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==Bombay Port Land Reclaimation==
The 'Elpinstone Land and Press Company' was formed in 1858 to reclaim two large parcels of land on the south-east side of the Bombay peninsular <ref name =darvill >“Industrial Railways and Locomotives of India and South Asia” compiled by Simon Darvill. Published by ‘The Industrial Railway Society’ 2013. ISBN 978 1 901556 82-7. Available at http://irsshop.co.uk/India. Reference: Entry MH34 page ....</ref>:-
==Bombay Port Trust==
[[File:BombayPort Trust Railway.png|thumb| Bombay Port Trust Railway]] [[File:Bombay_Docks_Plan_1913.jpg|thumb|Bombay Docks Plan 1913]]'Bombay Port Trust ' was created in 1873 was and modelled on the Mersey Board in England to control all harbour activities. It undertook extensive land reclamation work, and the creation of docks
<br>Half of all Indian exports passed through Bombay's docks. <ref name=Mumbai>[http://www.mumbaiport.gov.in/writereaddata/linkimages/3709970893.pdf Mumbai Port Commission, Chapter 1, Part 1 “Early History” pdf pages 8-9]; Retrieved 30 Apr 2017</ref>
Railway sidings spurred off the broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]](GIPR) mainline to a collection of sidings to the docks in the east Bombay.
<br>There were numerous spurs to:-
*Princess Dock, that had been constructed by [[Glover & Co|'Glover & Co', Contractors]], 1880-85, prior . Prior to 1914 the docks were not rail served <ref name=Mumbai/>.
*Victoria Dock, that had been constructed 1883-88, ditto
*Merewether Dry Dock, that had been constructed 1891-93, ditto
*Frere Basin, ditto
*Clerk Basin, ditto
=== RailwayClassification ===
[[Indian Railway Classification]] of 1926 - Class III railway system <ref name=Hist1937>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf US Archive .org pdf download of ‘History Of Indian Railways, constructed and in progress’, 31 March 1937 by ‘The Government of India - Railway Department’ page 268 pdf 311]; Retrieved 27 Jul 2020</ref>.
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