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There is an unconfirmed report that the four NG steam locomotives that worked this line were transferred to the [[Madaya Light Railway]] on the ‘closure of the line’, possibly in 1907. However the statement mentioned above indicates that in 1921 the tramway was in service.
==Later Developments==
It would appear that the line of this abandoned tramway was upgraded and extended to Myaingalay; reported in 1988 as a ‘new branch Thaton – Myaingalay, with a line length of 38.3 km’
<ref>[https://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/update-from-myanmar.html ‘Railway Gazette - Update from Myanmar -Railway openings in Myanmar 1988 - 2004’, 01 Nov 2004.]; Retrieved 4 Feb 2019</ref>. Myaingalay is the location of the cement plant at Myaing Ka Kay
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