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The '''Shimoga Tramway''' was opened in 1907 to convey manganese ore from the Mysore Manganese Company’s mines at [[Kumsi]]. The tramway was 18 miles in length and was constructed by the Company as none of the Mysore rivers were navigable . The narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) tramway operated to the [[Shimoga]] railway station where there was a connection to the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]]. | The '''Shimoga Tramway''' was opened in 1907 to convey manganese ore from the Mysore Manganese Company’s mines at [[Kumsi]]. The tramway was 18 miles in length and was constructed by the Company as none of the Mysore rivers were navigable . The narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) tramway operated to the [[Shimoga]] railway station where there was a connection to the metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) [[Birur-Shimoga Railway]]. | ||
<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_231.gif "Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 18, p. 225. | <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_231.gif "Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908" v. 18, p. 225.]; Retrieved 23 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
<ref>[http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Census_of_India_v21_1000798334/35 Forgotten Books "Census of India: Mysore, Vol. 21 (Original work published 1912) Paragraph 46, page 20; pdf page 35]; Retrieved 23 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://www.forgottenbooks.com/readbook_text/Census_of_India_v21_1000798334/35 Forgotten Books "Census of India: Mysore, Vol. 21 (Original work published 1912) Paragraph 46, page 20; pdf page 35]; Retrieved 23 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:09, 23 December 2015
The Shimoga Tramway was opened in 1907 to convey manganese ore from the Mysore Manganese Company’s mines at Kumsi. The tramway was 18 miles in length and was constructed by the Company as none of the Mysore rivers were navigable . The narrow gauge(NG) tramway operated to the Shimoga railway station where there was a connection to the metre gauge(MG) Birur-Shimoga Railway. [1] [2]
No other information has been found concerning this tramway.
References
- ↑ "Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1908" v. 18, p. 225.; Retrieved 23 Dec 2015
- ↑ Forgotten Books "Census of India: Mysore, Vol. 21 (Original work published 1912) Paragraph 46, page 20; pdf page 35; Retrieved 23 Dec 2015
