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The ''' Masulipatam and Hyderabad Tramway/Light Railway proposal'''
There was a proposal in 1854-55 to provide a tramway or light railway between [[Masulipatam]] and [[Hyderabad]]. This would have been a route that would follow the current road number NH65. This is a distance of 115 miles (185km). The construction was not sanctioned.
It was under consideration at the same time as the [[Cuddalore and Salem Tramway/Light Railway proposal]], which was not sanctioned.
See also [[Early Railway Experiments and Proposals]]
[[Masulipatam]], (named Machilipatnam today) was founded in the 14th century and it was a major trading port for the British, Dutch and French from the seventeenth century <ref name=machil>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machilipatnam Wikipedia “Machilipatnam” ]; Retrieved 24 Aug 2016</ref>. The port was damaged by a giant ocean wave on 1 November 1864 <ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/the-rise-and-fall-of-maesolia-port/article7514192.ece The Hindu “The rise and fall of Maesolia Port” 8 Aug 2015]; Retrieved 24 Aug 2016</ref>.
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[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Early Railway Experiments and Proposals]]
