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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 "India's First Railways" by Simon Darvill, Dec. 2011; reproduced by IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club''. The source of the material in this article is unknown]; Retrieved 9 Feb 2016</ref>
<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/docs/history/india-first-railways.html IRFCA "India's First Railways" by Simon Darvill, Dec. 2011; reproduced by IRFCA ''Indian Railways Fan Club''. Information obtained from the British Library IOR/V/27/773/9 to /11; "Report on the Ganges Canal Works" from the commencement until the opening of the canal in 1854 Vol 1 to 3]; Retrieved 21 Jan 2017</ref>


No further information has been found corncerning this railway.
No further information has been found concerning this railway.


==Further Information==
==Further Information==

Revision as of 19:51, 21 January 2017

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]

No further information has been found concerning this railway.

Further Information

See Early Railway Experiments and Proposals for more information and background.

References