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The '''Futwah-Islampur Light Railway''' (FILR) was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) branchline located to the west of [[Bihar]] and the east of [[Patna]]. The line connected [[Futwah]] to [[Islampur]], a track length of 27 miles(43km)
'' '''Spelling Note''' – Futwah was the earlier form of the town – later changed to Fatuha. Modern records refer to this railway as the ‘Fatuha-Islampur Light Railway’.''


The FILR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns owned and worked by [[Martin's Light Railways]], a management company based in [[Calcutta]].
[[File: Fatuha-Islampur Light Railway.png|thumb| Fatuha-Islampur Light Railway]]
<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 227]; Retrieved 17 Dec 2015</ref>
The '''Futwah-Islampur Light Railway''' (FILR) was a short 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) branchline located to the west of [[Bihar]] and the east of [[Patna]]. The line was authorised for construction in 1915 to connect [[Futwah]] to [[Islampur]].  
<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System#page/n235/mode/1up " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 227]; Retrieved 15 Mar 2019</ref>.


According to IRFCA, the line operated independently until 1986 when it was taken over by [[Indian Railways]] and closed. Subsequently, according to Wikipedia, the line has been converted to broad gauge and connects to the main [[Delhi]] line.
The FILR opened in 1922. As a 2ft 6in NG line with a length of 40 miles (64 km). The railway ran parallel to road for almost its entire route <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways#Fatuha%E2%80%93Islampur_light_railway Wikipedia “Fatuha-Islampur Light Railway”]; Retrieved 15 Mar 2019</ref>.
<br>At Futwah (Fatuha) there was an interchange with the mainline [[East Indian Railway]]


== External Links==
The FILR was one of several small narrow gauge concerns constructed, owned and worked by  '''[[Martin's Light Railways]]''', a management company based in [[Calcutta]].
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways "Martin's Light Railways"] Wikipedia
<br>The Futwah-Islampur Light Railway Company Ltd was incorporated in 1915 <ref>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/company/futwah-islampur-light-railway-co-ltd-/U45204WB1915PLC002635 India Economics Times, “Futwah-Islampur Light Railway Company Ltd” ]; Retrieved 21 June 2020</ref>  and was assisted by the District Board of Patna.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islampur_(Nalanda) "Islampur (Nalanda)"] Wikipedia
 
*[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-nonir.html "Non-IR Railways in India"] IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club''
The ‘Statistics of Working’ show the year-by-year financial results from 1913-14 through to 1936-37 <ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page  279 pdf 322]; Retrieved 1 Aug 2020</ref>.
 
== Classification ==
[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system.
 
== Further Development==
The railway operated independently until 1986 when it was taken over by [[Indian Railways]] and closed. Subsequently, the line has been converted to broad gauge and connects to the main [[Delhi]] line.
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin%27s_Light_Railways Wikipedia "Martin's Light Railways"]; Retrieved 3 Feb 2016</ref>
 
==Records==
Refer to FIBIS Fact File  #4: “Research sources for Indian Railways, 1845-1947” -  available from the [http://www.fibis.org/store/fibis-books-and-publications/bff-0004-research-sources-for-indian-railways-1845-1947/ Fibis shop]. This Fact File contains invaluable advice on 'Researching ancestors in the UK records of Indian Railways' with particular reference to the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) held at the [[British Library]]
 
An on-line search of the IOR records relating to this railway
<ref>[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?vid=IAMS_VU2  “British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue” - Search];  Retrieved  22 Jan 2016</ref>
gives the following: -
*'''L/F/8/20/1709 '''  “Futwah-Islampur Light Railway, Agreement for construction, maintenance and working of a railway from Futwah to Islampur; 1920”
 
==Further Information==
See '''[[Martin's Light Railways]] '''


== References ==
== References ==
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