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'''Sone Canal Construction Railway/Tramway'''
The Sone Canal was an irrigation canal from the Soan River (''see Spelling Note'') and constructed between 1868 and 1874 in the Rohtas District <ref name =darvill>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled 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 BR19 page 118-119</ref>.
The records of the Bengal Presidency [[Public Works Department]] record that the following was ordered for the project based on the non-standard 4 ft 0in gauge (''see Gauge Note'') :- four locomotives, 200 4ft gauge wagons, 60 miles of contractors rail and 30 sets of points and crossings <ref name=darvill/>.
An 1871 report describes the line as running from the quarries to Baroon on the east side of the river. A 1913 report for the [[Dehri-Rohtas Light Railway]] mentions that it crossed a seven mile long 4ft 0in gauge bullock hauled tramway operated by the [[Public Works Department]]. It is thought this could be the remnant of the construction railway <ref name=darvill/>.
'''Spelling Note - River Sone'''
The spelling used is as given in the various contemporary reports. However there are variants:-
*“History of the East Indian Railway", Huddlestone, 1906", states ‘River Soane’ <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/historyeastindi00huddgoog#page/n57/mode/1up/search/soane Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone, page 35, pdf page 57]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>
*"Grace’s Guide", quoting a 1856 report, uses the spelling ‘River Soane’ <ref name=Grace>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Soane_Bridge Grace’s Guide “Soane Bridge” ]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>
*"[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]" names the river as The ‘River Son’ as a tributary of the River Ganges <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_060.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 54. ]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>. ''We normally take the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] as the definitive spelling but, in this instance, it is clear that other contemporary sources are more representative.''
*”Wikipedia” uses the spelling ‘Son River’ with alternative ‘Sone River’ <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_River Wikipedia “Son River”. ]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>.
'''Gauge Note'''
The 4ft 0in Gauge specified is most unusual and we have classfied this as a [[Rail_gauge#Unique rail Gauges|Unique Rail Gauge]]. The only other example of this gauge is the [[Nalhati-Azimganj Railway]], the original name for the [[Indian Branch Railway]].
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
[[Category:Tramways]]
The Sone Canal was an irrigation canal from the Soan River (''see Spelling Note'') and constructed between 1868 and 1874 in the Rohtas District <ref name =darvill>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled 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 BR19 page 118-119</ref>.
The records of the Bengal Presidency [[Public Works Department]] record that the following was ordered for the project based on the non-standard 4 ft 0in gauge (''see Gauge Note'') :- four locomotives, 200 4ft gauge wagons, 60 miles of contractors rail and 30 sets of points and crossings <ref name=darvill/>.
An 1871 report describes the line as running from the quarries to Baroon on the east side of the river. A 1913 report for the [[Dehri-Rohtas Light Railway]] mentions that it crossed a seven mile long 4ft 0in gauge bullock hauled tramway operated by the [[Public Works Department]]. It is thought this could be the remnant of the construction railway <ref name=darvill/>.
'''Spelling Note - River Sone'''
The spelling used is as given in the various contemporary reports. However there are variants:-
*“History of the East Indian Railway", Huddlestone, 1906", states ‘River Soane’ <ref>[https://archive.org/stream/historyeastindi00huddgoog#page/n57/mode/1up/search/soane Archive.org "History of the East Indian Railway ..." by George Huddlestone, page 35, pdf page 57]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>
*"Grace’s Guide", quoting a 1856 report, uses the spelling ‘River Soane’ <ref name=Grace>[http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Soane_Bridge Grace’s Guide “Soane Bridge” ]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>
*"[[Imperial Gazetteer of India]]" names the river as The ‘River Son’ as a tributary of the River Ganges <ref>[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_060.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 54. ]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>. ''We normally take the [[Imperial Gazetteer of India]] as the definitive spelling but, in this instance, it is clear that other contemporary sources are more representative.''
*”Wikipedia” uses the spelling ‘Son River’ with alternative ‘Sone River’ <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_River Wikipedia “Son River”. ]; Retrieved 6 Feb 2017</ref>.
'''Gauge Note'''
The 4ft 0in Gauge specified is most unusual and we have classfied this as a [[Rail_gauge#Unique rail Gauges|Unique Rail Gauge]]. The only other example of this gauge is the [[Nalhati-Azimganj Railway]], the original name for the [[Indian Branch Railway]].
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Industrial Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
[[Category:Tramways]]
