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'Kaisar-i-Hind Bridge' spelling changed, link corrected
The '''Ferozepore Steam Tramway''' was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) steam tramway of 6 ¾ miles (10.8km) connecting the [[Ferozepore]] station of the [[North Western Railway]](NWR) to the village of Ganda Singh Bandar to connect to the NWR line from [[Lahore]]. This was a temporary tramway that opened in 1885 and crossed the River Sutlej by using a bridge of boats <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/locolists/industrial/display.php?file=TramwayLightRail.txt&title=Tramways%20and%20Light%20Rail 'Tramways and Light Rails', by Simon Darvill, August 2004]; Retrieved 4 Sept 2016</ref><ref name =darvill>“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 PB05 page ....</ref>..
The tramway was closed in 1887-88 with the opening of the [[KaisirKaisar-i-Hind Bridge]] over the River Sutlej connecting [[Ferozepore]] directly by the NWR line to [[ Lahore]].
On closure the locomotives were sent to the [[Dandot Light Railway]] to serve the colliery worked by NWR
