Ranjewan Colliery Tramway
Ranjewan 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 [1] 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(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 [1].
No further information has been found.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “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 WB24 page ....