Ryam Sugar Factory Railway
{{Short description|Sugar company in Bihar, India}}
File:Statfold Barn Railway - recently restored locomotive (geograph 4530352).jpg in England]]
The Ryam Sugar Factory Railway was owned and operated by the Ryam Sugar Factory in Bihar, India.
History
The Ryam Sugar Factory was incorporated in 1914 as the Tirhut Co-operative Sugar Co Ltd. It was located in a town now known as Raiyam (मैथिली) 15 km north-east of Darbhanga. The factory had two 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway lines operating as a field system, to bring cane into the factory:[https://wiki.fibis.org/w/Ryam_Sugar_Factory_Railway Ryam Sugar Factory Railway on Fibis].
- Line to Mokaddampur, 14 km long, which remained in use until its closure in 1994.“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. {{ISBN|978 1 901556 82-7}}. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry BR06 page 107-108
- Line to Sakri, 10 km long, a station on the 'Darbhanga-Bhaptiahi Branch Line' of the Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR). This line was closed significantly earlier than the other line.
Stationary steam engines
In No. 1 Mill stationary steam engine #2619 (1932) by Mirrlees, Watson was used (single cylinder, 24” x 48”, 273 hp, Corliss valves, cost Rs 16000 new). A Nos 2, 3 and 4 Mills stationary steam engine #2423 (1914) by Mirrlees, Watson was installed (single cylinder, 300 hp, piston valves, cost Rs 15000 new).Geoffrey Hill: [http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/mills/indiamill03.htm Steam Engines in the Indian Sugar Industry.] Downloaded on 20 May 2017.
Locomotives
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! Works Number ! Type ! Gauge ! Builder ! Year Built ! Current Operator ! Status ! Notes ! Image |
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| 779
| 44657 | {{whyte|4-6-0|PT}} | {{railgauge|2'}}{{irs-el |el=17}} | Baldwin | 1916 | Statfold Barn Railway near Tamworth, Staffordshire.{{cite book |title=Annual Guide to Narrow Gauge and Miniature Railways in the British Isles and Ireland: 2008 |last=Little |first=Lawson |year=2008 |publisher=Narrow Gauge Railway Society}} | | |
| 608
| 45190 | {{whyte|4-6-0|PT}} | Baldwin | 1917 | In Service | | |
| No 1
| 1586 | {{whyte|0-4-0}} | 1917 | Statfold Barn Railway | Operational | Restored to working order in 2015. | 150px |
| ALPHA
| 1172 | {{whyte|0-6-0|PT}} | 1922 | Statfold Barn Railway | Operational | Restored to working order in 2016.{{cite book | author = Statfold Barn Railway | title = Guilde Book & Stock List Update March 2017| publisher = Statfold Barn Railway | year = 2017 | author-link = Statfold Barn Railway}} | 150px |
Statfold Barn Railway - in need of some attention! (geograph 3911792).jpg|No 1 awaiting restoration
Statfold Barn Railway - firebox under repair (geograph 4220697).jpg|No 1's firebox under repair
Statfold Barn Railway - in the works (geograph 4163889).jpg|No 1 in the works