Ryam Sugar Factory Railway

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Ryam Sugar Factory Railway
Locomotive No. 1 has now been completely overhauled and is ready for use on the Statfold Barn Railway in England
Locomotive No. 1 has now been completely overhauled and is
ready for use on the Statfold Barn Railway in England
Route length: 24 km
Gauge : 610 mm ( 2 foot track )

The Ryam Sugar Factory Railway was operated by the Ryam Sugar Factory in Bihar , India .

location

The Ryam Sugar Factory in 1914 as Tirhut Co-operative Sugar Co Ltd established. It is located in the current city of Raiyam , 15 km northeast of Darbhanga . The sugar factory operated two narrow- gauge, 2- foot (610 mm) gauge railroad lines to transport the harvested sugar cane from the sugar cane plantations to the factory:

  • The 14 km long route to Mokaddampur remained in operation until the sugar factory closed in 1994.
  • The 10 km long route to Sakri , a station on the Darbhanga-Bhaptiahi Branch Line of the Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR). This line was taken out of service much earlier.

Stationary steam engines

The steam engine of No. 1 Mill had serial number # 2619 (1932) from Mirrlees, Watson (one cylinder, 24 "× 48", 273 hp, Corliss valves, factory price Rs 16,000). One of the steam engines from Nos 2, 3 and 4 Mills had serial number # 2423 (1914) from Mirrlees, Watson (one cylinder, 300 hp, piston valves, factory price Rs 15,000).

Locomotives

Steam locomotives

Surname serial number Wheel alignment Gauge Manufacturer Construction year Today's location status Remarks image
44657 4-6-0 PT 2 feet (610 mm) Baldwin 1916 Statfold Barn Railway at Tamworth , Staffordshire . In need of restoration
45190 4-6-0PT 2 feet (610 mm) Baldwin 1917 Statfold Barn Railway In need of restoration
No 1 1586 0-4-0 2 feet (610 mm) Davenport 1917 Statfold Barn Railway Operational Refurbished and ready for operation (2016) Statfold Barn Railway - coming through! (geograph 4907546) .jpg
ALPHA 1172 0-6-0 PT 2 feet (610 mm) Hudswell Clarke 1922 Statfold Barn Railway Operational Refurbished and ready for operation (2016). Locomotive, Alpha at WLLR -1.jpg

  • No 1 in need of renovation

  • Repair of the fire box of the No 1

  • No 1 in the workshop

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ryam Sugar Factory Railway on Fibis .
  2. ^ A b “Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compliled by Simon Darvill. Published by The Industrial Railway Society 2013. ISBN 978-1-901556-82-7 . Available through IRS Shop . Entry BR06, pp. 107-108.
  3. ^ Geoffrey Hill: Steam Engines in the Indian Sugar Industry. Downloaded on May 20, 2017.
  4. ^ A b c d Industrial Railway Society: Industrial Locomotives (17EL) . Industrial Railway Society, 2015, ISBN 978-1-901556-88-9 .
  5. ^ Lawson Little: Annual Guide to Narrow Gauge and Miniature Railways in the British Isles and Ireland: 2008 . Narrow Gauge Railway Society, 2008.
  6. ↑ a b Historic Military Vehicle Forum. Uploaded July 24, 2013. Downloaded May 20, 2017.
  7. ↑ Statfold Barn Railway : Guilde Book & Stock List Update March 2017 . Statfold Barn Railway, 2017.