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'''Ghogha Kathiawad Light Railway Company'''

There is an unconfirmed record that states :-

”During 1863, Maharaja Jaswantsinhji received a proposal to start a Narrow Gauge line like in parts of Gaekwad Railway in Baroda. Maharaja was not inclined, as by that time another company called Ghogha Kathiawad Light Railway Company had been formed... But nothing materialised.” <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110205000410/http:/www.bhavnagar.com:80/history3.asp ‘Bhavangar.com – A Little Port City of Gujarat, India’; Section 3 ‘History’, sub-section 4 with inputs by Manoj Pande]; Retrieved 26 Jun  2019</ref>.

No independent records have been located to substantiate the above report. No reference has been found to the ‘Ghogha Kathiawad Light Railway Company’ or to any proposals as early as 1863 to survey or construct any railway in the [[Kathiawar]] Peninsula.

'''''Spelling Note:'''''
* ‘Ghoka’ is a town 10 miles (16km) south-east of [[Bhavnagar]]. The spelling variants of Ghoka are  Ghoga  and Gogo <ref>[https://timdracup.wordpress.com/2017/01/26/dracups-in-india-the-3rd-and-4th-generations/ Dracups in India: The 3rd and 4th generations] Dracup ; Retrieved 26 Jun 2019</ref>. The town lies on the mid-western bank of the Gulf of Khambhat.and was an important historical commercial port on the Arabian Sea until the development of nearby Bhavnagar in the nineteenth century. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghogha 'Wikipedia' "Ghogha"]; Retrieved 26 Jun  2019</ref>. '
* ‘Kathiwad’ is the early spelling of ‘[[Kathiawar]]’

==Further Information==
See '''[[Kathiawar Peninsula Railway and Tramway Systems#Timeline 1863-1872]]'''

== References ==
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[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:Railway Surveys]]
[[Category:Indian States Railways]]