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Iinitially the ballast trucks were moved by animal/human power; the first reference to the use of a steam locomotive is 1852. | Iinitially the ballast trucks were moved by animal/human power; the first reference to the use of a steam locomotive is 1852. | ||
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/india-first-railways.html] IRFCA - | <ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/india-first-railways.html] IRFCA - India's First Railways</ref> | ||
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The Mahewar & Roorkee Railway was one of the first railways in India. It was constructed to convey materials for a major irrrigation project & 'Solani River Aquaduct' crossing the River Ganges at Roorkee and to Mahewar.
Iinitially the ballast trucks were moved by animal/human power; the first reference to the use of a steam locomotive is 1852. [1]