Malegaon, near Baramati Sugar Factory Railway

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Malegaon, near Baramati Sugar Factory Railway

The 'Nira Valley Sugar Company' established a sugar factory at Malegaon, near Baramati, it commenced production c.1922. The company failed after its third season due to lack of sugar cane.

The records show that a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) locomotive was operational at the factory in 1922 [1].

No further information has been found.

References

  1. “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 MH108 page ....