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| − | The '''Matheran Hill Light Railway''' was a mountain railway near Bombay (Mumbai) | + | The '''Matheran Hill Light Railway''' was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) mountain railway near Bombay (Mumbai). The privately financed line was 12 miles (19km) in length and opened in 1907. |
| + | <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 79]; Retrieved 19 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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Everard Calthrop was the consulting engineer. Unusually for a railway for which he designed it was of 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]), with tight curves and 1 in 20 (5%) grades. | Everard Calthrop was the consulting engineer. Unusually for a railway for which he designed it was of 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]), with tight curves and 1 in 20 (5%) grades. | ||
<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everard_Calthrop Wikipedia "Matheran Light Railway"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everard_Calthrop Wikipedia "Matheran Light Railway"]; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015</ref> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Private Railways]] | [[Category:Private Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | [[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 07:11, 19 December 2015
The Matheran Hill Light Railway was a 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG) mountain railway near Bombay (Mumbai). The privately financed line was 12 miles (19km) in length and opened in 1907. [1]
Everard Calthrop was the consulting engineer. Unusually for a railway for which he designed it was of 2ft/610mm narrow gauge(NG), with tight curves and 1 in 20 (5%) grades. [2]
References
- ↑ " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 79; Retrieved 19 Dec 2015
- ↑ Wikipedia "Matheran Light Railway"; Retrieved 13 Dec 2015
