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'''Rangoon Town Reclamation Light RailwaysRailway'''s

The records have identified that the reclamation project 'Town Reclamation Project' for [[Rangoon]] Town was a major land reclamation scheme, given assent by the Government of India on 23 Aug 1892. It was first planned to reclaim the eastern side of the town with the work being carried out by the Municipal Engineer. A railway was built for the conveyance of earth that was used in 1911-12 required two Light Railways to be constructed:-the reclamation and was known as the ‘Earth Railway’.

*'''Mayangyoung Quarries''' at Mokalpin, where a quarry was operated by a Mr S P Das for the supply of 400,000 cubic feet ==Earth Railway== The metre gauge(11,300 cu metres[[Rail_gauge_#Metre_Gauge|MG]]) of stone for road metalling for town roads. A light railway was laid between ran from Boundary Road to the quarries Necropolis and crossed the [[Burma Railway]](BR) Paguwith level crossing gates operated by the Municipality. The line opened in 1894 using a second-Moulmein linehand locomotive from BR and 30 tipping wagons. The gauge Two new locomotives with 50 larger tipping wagons, and motive power twenty-four hour operation enabled nearly 290,000 tons of earth to be carried on 2,350 trips in the year 1894-95. By 1895-96 temporary lines were laid as required and included the line are unknown Monkey Point extension <ref name =MO01YA17>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled 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 MO01 YA17 page ....</ref>.

*'''Zingyaik Quarries'''. ==Conservation Railway==In 1911 quarries were opened at this site by 1896-97 the Municipality decided to use the railway for the disposal of the town’s rubbish and the 'Rangoon Town Reclamation Project'. A 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line was laid altered between Stockade Road and Tamwe to convey accommodate the stone to [[Rangoon]], they ceased operations in 1912. The quarry was taken over by the Municipality Conservation Railway|Rangoon Municipality Conservation Railway 'Rangoon Port Commissioner'in 1912-13 for the extraction of stone for river training purposes, it is assumed that thr railway was taken over. It is unknown if any locomotives were used on this line <ref name =MO02>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled 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 MO02 See separate page ....</ref>.'']]

==Quarry Railways==By 1908-09 the ‘Earth Railway’ was continuing to work as before but extended to include two quarries :-* ‘Kemmendine Quarry’ that served West Rangoon <ref name =YA17/>* ‘Necropolis Quarry’ that served East Rnagoon <ref name =YA17/>Other quarries were developed:- * ‘Mayangyoung Quarries’ at Mokalpin, where a quarry was operated by a Mr S P Das for the supply of 400,000 cubic feet (11,300 cu metres) of stone for road metalling for town roads. A light railway was laid between the quarries and the [[Burma Railway]](BR) Pagu-Moulmein line. The gauge and motive power of the line are unknown <ref name =MO01>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled 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 MO01 page ....</ref>.* ‘Zingyaik Quarries’ In 1911 quarries were opened at this site by the 'Rangoon Town Reclamation Project'. A 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line was laid to convey the stone to [[Rangoon]], they ceased operations in 1912. The quarry was taken over by the 'Rangoon Port Commissioner'No further information has been foundin 1912-13 for the extraction of stone for river training purposes, it is assumed that thr railway was taken over. It is unknown if any locomotives were used on this line <ref name =MO02>“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled 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 MO02 page ....</ref>. ==Later Developments==By 1909-10 the eastern section of the railway was chiefly occupied with finishing the reclaiming of Hooper’s Yard for the [[Rangoon Port Commissioner]] and raising the land between Bulloch Brothers Mill and Monkey Point Battery for the Bombay Burma Trading Corporation. This was completed in March 1911 as there was no more land to be reclaimed in the area <ref name =YA17/> . In the western section the main work was the finishing the Lanmadaw Canal and raising of Keighley Street and Phoongyi Street followed by reclamation at end the Timber Depot in the Sanchaung Section for the building of a sewerage works and its beds, completed in 1911 <ref name =YA17/> By 1915-16 the railway was only used at one-third of its capacity due to its policy of only reclaiming government land in order to sell it, very little private work was carried out. In 1920-21 the financial and administrative problems caused the Governent of India to close the project and replaced the organisation with the [[Rangoon Development Trust Railway|‘Rangoon Development Trust’ - ''see separate page'']].