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'''Purtabore Stone Quarries Tramway'''
Stone was quarried from 1863 at Purtabore, 30 miles(48km) from [[Allahabad]], for the construction of new Government offices in [[Allahabad]]. The stone was carried from the quarry to the Jamuna River by a tramway, of unknown gauge, for onward shipment. The tramway consisted of a double track 2400 feet(730 metres) long and the records show that the wagons weighed 9½ tons when full and propelled by five men to the loading point on the river bank <ref name =UP04>“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 UP04 page ....</ref>.
The [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) also had a quarry at the same location to quarry stone for the [[Jamuna Bridge]], one of the longest and oldest bridges in India, carrying the East Indian Railway(EIR) and crossed the Jamuna River at Naini, near [[Allahabad]]. Construction of the bridge commenced in 1859 and completed 1865. There was a single line tramway, of unknown gauge or propulsion, from the quarry to the river bank <ref name =UP04/>.
''No further information has been found.''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
Stone was quarried from 1863 at Purtabore, 30 miles(48km) from [[Allahabad]], for the construction of new Government offices in [[Allahabad]]. The stone was carried from the quarry to the Jamuna River by a tramway, of unknown gauge, for onward shipment. The tramway consisted of a double track 2400 feet(730 metres) long and the records show that the wagons weighed 9½ tons when full and propelled by five men to the loading point on the river bank <ref name =UP04>“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 UP04 page ....</ref>.
The [[East Indian Railway]](EIR) also had a quarry at the same location to quarry stone for the [[Jamuna Bridge]], one of the longest and oldest bridges in India, carrying the East Indian Railway(EIR) and crossed the Jamuna River at Naini, near [[Allahabad]]. Construction of the bridge commenced in 1859 and completed 1865. There was a single line tramway, of unknown gauge or propulsion, from the quarry to the river bank <ref name =UP04/>.
''No further information has been found.''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
