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| | The [[Thaton-Duyinzaik Light Railway]] was a 2ft 6in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway in Lower Burma, that opened in 1883 and was a steam tramway that ran on public metalled roads. As such it was described generally described as the '''[[Duyinzeik-Thaton (Burma) Tramway|Duyinzeik-Thaton Tramway]]'''. |
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| |route= [[Thaton]] to [[Duyinzaik]]
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| |gauge3= 2' 6" NG
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| |gauge3details= 8 miles (1905)
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| |timeline1date= 1885
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| |timeline1details= Line opened
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| |timeline5date= 1907
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| |timeline5details= Line closed
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| |presidency= [[Bengal]], [[Burma]]
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| |stations= [[Thaton]], [[Duyinzaik]] | |
| |system1date= 1885
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| The '''Thaton-Duyinzaik Light Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway in Lower Burma, opened in 1885.The railway connected [[Duyinzaik]] to [[Thaton]], on the Gulf of Martaban in Lower Burma.
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| | | See '''[[Duyinzeik-Thaton (Burma) Tramway]]''' |
| The line was 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]].
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| <ref>[http://janfordsworld.blogspot.fr/2015/06/thaton-duyinzaik-railway.html "Thaton–Duyinzaik Railway" by Jan Ford]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref>
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| In 1900 the [[Irrawaddy Flotilla Company]] took over the line until closure in 1907 when the metre gauge [[Burma Railway]](BR) line reached [[Thaton]]. After closure, all four NG locomotives were transferred to the [[Madaya Light Railway]].
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| == External links ==
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| *[http://www.pearcedale.com/c&b/AC.html#Burma "World-wide 30" Gauge Railways and Railroads" - "Burma"] extracted from "Indian Locomotives Part 3" , Continental Railway Circle, Harrow by Hughes, Hugh. 1994.
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The Thaton-Duyinzaik Light Railway was a 2ft 6in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway in Lower Burma, that opened in 1883 and was a steam tramway that ran on public metalled roads. As such it was described generally described as the Duyinzeik-Thaton Tramway.
Further Information
See Duyinzeik-Thaton (Burma) Tramway
References