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The workshops were early on charged with a wide variety of repair and overhauling jobs, including permanent-way work. In 1895, the workshops achieved the distinction of building the first indigenous locomotive from India, an 'F' class 0-6-0 MG locomotive (#F-734) <ref name=irfca>[https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shop.html#work Indian Railways Fan Club - Workshops - Ajmer Workshop]; Retrieved 2 Mar 2020</ref>. | The workshops were early on charged with a wide variety of repair and overhauling jobs, including permanent-way work. In 1895, the workshops achieved the distinction of building the first indigenous locomotive from India, an 'F' class 0-6-0 MG locomotive (#F-734) <ref name=irfca>[https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shop.html#work Indian Railways Fan Club - Workshops - Ajmer Workshop]; Retrieved 2 Mar 2020</ref>. | ||
| − | The workshops at Ajmer opened in 1879 and employed 8,000 people by 1911 | + | The workshops at Ajmer opened in 1879 and employed 8,000 people by 1911 |
<ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=RdcnAgh_StUC&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books ‘The City in South Asia’ , by James Heitzman, page 125]; Retrieved 2 Mar 2020</ref>. | <ref>[https://books.google.fr/books?id=RdcnAgh_StUC&pg=PA125&lpg=PA125&dq#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books ‘The City in South Asia’ , by James Heitzman, page 125]; Retrieved 2 Mar 2020</ref>. | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 5 March 2020
RMSR Ajmer Workshop
The Rajputana State Railway(RSR) established the workshops at Ajmer, becoming the Rajputana-Malwa State Railway(RMSR) in 1881-82.
The workshops were early on charged with a wide variety of repair and overhauling jobs, including permanent-way work. In 1895, the workshops achieved the distinction of building the first indigenous locomotive from India, an 'F' class 0-6-0 MG locomotive (#F-734) [1].
The workshops at Ajmer opened in 1879 and employed 8,000 people by 1911 [2].
One notable feature of this workshop is the existence of a network of about 5km of 18"-gauge tram lines for transport of material among the various [1].
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Indian Railways Fan Club - Workshops - Ajmer Workshop; Retrieved 2 Mar 2020
- ↑ Google Books ‘The City in South Asia’ , by James Heitzman, page 125; Retrieved 2 Mar 2020
