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Powayan Light Railway

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The '''Powayan Light Railway''' was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(2'6"[[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) gauge railway, sometimes described as a tramway, which ran between . The section from [[Shahjahanpur]] to Powayan, a length of 17 miles(27km) opened in 1890. The line was constructed by the Powayan Steam Tramway Company and the maintenance taken over by the [[Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway]](R&KR) in December 1900. The line was extended to reach [[Mailani]], a further 21 miles(34km) in 1904.<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 202]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref> == References ==<references />
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