The Futwah-Islampur Light Railway was a was a 2 in 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway in the Indian state of Bihar

Bihar

Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....

. Constructed in 1922, it was operated by the Martin's Light Railways

Martin's Light Railways

Martin's Light Railways was a private company operating railways in India. The routes on which trains were run by Martin's Light Railways are as shown below: gauge Howrah Maidan-Amta and Howrah-Shiakhala lines ....

 company until taken over by the Indian Railways

Indian Railways

Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....

 and closed in 1987. The line operated three 0-6-2T locomotives constructed by Manning Wardle

Manning Wardle

Manning Wardle was a steam locomotive manufacturer based in Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.- Precursor companies :The city of Leeds was one of the earliest centres of locomotive building; Matthew Murray built the first commercially successful steam locomotive, Salamanca, in Holbeck, Leeds,...

of Leeds. The railway ran for about 40 kilometres between its namesake towns, paralleling the local road most of the way.