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[[File:Statfold Barn Railway - recently restored locomotive (geograph 4530352).jpg|thumb|Locomotive No 1 is now fully restored and operational at [[Statfold Barn Railway]] in England]]
The '''Rayyam 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:<ref name=Fibis>[http://wikinew.fibis.org/index.php?title=Ryam_Sugar_Factory_Railway Ryam Sugar Factory Railway on Fibis].</ref>
* Line to Mokaddampur, 14 km long, which remained in use until its closure in 1994.<ref name=darvill>“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</ref>
* Line to SakriStatfold Barn Railway - recently restored locomotive, 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.<ref name=darvill/>

== 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 steam engine#Corliss valves|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).<ref>Geoffrey Hill: [http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/mills/indiamill03.htm Steam Engines in the Indian Sugar Industry.] Downloaded on 20 May 2017.</ref>

==Locomotives==
{{Dynamic list}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Identity
! Works Number
! Type
! Gauge
! Builder
! Year Built
! Previous Operator
! Status
! Notes
! Image
|-
|
| 44657
| {{whyte|4-6-0|PT}}
| {{railgauge|2'}}<ref name="IRS 17EL">{{irs-el |el=17}}</ref>
| [[Baldwin Class 10-12-D|Baldwin]]
| 1916
| [[Statfold Barn Railway]] near [[Tamworth, Staffordshire|Tamworth]], [[Staffordshire]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
| Awaiting restoration<ref name=hmvf>[http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?39742-Ryam-sugar-mill-Baldwins&s=5e6ad0b707d20746040a4220c34f0ce5&p=377285#post377285 Historic Military Vehicle Forum.] Uploaded on 24 July 2013. Downloaded on 20 May 2017.</ref>
|
|
|-
|
| 45190
| {{whyte|4-6-0|PT}}
| {{railgauge|2'}}<ref name="IRS 17EL" />
| Baldwin
| 1917
| Statfold Barn Railway
| Awaiting restoration<ref name=hmvf/>
|
|
|-
| No 1
| 1586
| {{whyte|0-4-0}}
| {{railgauge|2'}}<ref name="IRS 17EL" />
| [[Davenport Locomotive Works|Davenport]]
| 1917
| Statfold Barn Railway
| Operational
| Restored to working order in 2015.
| [[File:Statfold Barn Railway - coming through! (geograph 4907546).jpg|150px]]
|-
| ''ALPHA''
| 1172
| {{whyte|0-6-0|PT}}
| {{railgauge|2'}}<ref name="IRS 17EL" />
| [[Hudswell Clarke]]
| 1922
| Statfold Barn Railway
| Operational
| Restored to working order in 2016.<ref name="SBRMarch2017">{{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}}</ref>
| [[File:Locomotive, Alpha at WLLR -1.jpg|150px]]
|-
|}
<gallery>
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
</gallery>

== References ==
<references />

[[Category:2 ft gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:History of rail transport in Bihar]]
[[Category:Railway lines closed in 1994]]

Ryam Sugar Factory Railway - Revision history

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