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The line was purchased by Government of India([[Government of India |GoI]]) 1916 and renamed [[Tumsar-Tirodi Light Railway]] this This line ceased operation in 1929.
1918 Admin Report details checked/added/corrected
The '''Tumsar-Tirodi Light Railway''' was, prior to 1916; known as the '''[[Tumsar-Katangi Light Railway]]'''. The line was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) private line built to carry manganese ore deposits found in the region.
The railway owner of this private industrial line was worked by [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR) as part of its [[Satpura Railway]] networkthe Central India Mining Company.
<ref>[http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.fr/2013/05/a-tribute-to-satpura-railway-part-i.html "A Tribute to the Satpura Railway (Part I)"]; Retrieved 14 Dec 2015</ref>
The owner line was purchased by Government of India([[Government of this private industrial line India |GoI]]) in 1916 and renamed [[Tumsar-Tirodi Light Railway]] The railway was worked by [[Bengal-Nagpur Railway]](BNR) for maintenance and working as part of its [[Satpura Railway]] network. <ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Central Railways in India Mining Company. – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 11]; Retrieved 21 Dec 2015</ref>
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