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→Narrow Gauge 2 feet 6 Inches (NG): Harington added
===[[Rail_gauge#Narrow _Gauge|Narrow Gauge 2 feet 6 Inches (NG)]]===
[[Herbert Septimus Harington]], Chief Engineer Railway Branch India was deployed in about 1906 to “report on light railways in Ceylon” <ref name=Grace>[https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Herbert_Septimus_Harington ‘Grace’s Guide/Inst of Mechanical Engineers Obituary 1914’ “'Herbert Septimus Harington” ] Retrieved on 21 Nov 2018</ref>.
* ‘Udapussellawa Line’: from Nanuoya (128 miles from Columbo) to Ragala, 19 miles(31km), serving the saniarium of Ceylon at Nuwara Eliya, 6200 feet above sea level, opened 1903-04.<ref> ‘Henry Cave page 23, pdf37 and pages 155-168, pdf170-183</ref>
* ‘Kalani Valley Line’ , eastward fom Columbo, serving the tea planting district, 48 miles(77km), opened 1919. <ref>‘Henry Cave’ page 26, pdf37 and pages 215-230, pdf230-245</ref>
