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The '''Bahrun Valley Viaduct''' was the longest bridge on the 'Karachi-Kotri Section' and is a viaduct across the Bahrun River. Construction on this bridge by the ‘[[Scinde Railway ]]’ was started on 5 March 1859 and completed on 26 January 1861 <ref>[http://pakistaniat.com/2009/09/17/karachi-to-kotri-the-story-of-first-railways-in-pakistan/ "Karachi to Kotri: The First Railways in Pakistan" by Owais Mughal, 2009]; Retrieved 7 Apr 2020</ref>. | |||
[[Kotri]] is on the west bank of the Indus River, facing [[Hyderabad]] on the east bank. The bridge over the Bahrun River (now called the Baran River) is 7 miles(11km) south west from [[Kotri]] | |||
The ‘[[Scinde Railway ]]’ was amalgamated in 1870 to form the ‘[[Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway ]]’ , and which in 1886 became part of the ‘[[North Western Railway ]]‘(NWR) when the line and this bridge became part of the ‘NWR Mainline’. | |||
==The Viaduct== | |||
The route involved construction a large stone viaduct, the heaviest piece of masonry upon the line with a length of 1,728 feet(527 metres), work commenced 1859 and completed in Jan 1861 <ref name=Mughal>[http://pakistaniat.com/2009/09/17/karachi-to-kotri-the-story-of-first-railways-in-pakistan/ All Things Pakistan “Karachi to Kotri - The first railways in Pakistan” by Owais Mughal, Posted on September 17, 2009]; Retrieved on 24 Nov 2020</ref>. | |||
==Personnel== | |||
*[[William Arthur Brunton]] was responsible for the erection of the thirty-two 45 foot (13.7M) spans of the 'Bahrun Valley Viaduct' <ref name=Hughes>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C-pzUWrCU5sC&pg=PA126&lpg=PA126&dq=description+of+the+line+and+works+of+the+Scinde+Railway&source=bl&ots=DTW2uSH2hD&sig=_JCaeiJ6FfK1irALjNQRIr_RF-8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiypcPWoKfNAhUFIMAKHbSaBOYQ6AEIJDAC#v=onepage&q=description%20of%20the%20line%20and%20works%20of%20the%20Scinde%20Railway&f=false Google Books "The Archaeology of an Early Railway System: The Brecon Forest Tramroads" by Stephen Hughes, page 126]; Retrieved 7 Apr 2020</ref>. | |||
== References == | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:41, 24 November 2020
The Bahrun Valley Viaduct was the longest bridge on the 'Karachi-Kotri Section' and is a viaduct across the Bahrun River. Construction on this bridge by the ‘Scinde Railway ’ was started on 5 March 1859 and completed on 26 January 1861 [1].
Kotri is on the west bank of the Indus River, facing Hyderabad on the east bank. The bridge over the Bahrun River (now called the Baran River) is 7 miles(11km) south west from Kotri
The ‘Scinde Railway ’ was amalgamated in 1870 to form the ‘Scinde, Punjaub & Delhi Railway ’ , and which in 1886 became part of the ‘North Western Railway ‘(NWR) when the line and this bridge became part of the ‘NWR Mainline’.
The Viaduct
The route involved construction a large stone viaduct, the heaviest piece of masonry upon the line with a length of 1,728 feet(527 metres), work commenced 1859 and completed in Jan 1861 [2].
Personnel
- William Arthur Brunton was responsible for the erection of the thirty-two 45 foot (13.7M) spans of the 'Bahrun Valley Viaduct' [3].
References
- ↑ "Karachi to Kotri: The First Railways in Pakistan" by Owais Mughal, 2009; Retrieved 7 Apr 2020
- ↑ All Things Pakistan “Karachi to Kotri - The first railways in Pakistan” by Owais Mughal, Posted on September 17, 2009; Retrieved on 24 Nov 2020
- ↑ Google Books "The Archaeology of an Early Railway System: The Brecon Forest Tramroads" by Stephen Hughes, page 126; Retrieved 7 Apr 2020