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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]]. | 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]]. | ||
<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. | |||
At Futwah (Fatuha) there was an interchange with the mainline [[East Indian Railway]] | At Futwah (Fatuha) there was an interchange with the mainline [[East Indian Railway]] | ||