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The '''Indian Tramway Company''' (ITC) was formed in 1862 to build short lines around Madras, with a 20-year subsidy from the [[Government of India]] but no guarantee.
The ITC absorbed the [[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway]] which opened in 1865, a 3'6" gauge line converted to metre gauge([[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) in 1878 and undertaken by [[Carnatic Railway]]
In 1872, the Carnatic Railway merged with the [[Great Southern of India RailwayArakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway|''See separate page '''‘Arakkonam-Conjeeveram Tramway’''' ''for further information'']][[File:Arakkonam-Conjeeveram Tramway. png|thumb|Arakkonam-Conjeeveram Tramway constructed by Indian Tramway Co.]]
In 1874The Record <ref name= Surrender/> shows that this was the only line constructed by the ITC, except for a "provisional contract with the merged companies were renamed the [[South Indian Railway]](SIR)French Government for making a railway from Pondicheri".
Unfortunately, there are no ITC staff records held in the [[India Office Records]] at the [[British Library]].== References ==<references />
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The '''Indian Tramway Company''' (ITC) was formed in 1862 to build short Tramway lines around Madras, with a 20-year subsidy from the [[Government of India]] but with no Guarantee.
The ITC constructed the ‘[[Arakkonam-Conjeevaram Tramway]]’, a 3 feet 6 inches(1067mm) [[Rail_gauge#Unique_rail_Gauges|Rail Gauge line]] which "opened for traffic about 1 Aug 1865"<ref name==History==Surrender>[https://archive.org/stream/parliamentarypa212commgoog#page/n241/mode/1up “Parliamentary Papers Accounts and Papers Volume 51 of 37” Session 9 February to 21 August 1871 Pages 230-231]; Retrieved 14 Nov 2018 <br>''and'' <br>British Library ‘India Office Records’ L/F/8/11/876 "Indian Tramway Company, Duplicate deed of surrender of existing railway and determining existing contract Secretary of State"</ref>
The ITC suffered losses Tramway ran between the towns of [[Arkonam]] and in 1870 went into liquidation. The lines were taken over by the [[Carnatic RailwayConjeeveram]] Company, a new company formed for the purposeline length of 18.8miles (30.3km)
From 1 Jan 1868 there was a temporary Guarantee issued by the Government of India of 3% of the paid-up capital of £100,000.
The ITC suffered losses and on 20 Dec 1869 went into voluntary liquidation.
<br>The lines were taken over by the [[Carnatic Railway|‘Carnatic Railway Company’ ]], a new company formed on 1 March 1870 for the purpose <ref name= Surrender/>, <ref>British Library ‘India Office Records’ L/F/8/11/876 </ref>.
[[Carnatic Railway|''See separate page'' '''‘Carnatic Railway Company’''' ''for further information'']]
== Records Later History==In 1872, the [[Carnatic Railway]] merged with the [[Great Southern of India Railway]]. <br>In 1874, the merged companies were renamed the [[South Indian Railway]](SIR).
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