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'''Ranjewan Colliery Tramway'''
'''Charanpore Colliery Tramway'''


The 'Ranjewan Colliery' was near Sitarampur, 6km north-west of [[Asansol]], being the western part of the [[Raniganj]] Coalfield. The exact location of the Colliery has not been identified.The Colliery was owned by Seth Apcar <ref name =WB24>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at  http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference:  Entry  WB24 page ....</ref> of ‘[[Apcar & Co]]’.  
The 'Charanpore Colliery' was 7½ miles(12km) from [[Asansol]], being the western part of the [[Raniganj]] Coalfield. The Colliery was owned by Seth Apcar <ref name =WB25>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at  http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference:  Entry  WB25 page ....</ref> of ‘[[Apcar & Co]]’.  


A line ran from the Colliery to the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) at Sitarampur Station, distance unknown. The  2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line was first opened in 1873 and was animal worked. By 1875 it was decided that the amount of traffic merited the use of a locomotive and the line was upgraded and included two bridges and two culverts <ref name =WB24/>.
A line ran from the Colliery to the [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) to Asansol Station. It is thought that the line was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) tramway. An advert ran regularly in 4Indian Engineering' in 1887 for a colliery at Seebpore that was described as connected to the EIR at Asansol by a 5 mile(8km) steam tramway; this may have been this tramway


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Charanpore Colliery Tramway

The 'Charanpore Colliery' was 7½ miles(12km) from Asansol, being the western part of the Raniganj Coalfield. The Colliery was owned by Seth Apcar [1] of ‘Apcar & Co’.

A line ran from the Colliery to the East Indian Railway(EIR) to Asansol Station. It is thought that the line was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) tramway. An advert ran regularly in 4Indian Engineering' in 1887 for a colliery at Seebpore that was described as connected to the EIR at Asansol by a 5 mile(8km) steam tramway; this may have been this tramway

No further information has been found.

References

  1. “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry WB25 page ....