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Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway

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'Associated Tramway' heading added; text changes to aide clarity
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 10 miles (16km)<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, and 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>.
==Remarks==
''It seems most likely the Tadasa-Hebbe Tramway was constructed to carry the iron ore to the Iron Works.''
==Associated Tramway==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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