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The [[Goalpara Forest Tramway]] was constructed in 1901-02 as a tramline to transport timber from the [[Goalpara]] forest to Fakiragram Staion of the [[East Bengal Railway]] (EBR). The line was exclusively built to serve the interests of the Forest Department, yet it indirectly developed the transport system in that area as well. The line length was initially 2.5 miles(4km) and extended to a total of 31.5 miles(50km) by 1938-39
<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=acPL3Lflga4C&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=goalpara+forest+tramway&source=bl&ots=hoFotVzzin&sig=sDcOFBYtAyU7aQtITD9Fo0iB2YU&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiSvO6cgPTJAhUByRoKHaySAxoQ6AEIOjAF#v=onepage&q=goalpara%20forest%20tramway&f=false "British Forest Policy in Assam" by Rajib Handique page 117]; Retrieved 24 Dec 2015</ref>
==Records==
An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] relating to this tramway <ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2 “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search]; Retrieved 6 Apr 2016</ref>
gives the following:-
*Mss Eur F252/18b; Folio 30 verso: photograph of the Forest Steam Tramway; Jan 1926-Oct 1926
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