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Borjan-Suntak Steam Tramway
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Borjan-Suntak Steam Tramway
Proposal in 1906 from the Assam Company for the construction of a steam tramway to convey coal from the coalfield of that Company in the Naga Hills to the Assam-Bengal Railway(ABR) sidings at Suntak in the Sibsagar district. [1][2]
Project abandoned in favour of 4 mile Aerial Ropeway connecting to Naginimara on the ABR network.
References
- ↑ archive.org - "Histories of (Indian)Railway Projects ...up to June 1906"; Page 5;Retrieved 10 Dec 2015
- ↑ Google Books "Mineral wealth" by John Coggin Brown, Abani Kumar Dey; Page 53;Retrieved 10 Dec 2015