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→Contract: 1870/71 Report and internal link added with notes
The Contract <ref name= Contract/> shows that the only line that had been constructed by the ‘[[Indian Tramway Co.]]’, was the ‘[[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway]]’, a 3 feet 6 inches(1067mm) [[Rail_gauge#Unique_rail_Gauges|Rail Gauge line]] of which "opened for traffic about 1 Aug 1865" and ran between the towns of [[Arkonam]] and [[Conjeeveram]], a line length of 18.8miles (30.3km).
The Contract specified that the Company shall alter the gauge of the ‘[[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway]]’, described as the ‘Original Line’ in the Contract, to 5 feet 6 inches broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) throughout. It is thought that the line from [[Arkonam| Arkonam Station]] to [[Conjeeveram]] was in the process of being converted to BG, ''probably in late 1870 or early 1871 but exact date not known, but then changed to metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]).Note there is still conflict regarding these dates''
The [[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Progress_on_State_lines._Paragraphs_5-10.3B_Pages_3-4| “1870-71 Annual Report for Indian Railways for the Carnatic Railway“]] gives the 19 miles(30.5km) of line opened as 3 feet 3 3/8 inches which is metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]), with 100 miles (161 km) sanctioned and 81 miles(130.5km) to be finished’. The Report also details the [[1870-71_Report_on_Railways#Oudh_and_Rohilkhand_RailwayCarnatic_Railway._Paragraphs_79_Paragraph_81.2C_80.3B_Page_36.2C373B_Page_37|‘progress of the railway and the commercial summery’]] - ''see separate pages for Report details.''
The Contract also specified that the Company shall undertake the construction of an BG ‘Extension Line’ from [[Conjeeveram]] to [[Cuddalore]].
