The Madaya Light Railway was a
narrow gauge railway that terminated in
Mandalay,
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
. The first section to
Toungbyon, 8 miles long, opened in 1912. The railway was extended a further 8 miles to
Madaya in 1917. The company operating the line went into liquidation in 1919, and the railway was taken over by the Government. The line was closed in 1927 when it was replaced by a metre gauge line. The first four locomotives for the line were obtained second hand from the
Thanton – Duyinzaik Railway.
[Hughes, Hugh 1994 ''Indian Locomotives Pt. 3, Narrow Gauge 1863-1940''. Continental Railway Circle.]
References
2 ft 6 in gauge railways in Myanmar
Defunct railroads
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