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The [[Golden Rock -Sircarpalayam Tramway]] was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]])
Tramway <ref>[http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/12705/12/12_chapter%204.pdf Colonialism and modernisation;history and development of southern railway a case study by Saritha, S R, University of Kerala, 6-Nov-2013, Chapter IV, Page 133"]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref> from the [[South Indian Railway]] [[SIR Central Workshops, Golden Rock, Trichinopoly|Central Workshops, Golden Rock]] at [[Trichinopoly]] to the village of Sircarpalayam, 3 miles(5km) to the north.
The function of the tramway is not known, possibly to carry personnel to the Workshops; neither is the date of opening or closure of the tramway. The evidence of the route of the tramway is clearly seen on Google Earth search ‘Sircarpalayam’.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
Tramway <ref>[http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/12705/12/12_chapter%204.pdf Colonialism and modernisation;history and development of southern railway a case study by Saritha, S R, University of Kerala, 6-Nov-2013, Chapter IV, Page 133"]; Retrieved 28 Aug 2016</ref> from the [[South Indian Railway]] [[SIR Central Workshops, Golden Rock, Trichinopoly|Central Workshops, Golden Rock]] at [[Trichinopoly]] to the village of Sircarpalayam, 3 miles(5km) to the north.
The function of the tramway is not known, possibly to carry personnel to the Workshops; neither is the date of opening or closure of the tramway. The evidence of the route of the tramway is clearly seen on Google Earth search ‘Sircarpalayam’.
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
