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Tramroads, Riverbed Crossings

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'Lucknow, Ganges River Crossing Tramway' added
'''[[Furruckabad (Farrukhabad) Tramway]]'''. Approval was given by the Indian Goverment in 1854-55 ‘to lay down a tramway on the river sands’ <ref> British Library IOR/E/4/829, Page 1479. 1854-55; “SN 94 Farm to Messrs. Greenway of Cawnpore of the ferry and bridge at Furruckabad for 6 years at Rs 6,200 per annum They are engaging to lay down a tramway on the river sands”</ref> on the banks of the Ganges at [[Furruckabad]]. This clearly would have been a dry season temporary track, the approval was given for 6 years, but whether it was repeated in subsequent years, or how successful it proved to be, is not known - no further information has been found.
 
'''[[Lucknow, Ganges River Crossing|Lucknow, Ganges River Crossing Tramway]]'''. A proposal in about 1854-55 was submitted by Messrs. Greenway of Cawnpore 'to construct a double tramway to facilitate the transit of the River Ganges'<ref>British Library IOR/E/4/864 p.92 "Proposal by Messer Greenway Bros to construct a double tramway to facilitate the transit of the Ganges referred to the resident in Lucknow."</ref>. No further information has been found.
'''[[Gomti River Tramway]]'''. Authorisation was given by the Indian Goverment in 1857 ‘to lay down a wooden tramway on the portion of the Ghazeepore Road which lies in the bed of the River Grountee’ <ref>British Library IOR/E/4/846, Page 641. 1857; “India Public Works department 19 Aug 1857" 'Side Note (393) Expenditure of Rs3000.0.0 sanctioned from the ferry fund (Benares) for laying down a wooden tramway on the portion of the Ghazeepore Road which lies in the bed of the River Grountee’ </ref>. This refers to the road between [[Benares]] (now called Varanashi) and [[Ghazipur]]( Ghazeepore) ,this road required the crossing of the River Gomti (Grountee) River at Rajwari near the confluence with the River Ganges. This would be a temporary wooden track used in the dry season.
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