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| − | The '''Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway''' , owned and worked by [[Mysore State Railway]], was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line. It was sanctioned for construction in August 1917 with a recorded length of | + | The '''Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway''' , owned and worked by [[Mysore State Railway]], was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line. It was sanctioned for construction in August 1917 with a recorded length of 9½ miles (15km)<ref name=Admin>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n258/mode/2up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 250]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref> and commissioned on February 5, 1921, which was operated until 1949 <ref name=deccan>[http://www.deccanherald.com/content/236916/will-railway-line-n-r.html Deccan Herald “Will railway line to N R Pura be realised?” 24 Mar 2012]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref> as the line was in the path of the ‘Lakkavali Reservoir and Irrigation Project on the Bhadra River’<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 KA90 page ....</ref>. |
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| − | + | The tramway was commissioned by the Mysore State Forest Department and the records state it to be a forest tramway. Tadessa was a station on the [[Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway]] and it is assumed that these two lines were worked together <ref name =darvill/>. | |
| − | + | Tadasa is a small township 5miles(8km) north of [[Bhadravati]] and Hebbe is a remote area in the hills 12 miles(19km) south; these distances do not add up to the 9½ miles (15km) given in the 1918 Administration Report)<ref name=Admin/> . | |
| − | + | Hebbe is in the vicinity of Kemmanagundi, in the Baba Budangiri hills, the location of the rich iron ore deposits <ref name=Wiki>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visvesvaraya_Iron_and_Steel_Plant Wikipedia “Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant” ]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref> and is the terminus of the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway. | |
| − | + | The [[Mysore Iron Works Light Railway|Mysore Iron Works]] at [[Bhadravati]] was planned in 1915-16 and commenced operations in 1921 using the iron ore from the region of Hebbe / Kemmanagundi. | |
| − | + | It seems most likely the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway was also used to carry the iron ore to the Iron Works. | |
| − | + | The Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway worked in conjunuction with the [[Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway]] , a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line]], also owned and worked by [[Mysore State Railway]]; opened in May 1917 <ref name=Admin/>; still operating in 1948 but closed shortly after <ref name=deccan/> . | |
| − | The Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway worked in conjunuction with the [[Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway]] , a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line, also owned and worked by [[Mysore State Railway]]; opened in May 1917 <ref name=Admin/>; still operating in 1948 but closed shortly after <ref name=deccan/> . | ||
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Revision as of 16:40, 24 February 2017
The Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway , owned and worked by Mysore State Railway, was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) line. It was sanctioned for construction in August 1917 with a recorded length of 9½ miles (15km)[1] and commissioned on February 5, 1921, which was operated until 1949 [2] as the line was in the path of the ‘Lakkavali Reservoir and Irrigation Project on the Bhadra River’[3].
Remark
The tramway was commissioned by the Mysore State Forest Department and the records state it to be a forest tramway. Tadessa was a station on the Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway and it is assumed that these two lines were worked together [3].
Tadasa is a small township 5miles(8km) north of Bhadravati and Hebbe is a remote area in the hills 12 miles(19km) south; these distances do not add up to the 9½ miles (15km) given in the 1918 Administration Report)[1] .
Hebbe is in the vicinity of Kemmanagundi, in the Baba Budangiri hills, the location of the rich iron ore deposits [4] and is the terminus of the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway.
The Mysore Iron Works at Bhadravati was planned in 1915-16 and commenced operations in 1921 using the iron ore from the region of Hebbe / Kemmanagundi.
It seems most likely the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway was also used to carry the iron ore to the Iron Works.
The Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway worked in conjunuction with the Tarikere-Narasimharajapura Tramway , a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) line]], also owned and worked by Mysore State Railway; opened in May 1917 [1]; still operating in 1948 but closed shortly after [2] .
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 250; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Deccan Herald “Will railway line to N R Pura be realised?” 24 Mar 2012; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 “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 KA90 page ....
- ↑ Wikipedia “Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant” ; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016
