Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway
The Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway , owned and worked by Mysore State Railway, was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) line. It was sanctioned for construction in August 1917 with a recorded length of 10 miles (16km) [1]; commissioned on February 5, 1921 and which was operated until 1949 [2].
Remarks
The function of the tramway has not been identified.
- Tadasa is a small township 5 miles(8km) north of Bhadravati and Hebbe is a remote area in the hills 12 miles(19km) south; these distances do not add up to the 10 miles(16km) given in the 1918 Administation Report[1].
- Hebbe is in the vicinity of Kemmanagundi, in the Baba Budangiri hills, the location of the rich iron ore deposits [3] and is the terminus of the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway.
- The Mysore Iron Works at Bhadravati was planned in 1915-16 and commenced operations in 1921 using the iron ore from the region of Hebbe / Kemmanagundi.
It seems most likely the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway was constructed to carry the iron ore to the Iron Works.
Associated Tramway
The Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway worked in conjunuction with the Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway , a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) line, also owned and worked by Mysore State Railway; opened in May 1917 [1]; still operating in 1948 but closed shortly after [2] .
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 250; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Deccan Herald “Will railway line to N R Pura be realised?” 24 Mar 2012; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
- ↑ Wikipedia “Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant” ; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016