Howrah Municipality Conservancy Tramway
Howrah Municipality Conservancy Tramway
The Howrah Municipality operated a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) Conservancy Tramway that carried the night soil of Howrah to a trenching ground at Belgachia [1].
The date the tramway became operational is unknown
Two locomotives dating from 1887 from the 'Howrah Municipality Conservancy Tramway' are known to have become part of the Howrah-Amta Light Railway and Howrah-Sheakhalla Light Railway in 1899 and 1901 respectively. It is unknown if Martin's Light Railways, the operators of these two light railways, had taken over the contract [1].
The tramway was reported as operational in 1909 [2].
In 1910 the records show the purchase of 28 Conservancy Wagons [1], so the system was in use at that time.
No further information has been found.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “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 WB45 page ....
- ↑ Google Books "Bengzal District Gazetteers - Hawrah by L.S.S O'Malley page 135, published 1909; Retrieved 5 Oct 2017
