Cawnpore Sugar Works Ltd Railways
Cawnpore Sugar Works Ltd Railways
The 'Cawnpore Sugar Works Ltd' was incorporatred in 1894 as by Begg, Sutherland and Co Ltd. Thet operated a number of concerns [1] :-
- 'Cawnpore Sugar Factory', opened 1896
- 'Marauda Sugar Refinery',(c.300km south-east of Cawnpore), opened 1904. There was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) railway at this site [2]
- 'Padrauna Sugar Factory', (c.430km east of Cawnpore), opened 1921
- 'Katkuiyan Sugar Factory', (c.320km north-east of Cawnpore), opened 1933
The records show that there was a 2 km branch of metre gauge(MG) line connecting to the mainline, together with two MG locomotives dated 1915 and 1923. The location and details are unclear [1].
The records also show thar there were a significant number of 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) dating 1916-1925 but the location is not clear [1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “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 BR28 pages 128-129
- ↑ "Indian Narrow Gauge Remembered" by Lawrence Marshall, published by Blue Heron Books; Retrieved 19 Feb 2017