Rangoon and Irrawaddy Valley State Railway
1877 Opened connecting Rangoon with Prome and totalled 161 Miles. Rail transport was introduced in Burma (when part of British India) with the opening of the Rangoon-to-Prome line. The line followed the Irrawaddy River, and was built over three-years period. It was built to 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) metre gauge.
1878 See Railway Officers