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McLeod's Light Railways
| McLeod's Light Railways | ||
|---|---|---|
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| System timeline | ||
| 1915 | First line opened | |
| 1967 | Last line nationalised | |
| Constituent companies / lines | ||
| 1915 | Burdwan-Katwa Railway | |
| 1916 | Bankura-Damodar Railway | |
| 1917 | Kalighat-Falta Railway | |
| 1917 | Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway | |
| Key locations | ||
| Headquarters | Calcutta | |
| Workshops | ||
| Major Stations | ||
| Successor system / organisation | ||
| Some lines taken over by Indian Railways | ||
| System mileage | ||
| 2' 6" NG | 152 miles (estimated) | |
| Associated auxiliary force | ||
| How to interpret this infobox | ||
McLeod & Company was the subsidiary of a London company of managing agents, McLeod Russell & Co. Ltd, formed to build and operate four 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge(NG) narrow gauge railways McLeod's Light Railways in and around Calcutta. Each railway was created as a separate Company.
The lines continued to operate independently after the Independence in 1947, the last being transferred to Indian Railways in 1967.
Lines operated and worked by McLeod's Light Railways
- Burdwan-Katwa Railway(BKR), 2’ 6” NG, 33 miles(54km), constructed by Burdwan-Katwa Railway Company, opened 1915 [1].
- Bankura-Damoodar River Railway (BDRR), 2’ 6” NG, 60 miles(96km), constructed by Bankura-Damoodar River Railway Company, opened 1916-17 [2].
- Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway(AKR), 2’ 6” NG, 32 miles(51km), constructed by Ahmadpur-Katwa Railway Company, opened 1917 [3].
- Kalighat-Falta Railway(KFR), 2’ 63 NG, 25 miles(40km), constructed by Kalighat-Falta Railway Company, opened 1917 [4].
Other Railways taken over by McLeod's Light Railways
- The Jessore-Jhenidah Railway, 2’ 0” NG, 36 miles(57km), opened 1913-14. Owned and worked by Private Co., together with Kotchandpur Branch Railway [5]; apparently taken over by McLeod and Company, 1913 [6]. This is pending independent verification.
References
- ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; pages 211-212 (pdf229-230); Retrieved 24 Nov 2016
- ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 211 (pdf219); Retrieved 24 Nov 2016
- ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 205 (pdf213); Retrieved 24 Nov 2016
- ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 232 (pdf240); Retrieved 24 Nov 2016
- ↑ "Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta; page 230); Retrieved 24 Nov 2016
- ↑ Indian Railways Fan Club (IRFCA) “Frequently Asked Questions Part 3 - year 1913”; Retrieved on 24 Nov 2016