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1852 and reference added - Steve Moore's BL Research
'''[[Adyar River Tramway]]''' was under consideration in 1842 to provide a tramway, either using stone or iron rails, to connect south [[Madras]] to the outlying districts of Santhome and Mylapore. The proposal was to construct a tramway, presumably to convey carts pulled by bullock and extended over existing roads<ref>British Library IOR/F/4/2089 “Military Report 135 1843 Board collections 97150” </ref>. A short length was constructed but in 1843 the experiment was abandoned .
'''[[Jajmau near Cawnpore, Ganges River Crossing]] ''' . In 1852 <ref name=IOR817>British Library IOR/E/4/817 page 1294; “Roads, Oude, completion of tramway by Messrs Greenway”; Side Note (100 & 83 of the 7th September , No52; 1852</ref> and in 1853-54 Messrs. ‘Greenway Brothers’, Contractors, laid down a bridge of boats to cross the River Ganges at Jajmau, which is some 2 km south of the centre of [[Cawnpore]] <ref> British Library IOR/E/4/843, page 1413. “Jajmau, Ferry, offer on part of Messrs. Greenway Brothers to be allowed contract of bridge of boats at Cawnpore.” </ref>. Then during the dry season they laid a tramway over the soft sand to connect with the bridge. They were granted rights to raise tolls for the use of the tramway for 6 years <ref> British Library IOR/E/4name=IOR817/817, page 1294 “Roads, Oude, completion of tramway by Messrs. Greenway”</ref>.
'''[[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.
