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The Burma Mines Railway is a Vorlage:RailGauge gauge railway in Myanmar for the transportation of locally mined silver and lead ore to a smelter at Namtu.
The line runs from Namyao, on the Mandalay - Lashio branch of Myanmar Railways, via Namtu to Bawdwin and is Vorlage:Convert long.
History
BearbeitenThe Burma Mines, Railway and Smelting Co Ltd was founded in March 1906 and the construction of the railway started in 1907, to reach the Tiger Camp mining area in 1908, with a Vorlage:Convert extension to the Bawdwin mines and[1] included a Z-reverse at Wallah Gorge, just before Tiger Camp, which was later replaced by a spiral.
Die Zentrale, Betriebs- und Ausbesserungswerk der Eisenbahn wurden in Namtu errichtet.
Im Jahre 1914 wurde der Anschluss an die meterspurige Burma Railways von Manpwe nach Namyao ein kleines STück verlegt, a short distance to the east. After the First World War, the local Burma Corporation Ltd took over operations and built an elektrische unterirdische Grubenbahn at Tiger Camp and 100 hopper cars were ordered from the American Pressed Steel Car Company.
In the 1930s the line experienced its peak traffic.[2] Steam was largely replaced in the 1970s and 1980s
In den 1970er Jahren gab es noch einen regulären, täglichen dampfgeführten Güterzug von Namtu nach Bawdwin.[3]
but today two steam locos remain in working order.[4]
Present day
BearbeitenIn present day, the coal for the smelters and the finished products is transported by road. Ore transport from Bawdwin to Namtu is still done by rail. The section from Namyao to Namtu sees little traffic. Namtu is a security area and restrictions are placed on visiting the railway, mines and smelters, except on official tours.
See also
BearbeitenWeblinks
BearbeitenEinzelnachweise
Bearbeiten- ↑ The Burma Mines Railway, February 2006
- ↑ The Burma Mines Railway 1999
- ↑ The Burma Mines Railway 1970
- ↑ The Burma Mines Railway in Namtu
[[Category:2 ft gauge railways in Myanmar]] [[Category:Railway lines in Myanmar]] [[Category:Railway companies established in 1906]]