Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In 2005 The Riga Sugar Mill, located in the north east of Bihar State, not far from the Nepal border, operated two metre gauge locos. A 1930 built Hudswell Clarke 0-8-0ST and a small Hunslet 0-4-0 diesel built in 1935. Ox carts were also used to bring a significant quantity of cane to the mill. Despite this ancient motive power, Riga Sugar Mill, is modern a factory and produces Sugar, Molasses, Bagass (the fibrous residue of cane burnt in the furnace to produce power), Ethyl Alcohol, Industrial Alcohol and fertiliser.
In 2005 The Riga Sugar Mill, located in the north east of Bihar State, not far from the Nepal border, operated two metre gauge locos. A 1930 built Hudswell Clarke 0-8-0ST and a small Hunslet 0-4-0 diesel built in 1935. Ox carts were also used to bring a significant quantity of cane to the mill. Despite this ancient motive power, Riga Sugar Mill, is modern a factory and produces Sugar, Molasses, Bagass (the fibrous residue of cane burnt in the furnace to produce power), Ethyl Alcohol, Industrial Alcohol and fertiliser.
