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Monorail Systems in India

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'Caillet System Monorail' info added
'''[[Caillet System Monorail]]''' was being used in France as a means of getting produce off the farms. It was also being used on the Rubber Plantations in Malaysia, patented by a Monsieur Henri Jules Caillet of Parisand licenced to the ‘[[Monorail Portable Railway Co|Monorail Portable Railway Company]]’ formed in 1898 with the rights for the Great Britain and colonies.
*'''[[Jubbulpore Gun Carriage Factory Monorail|Jubbulpore Gun Carriage Factory]]'''The first known example of its application in India is the comparative trials conducted between the ‘Ewing System’ and the ‘Caillet System’ during the construction in 1901-02 of the .
*'''[[Allapalli Sawmill Monorails| Allapalli Sawmill Monorail]]''' In 1902 proposals were sought by the Forest Department for the Allapalli Sawmill and 4 miles(6.4km) of ‘Caillet System’ was supplied with six special bogie trucks intended for bullock haulage. It had proved impractical and was converted to the [[Ewing System Monorail|’Ewing System’]] (see above).
*‘'''[[Monorail Portable Railway Co]]'''’ By 1905 they were the Agent’s and representatives in London for the ‘Caillet System’.
*'''[[Itsari Water Supply Project Monorail]]'''. In 1914 Itsari Water Supply a Monorail with 14 miles of 'Caillets System' rails, trucks and fittings.
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