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[[File:Bhavnagar Tramway.png|thumb|Bhavnagar Tramway]]
'''Bhavnagar Tramway'''
<br>also described from 1938 as the '''Bhavnagar Mahuva Tramway'''
The ‘Bhavnagar Tramway’ was a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[BhavnagarRail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]] Tramway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway built by the [[Bhavnagar State]], India. The first section was built in 1926 from [[Bhavnagar ]] south to Talaja, and then extended to [[Mahuva ]] in 1938. The total length of the tramway was 67.5 miles(109km). The tramway used small 4-8-0 locomotives, later classified as the “T” class. In 1947 the tramway was taken over by the [[Saurashtra Railway]], and later by the Western Railway<ref name=wiki>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhavnagar_Tramway Wikipedia "Bhavnagar Tramway"]; Retrieved 22 Jun 2019</ref>.
The tramway linked two parts of the [[Bhavnagar State Railway]](BSR) [[Bhavnagar State Railway| ''- see separate page'']]:-
* ‘Bhavnagar-Wadhwan Mainline’ ''Line ‘A’ on map ''
* ‘Mahuva Extension’ ''Line ‘F’ on map ''
In 1947 the tramway was taken over by the [[Saurashtra Railway]], and later by the Western Railway <ref name=wiki/> =External Links=Further Information==*See '''[[http://enKathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems]]''' which gives a map, timeline and relates this light railway to others in the Kathiawar Peninsula.wikipedia.org/wiki == References ==<references /Bhavnagar_Tramway "Bhavnagar Tramway"] Wikipedia>
[[Category:Tramways]]
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]]
