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Old 17th January 2010, 15:26
Triplex Triplex is offline  
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Shown on a TV Documentary about India several years ago they showed a Sugar Factory where railway wagons were moved by an Elephant!
I assume that was Orissa Cement:
http://india97780.yuku.com/forum/viewtopic/id/1084
http://forum.pakistanidefence.com/lo...php/t5274.html
This practice was once common in India, but I don't know if any other locations still use it.
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