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The Steam Locomotives of Nepal |
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There have been three 2' 6" narrow gauge railways in Nepal. The first was the 'Nepal Government Railway' from Raxaul (actually in India) to Amlekghanj. This opened in 1927 and closed in 1968 except for a short section at the southern end up to Birganj which was converted to metre gauge and later to broad gauge. Its purpose was to carry goods to an
aerial ropeway which ran up towards Kathmandu. These pictures cover those locomotives seen on the Janakpur Railway.
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