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Revision as of 06:39, 16 December 2015
The Tumsar-Tirodi Light Railway was, prior to 1916; known as the Tumsar-Katangi Light Railway. The line was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) private line built to carry manganese ore deposits found in the region.
The railway was worked by Bengal-Nagpur Railway(BNR) as part of its Satpura Railway network [1]
The owner of this private industrial line was the Central India Mining Company.
The line was purchased by Government of India(GoI) 1916 and renamed Tumsar-Tirodi Light Railway this line ceased operation in 1929.
References
- ↑ "A Tribute to the Satpura Railway (Part I)"; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015