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'''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 <ref name =darvill>“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</ref> :-
*'Cawnpore Sugar Factory', opened 1896
*'Marauda Sugar Refinery',(c.300km south-east of Cawnpore), opened 1904. There was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway at this site <ref>[http://www.blueheron.co.uk/railway-books/item619-indian-narrow-gauge-remembered.htm "Indian Narrow Gauge Remembered" by Lawrence Marshall, published by Blue Heron Books]; Retrieved 19 Feb 2017</ref>
*'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([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line connecting to the mainline, together with two MG locomotives dated 1915 and 1923. The location and details are unclear <ref name =darvill/>.
The records also show thar there were a significant number of 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) dating 1916-1925 but the location is not clear <ref name =darvill/>.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
The 'Cawnpore Sugar Works Ltd' was incorporatred in 1894 as by Begg, Sutherland and Co Ltd. Thet operated a number of concerns <ref name =darvill>“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</ref> :-
*'Cawnpore Sugar Factory', opened 1896
*'Marauda Sugar Refinery',(c.300km south-east of Cawnpore), opened 1904. There was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) railway at this site <ref>[http://www.blueheron.co.uk/railway-books/item619-indian-narrow-gauge-remembered.htm "Indian Narrow Gauge Remembered" by Lawrence Marshall, published by Blue Heron Books]; Retrieved 19 Feb 2017</ref>
*'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([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) line connecting to the mainline, together with two MG locomotives dated 1915 and 1923. The location and details are unclear <ref name =darvill/>.
The records also show thar there were a significant number of 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) dating 1916-1925 but the location is not clear <ref name =darvill/>.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
