Morhur Bridge Construction Tramway

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The Morhur Bridge Construction Tramway, Gaya District, was used in the construction of the road bridge over the Morhur (now spelt Morhar) River at Sheghati in 1867-67 by the North-Western Provinces Public Works Department [1].

The tramway of unknown gauge was used for the transport of bricks and mortar and was hand worked using small tip trucks [1].

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled 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 BR10 page 112