| The Families In British India Society (FIBIS) is a self-help organisation devoted to members researching their British India family history and the background against which their ancestors led their lives in India under British rule. Let FIBIS help you break down those brick walls in your research |
Cawnpore Sugar Works Ltd Railways
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Cawnpore Sugar Works Ltd Railways
The 'Cawnpore Sugar Works Ltd' was incorporated in 1894 by Begg, Sutherland & Co. They operated at a number of sites [1] :-
- 'Cawnpore Sugar Factory', Cawnpore, opened 1896.
- 'Marhaura Sugar Refinery',(c.300km south-east of Cawnpore), opened 1904. There was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) railway at this site [2]
- 'Padrauna Sugar Factory', (c.430km east of Cawnpore), opened 1921
- 'Katkuiyan Sugar Factory', (c.320km north-east of Cawnpore), opened 1933
The records show that there was a 2 km branch of metre gauge(MG) line connecting to the mainline, together with two MG locomotives dated 1915 and 1923. The location and details are unclear [1].
The records also show thar there were a significant number of 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) dating 1916-1925 but the location is not clear [1].
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 “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 BR28 pages 128-129
- ↑ "Indian Narrow Gauge Remembered" by Lawrence Marshall, published by Blue Heron Books; Retrieved 19 Feb 2017