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'''Tank to Dera Ismail Khan Portable Railway'''


The [[Trans Indus (Kalabagh-Bannu) Railway|Trans Indus (Kalabagh-Bannu) Railway''- see separate page'']], a 2ft 6in/762mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]) line had been extended to reach [[Tank]] in 1916 <ref name =IA05>“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  IA05  page ....</ref>. This line was worked by, and finally merged into, the [[North Western Railway]](NWR) with ownership of the line being passed over in Apr 1921
'''Tank to Dera Ismail Khan Portable Railway''', opened in early 1920, this was a [[Light Portable Railway|'Light Portable Railway' - ''see separate page'']] using the 2ft/610mm narrow gauge([[Rail_gauge#Narrow_Gauge|NG]]). The line from [[Tank]], on the  a distance of about  miles, reached  Dera Ismail Khan on the west bank of the Indus River. A boat bridge was in place crossing The Indus to Darya Khan on the east bank where there was a North Western Railway (NWR) station <ref name =IA07>“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  IA07  page ....</ref>.
==Further Information==
See '''[[North Western Railway]]'''
== References ==
<references />
[[Category:Railways]]
[[Category:State Railways]]
[[Category:Narrow Gauge (NG) Railways

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