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{{Line Railways Infobox
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|caption=
|route= [[Shahjahanpur]] to [[Mailani]]
|gauge1= Narrow (2'6") gauge
|gauge1details= 40 miles (1905)
|gauge2=
|gauge2details=
|gauge3=
|gauge3details=
|gauge4=
|gauge4details=
|timeline1date= 1890
|timeline1details= First section opened as the <br> '''[[Powayan Steam Tramway]]'''
|timeline2date= 1894
|timeline2details= Tramway fully opened to traffic
|timeline3date= ?
|timeline3details= Branch to <br>'''[[Rosa Sugar Factory Tramway]]'''
|timeline4date= 1904
|timeline4details= Line further extended to Mailani 
|timeline5date=
|timeline5details= 
|presidency= [[Bengal]]
|stations= [[Pawayan]], [[Shahjahanpur]], [[Mailani]]
|system1date= 1890
|system1details= Owned and operated by <br> '''[[Powayan Steam Tramway]] Company'''
|system2date= 1900
|system2details= [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]]
|system3date= 1943
|system3details= [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]]
}}


The '''Powayan Light Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway originally owned and woirked by the '''[[Powayan Steam Tramway]] Company''' sometimes described as the '''Shahjahanpur-Mailani Tramway'''.
The section from [[Shahjahanpur]] via Rosa Junction to [[Pawayan]] ''(see note)'', a length of 17 miles(27km) opened in 1890. The line was constructed by the Powayan Steam Tramway Company and the maintenance taken over by the [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]](R&KR) in December 1900. The line was extended to reach [[Mailani]], a further 21 miles(34km) in 1904 <ref name=Powayan>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n210/mode/2up  "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 202]; Retrieved 26 Jan 2016</ref>
<ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V22_212.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908" v. 22, p. 206.]; Retrieved 3 Sept 2016</ref>.
Rosa  Junction is about 3 miles south-east of [[Shahjahanpur]] and where there was an interchange with the  '''[[Rosa Sugar Factory Tramway]] ''',  it was a private tramway with a length of  3.25 miles( 5.2km)
Following the taking over by the [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]](R&KR) in December 1900 renamed the '''[[Powayan Light Railway]]'''
''Note on spelling''
*[[Pawayan]] is the spelling given in the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_087.gif “Imperial Gazetteer of India” v. 20, p. 81.]; Retrieved 3 Sept 2016</ref> which we take as the definitive spelling of the town.
*'Powayan Steam Tramway' is the spelling of the Company in all documents and records, which later is recorded as the 'Powayan Light Railway'
==Records==
There are no staff records in the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2  “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue”  - Search];  Retrieved  Jan 2016</ref> gives 5 references. The most important being:-
*'''L/F/8/16/1166'''  “Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Company Limited, Agreement for capital expenditure on the Powayan Steam Tramway and acquisition of interests in the Powayan Steam Tramway Limited; 1906"
*'''L/F/8/17/1263'''  “Powayan Steam Tramway Company Limited, Indenture supplemental to that of 1st July 1901; 1912"
*'''L/F/8/19/1436'''  “Rohilkund and Kumaon and Lucknow Bareilly State Railways and Powayan Steam Tramway, Reprint of contracts showing modifications up to and includng the contract of July 3rd 1914; 1917"
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Private Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]

Revision as of 09:56, 3 September 2016

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Line of route
Shahjahanpur to Mailani
Gauge / mileage
Narrow (2'6") gauge 40 miles (1905)
Timeline
1890 First section opened as the
Powayan Steam Tramway
1894 Tramway fully opened to traffic
? Branch to
Rosa Sugar Factory Tramway
1904 Line further extended to Mailani
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Pawayan, Shahjahanpur, Mailani
System agency
1890 Owned and operated by
Powayan Steam Tramway Company
1900 Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway
1943 Oudh and Tirhut Railway
How to interpret this infobox

The Powayan Light Railway was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) railway originally owned and woirked by the Powayan Steam Tramway Company sometimes described as the Shahjahanpur-Mailani Tramway.

The section from Shahjahanpur via Rosa Junction to Pawayan (see note), a length of 17 miles(27km) opened in 1890. The line was constructed by the Powayan Steam Tramway Company and the maintenance taken over by the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway(R&KR) in December 1900. The line was extended to reach Mailani, a further 21 miles(34km) in 1904 [1] [2].

Rosa Junction is about 3 miles south-east of Shahjahanpur and where there was an interchange with the Rosa Sugar Factory Tramway , it was a private tramway with a length of 3.25 miles( 5.2km)

Following the taking over by the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway(R&KR) in December 1900 renamed the Powayan Light Railway


Note on spelling

  • Pawayan is the spelling given in the Imperial Gazetteer of India [3] which we take as the definitive spelling of the town.
  • 'Powayan Steam Tramway' is the spelling of the Company in all documents and records, which later is recorded as the 'Powayan Light Railway'


Records

There are no staff records in the India Office Records (IOR) held at the British Library

An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway [4] gives 5 references. The most important being:-

  • L/F/8/16/1166 “Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway Company Limited, Agreement for capital expenditure on the Powayan Steam Tramway and acquisition of interests in the Powayan Steam Tramway Limited; 1906"
  • L/F/8/17/1263 “Powayan Steam Tramway Company Limited, Indenture supplemental to that of 1st July 1901; 1912"
  • L/F/8/19/1436 “Rohilkund and Kumaon and Lucknow Bareilly State Railways and Powayan Steam Tramway, Reprint of contracts showing modifications up to and includng the contract of July 3rd 1914; 1917"


References