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The '''Ganges River Tramway''', 1853-54, is referred to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) – see ‘Records’ below.
==Records==An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to a tramway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 6 Apr 2016</ref>gives the following:-*Z/E/4/24/G26; “Ganges '''Ganges River, Crossing Tramway to be constructed to facilitate transit on”; 1853-1854'''.
'' '''This IOR record is In about 1854-55 a proposal was put forward for a Card Index and appears incorrect - it does not refer tramway to a Tramway''' ''cross the River Ganges.
New IOR Ref and info moved from 'Ganges River Crossing Tramway' page
The proposal was submitted by Messrs. Greenway of Cawnpore 'to construct a double tramway to facilitate the transit of the River Ganges'<ref>British Library IOR/E/4/864 p.876 Item no.92 "Proposal by Messer Greenway Bros to construct a double tramway to facilitate the transit of the Ganges referred to the resident in Lucknow."</ref> Messrs. Greenway were responsible for similar dry season river crossings of the River Ganges at [[Jajmau near Cawnpore, Ganges River Crossing|Jajmau near Cawnpore]], 1853-54 and [[Furruckabad (Farrukhabad) Tramway|Furruckabad]]. This clearly would have been a dry season temporary track but no further information has been found. ==Further Information==See page '''[[Tramroads, Riverbed Crossings]]''' == References ==
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[[Category: Tramroads, Riverbed Crossings]]
