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The '''Red Hill Railroad''' at [[Chintadripet]] was constructed in 1836 and opened 1837 for the conveying of granite to be used as road-building material. It was the first railway in India. | The '''Red Hill Railroad''' at [[Chintadripet]] was constructed in 1836 and opened 1837 for the conveying of granite to be used as road-building material. It was the first railway in India. | ||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/ | <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/india-first-railways.html Indian Railways History by Simon Darvill, Dec. 2011, reproduced by IRFCA]; Retrieved 11 Apr 2016</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Although the Chintadripet line was primarily intended for wagons hauled by animals, steam locomotives were also operated on the line, one of which is believed to be built in India. | Although the Chintadripet line was primarily intended for wagons hauled by animals, steam locomotives were also operated on the line, one of which is believed to be built in India. | ||
The [[India Office Records]], see ‘Records’ below, indicate that there was a proposal by [[A T Cotton|Captain Arthur Thomas Cotton]] to utilise the railway for passenger traffic. | |||
==Records== | |||
An on-line search of the [[India Office Records]] (IOR) records held at the [[British Library]] 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 11 Apr 2016</ref> | |||
gives several entries, the most relevant as follows: - | |||
*Z/E/4/45/C1048; “Cotton, Capt. Arthur Thomas, Scheme for passenger traffic on Red Hill railroad referred to”; 1838-1842 | |||
*Z/E/4/45/R13; “Railways, Red Hill, References; 1838-42 | |||
*Z/E/4/46/R11; “Railways, Red Hill, Reference”; 1842-1845 | |||
== References == | == References == | ||