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Damoodah Canal Construction Tramway

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'''Damoodah Canal Construction Tramway'''

The [[Bengal Presidency]] [[Public Works Department]] constructed the 'Damoodah Canal' from 1890. The irrigation canal, 100 miles(160km) in length runs between the Damoodah (now called the Damodar) River and the Hooghly River <ref name =WB03>“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 WB03 page ....</ref>.

A Construction Tramway of unknown gauge was laid between the laterite quarries at Munglepoor to the headworks at [[Raniganj]] (with alternative spellings Raneegunge and Raneegungee) <ref name =WB03/>.

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== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
[[Category:Civil Works]]
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