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Paralakhemundi formerly known as Parlakimedi Light Railway was established by Maharaja Goura Chandra Gajapati Narayan Dev KCIE of Paralakhemundi, the erstwhile Maharajah of Paralakhemundi. The Raja of Paralakhemundi decided to connect his capital with Naupada, which was only 40 km (25 mi) away. With the then British Government giving sanction ...
Paralakhemundi Light Railway was a two-foot six-inch gauge railway. The Maharaja of Paralakhemundi decided to connect his capital with Naupada which was only 40 km (25 mi) away. With the government giving its sanction in 1898, work began in fully. The line was opened to traffic in 1900. This railway line was built at a cost of Rs 700,000.
ex South Eastern Railway of India CC class Parlakimidi Light Railway, India. [37] Orenstein & Koppel: 3770 1909 0-4-4-0: 2 ft 3 + 9 ⁄ 16 in (700 mm) Krebet Baru Mill No.3 Mallet locomotive, formerly operated in Java. [37] Ruston Proctor: Either 50823 or 51168 1915 or 1916 4wPM 3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in (1,000 mm) ZLH Paraffin Mechanical.
Paralakhemundi is an ancient estate lying in the western corner of the southern portion of then larger Ganjam district (now constitute Ganjam district, Gajapati district, Srikakulam district and parts of Vizianagaram district), and it is bounded in the west by the district of then larger Visakhapatnam district (now constitute Visakhapatnam district, Koraput district, Malkangiri district ...
The following is a list of cities that have current tram/streetcar (including heritage trams/heritage streetcars), or light rail systems as part of their regular public transit systems. [1] In other words, this list only includes systems which operate year-round and provide actual transit service, not ones that are primarily tourist services ...
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology [1] while also having some features from heavy rapid transit. The term was coined in 1972 in the United States as an English equivalent for the German word Stadtbahn, meaning "city railway".
A light railway is a railway built at lower costs and to lower standards than typical "heavy rail": it uses lighter-weight track, and may have more steep gradients and tight curves to reduce civil engineering costs. These lighter standards allow lower costs of operation, at the price of lower vehicle capacity.
Others such as the light-rail system in Addis Ababa are much more recent, which opened in 2015. [1] A variety of technologies are being used ranging from light-rail, bus rapid-transit, and commuter-rail etc. Africa for several decades saw minimal investment in rail infrastructure, but in recent years due to urban population growth and improved ...