "History of rail transport in Burma"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>
<ref>[http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r019.html] Hill Lines of India -      </ref>
<ref>[http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r019.html "Hill Lines of India"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 17:00, 13 December 2015

The Southern Shan States Railway was branch of the Burma Railway(BR), 87 miles (139 km) in length.

The line was constructed shortly before the war of 1914-18 when a line was built from Thazi on the Rangoon-Mandalay section of BR to Kalaw, a hill station in the hills of the Southern Shan State [1] [2]

References

  1. Wikipedia "History of rail transport in Burma"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
  2. "Hill Lines of India"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015