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Dowlaiswaram Anicut Railroad, Rajahmundry
A railroad constructed to transport dam building materials over the Godavry River. Constructed 1846 as part of Captain Arthur Thomas Cotton’s irrigation scheme. Wagons hauled by ponies or men. Project completed 1852 and assumed railway dismantled.
Further Information
See : “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2012. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Section AP12 page ....